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Appeal court gives Parliament one year to change prostitution law
The appeal court was ruling on the appeals launched by the federal and Ontario attorneys general after Himel ruled the Criminal Code provisions against common bawdy houses, living of the avails of prostitution, and communicating for the purpose of
Updated: 03/26/2012 11:26A
Ontario Court of Appeal greenlights brothels, sweeps aside many of Canada's
The province's highest court suspended the immediate implementation of striking the bawdy house law for a year to allow the government an opportunity to amend the Criminal Code. Related Insite ruling could swing Canada's anti-prostitution laws Barbara
Updated: 03/26/2012 11:06A
Punishing Curiosity: Nicolas Sarkozy and Criminal Visitations
This is the latest desperate law and order thrust of the struggling French President Nicolas Sarkozy. With a month to go to the French elections, a good bit of demagoguery is being resorted to. The lethal handiwork of 23-year-old Mohamed Merah,
Updated: 03/26/2012 11:05A
Microsoft joins US marshals in cyber crime raid
The sweep was part of a civil suit brought by Microsoft in its increasingly aggressive campaign to take the lead in combating such crimes, rather than waiting for law enforcement agencies to act. The company's targets were equipment used to control the
Updated: 03/26/2012 11:05A
Watchdog: UK anti-terror law was `repressive'
total of 52 people were held under a control order between 2005 and 2011. The system imposed a curfew of up to 16 hours per day, required suspects to wear an electronic anklet, restricted their contact with others, and could ban them from the Internet.
Updated: 03/26/2012 10:53A
NYC courts continue to 'shakedown' legal gun owners at airports
One last fact for New Yorkers to consider with their so-called successful “tough gun laws.” is that while New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his District Attorney offices praise their “toughest in the nation” firearm laws, firearm crime
Updated: 03/26/2012 10:48A
Microsoft's Superhero Cyber Crime Fighting Unit
From the sounds of it, Microsoft is like the Batman of cyber-crime. Dissatisfied with the way traditional law enforcement agencies have handled Internet evil, the company looks into these security holes itself. "The sweep was part of a civil suit
Updated: 03/26/2012 10:03A
"Stand Your Ground" and Self Defense
Duty to Retreat laws — or standard-setting rulings by the courts — require that you (the victim, not the criminal) forgo immediate acts of survival. The laws demand that you do everything in your power to avoid conflict and/or the use of deadly force.
Updated: 03/26/2012 09:57A
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
Areas of research and experience should include criminal law or criminal procedure and/or criminal justice; the successful candidate will help create a criminal justice minor. Responsibilities include student advisement and service to the college.
Updated: 03/26/2012 09:55A
Western Union named in drugs probe
A law-enforcement document seen by Fairfax states that the Australian Federal Police's Operation Basti identified ''multiple Western Union sub-agencies'' in Sydney sending money suspected to be the proceeds of drug trafficking. An Australian Crime
Updated: 03/26/2012 09:49A
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