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Security forces given free hand to maintain law & order in Karachi: Manzoor Wasan
Talking to media persons here in Karachi on Saturday, Mansoor Wasan said that it was the responsibility of law enforcement agencies to take action against the criminals and they have been equipped with arms. He said the law enforcers have been
Updated: 03/24/2012 05:12A
Madonna May Face Criminal Charges Under St. Petersburg Anti-Gay Law
Pop singer Madonna has ignited controversy on both sides of a new anti-gay law in St Petersburg, Russia. The Material Girl said in a Facebook posting this week that she plans to speak out against the law during an Aug. 9 concert in the city.
Updated: 03/24/2012 04:57A
Legal darts keep flying over blowgun souvenir
At a 2010 hearing, the tribunal was told of a Criminal Code regulation banning "a device commonly known as 'Yaqua blowgun,' being a tube or pipe designed for the purpose of shooting arrows or darts by the breath, and any similar device.
Updated: 03/24/2012 04:25A
Here's the real problem with our justice system
Of course, similar cases could still be punished similarly if the Criminal Code gave judges clear guidance on sentencing. But it didn't. A quarter-century later, it still doesn't. For most offences, the range of possible sentences is wide open.
Updated: 03/24/2012 04:22A
Tough-on-crime Tories swim against the tide
Mallea practised criminal law for 15 years in Toronto, Kingston and Manitoba, mainly as defence counsel. She is a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the author of Aboriginal Law: Apartheid in Canada.
Updated: 03/24/2012 04:18A
Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance calls for tougher domestic abuse laws
“Penalties for repeat domestic abusers do not adequately reflect the seriousness of these crimes,” Vance said. “As a result of outdated New York State domestic violence laws, a serial abuser who hurts his victim for the 100th time can receive the same
Updated: 03/24/2012 04:01A
The cost of crime in Canada
It already costs Canadian taxpayers $100000 to incarcerate one, just one, criminal for a year. With these new tough on crime laws, they are going to be more criminals to put in jail, meaning higher cost for us. This is something I have never agreed
Updated: 03/24/2012 03:25A
Outsmart the criminal minds
Technology and science have enabled criminals manufacture synthetic substances to offer exuberant highs — and all within the bounds of law. Because they can tweak the recipe, crooks and drug-users are safe from prosecution. Like many recreational drugs
Updated: 03/24/2012 02:51A
New law could lead to more federal prosecutions of reservation crime
The Tribal Law and Order Act would allow for more federal prosecutions of reservation crimes. But some county prosecutors aren't eager to have federal officials handle cases that have traditionally been theirs. Some Indian tribes in Minnesota are
Updated: 03/24/2012 02:43A
Why defence lawyers are never hired by the guilty
In fact, this question engages us in a discussion that goes to the very heart of the criminal justice system. As a matter of law, every person who is charged with a crime is presumed to be innocent. This is not some technicality.
Updated: 03/24/2012 02:29A
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