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Forty Years Ago This Week: National Commission On Marihuana Recommends
The Commission recommended that states should similarly eliminate criminal penalties for minor pot offenses. "[T]he criminal law is too harsh a tool to apply to personal possession even in the effort to discourage use," concluded the 13-member
Updated: 03/22/2012 11:58A
China to abolish transplanting organs from condemned prisoners within 3-5 years
A revision to China's Criminal Law, which the top legislature adopted in February of last year, marked the first time for authorities to single out criminal activity related to transactions involving human organs. Criminals convicted of "forced organ
Updated: 03/22/2012 11:53A
EU gives Germany ultimatum to adopt data storage law
At the same time, Germany would be taken to the European Court of Justice, which would be asked to impose the penalty, he said. Data retention rules for criminal investigation purposes were fixed in a 2006 EU directive. Germany adopted a national law
Updated: 03/22/2012 11:03A
'Stand Your Ground' Laws: State by State
Colorado -- Under Colorado's version of the castle law, a home's occupant can use deadly force, without retreating, against any intruder who intends to commit a crime, or who uses "any physical force, no matter how slight, against any occupant.
Updated: 03/22/2012 11:02A
In Defense of 'Stand Your Ground' Laws
An excerpt from my contribution: Under any criminal law, injustice can result if cops get the facts wrong. The Sanford, Fla., police, accused of buying a dubious self-defense tale after the Trayvon Martin shooting, will now come under searching
Updated: 03/22/2012 11:01A
Environmental crime: Cyprus referred to court
The European Commission is referring the Republic of Cyprus to the EU Court of Justice for its failure to transpose into national law Directive 2008/99/EC on protection of the environment through criminal law. The transposition deadline for this
Updated: 03/22/2012 10:41A
'Christie's Law' gains momentum
But Auckland University criminal law specialist Warren Brookbanks says an official review of Ms Marceau's case would be far more valuable. “New Zealand's bail laws are already significantly restrictive," he says. "Further restricting bail will have an
Updated: 03/22/2012 10:36A
NY top court says state law requires at least 2 bail options for criminal
AP ALBANY, NY — New York's top court says state law requires judges to give defendants at least two bail options, reversing lower courts that concluded they can require cash. The Court of Appeals' unanimous ruling Wednesday says revisions in the law
Updated: 03/22/2012 10:24A
Banker arraigned over alleged theft of N2.7m
The offence is punishable under Section 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011. The charge read, “That you, Regina Mba and one Sunday Akubueze now at large, between the year 2009 to November 11, 2011, at Ijesha-tedo Area of Lagos,
Updated: 03/22/2012 10:22A
Media practitioners, advocates intensify push for libel decriminalization
"I want the libel law scrapped. Libel slows down civilization," Santos said, referring to provisions under Article 355 of the 82-year-old Revised Penal Code. "When one escapes into the law and lets law do our (journalists') own duties, I think that's
Updated: 03/22/2012 10:07A
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