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Restrictions Against Providing Benefit To Public Officials ?n Turkish Legal
The criminal legislation, however, adopted a wider approach on the definition of a public official, which is to be considered during the application of criminal laws. As per Turkish Criminal Code 2 (hereafter the "Code") number 5237, a public official
Updated: 03/22/2012 09:10A
'Stand Your Ground Law' at center of fatal Florida shooting
Based on what's publicly known about the case, Michael Siegel, a former federal prosecutor who now directs the Criminal Justice Center and Clinics at the University of Florida law school, said it appears Sanford police were too quick to decide whether
Updated: 03/22/2012 09:08A
Anti-gay law a colonial burden: Centre to SC
The Delhi High Court had in 2009 decriminalised gay sex as provided in Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and had ruled that sex between two consenting adults in private would not be an offence. Section 377 (unnatural offences) of the IPC makes
Updated: 03/22/2012 09:06A
Court halts trial of M?T official following amendment to M?T law
The ?stanbul 13th High Criminal Court decided on Thursday to stop the trial of a National Intelligence Organization (M?T) official -- a suspect in an anti-government websites case -- due to a recent amendment made to the M?T law which stipulated that
Updated: 03/22/2012 09:01A
Courts soft on white-collar crime: former top judge
FORMER Federal Court judge Ray Finkelstein, QC, has slammed the judiciary for being soft on white-collar crime, saying lenient sentencing creates the impression of one law for the rich and another for the poor. Mr Finkelstein, who retired from the
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:56A
Anti-homosexual law offshoot of British colonialism: Centre to SC
The apex court was hearing petitions by anti-gay rights activists and also by political, social and religious organisations, opposing the high court verdict. The Delhi High Court had in 2009 decriminalised homosexual sex as provided in Section 377 of
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:53A
'Stand Your Ground Law' at center of Florida shooting
"It's about equal justice." The Justice Department and FBI have opened a civil rights investigation, and the local prosecutor has convened a grand jury April 10 to determine whether to charge Zimmerman. Based on what's publicly known about the case,
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:41A
'Stand Your Ground' law at center of Fla. shooting
“It's about equal justice.” The Justice Department and FBI have opened a civil rights investigation, and the local prosecutor has convened a grand jury April 10 to determine whether to charge Zimmerman. Based on what's publicly known about the case,
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:37A
Neighborhood Watch in Focus After Fla. Shooting
Regardless of location, the message from law enforcement is always the same: Do not intervene. Do not try to be a hero. Leave the crime-fighting to the police. "We don't want to see somebody taking the law into their own hands," said Philadelphia
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:33A
China to Modify More Rules in Line with Criminal Procedure Law Revision
The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) will draft or modify more rules in accordance with the newly amended Criminal Procedure Law in a bid to ensure effective law enforcement at the procuratorate level. The revised law, adopted earlier this month
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:32A
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