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Court sweeps aside ban on brothels
The Ontario Court of Appeal suspended the immediate implementation of striking the bawdy house law for a year to allow the government an opportunity to amend the Criminal Code. The decision is binding in Ontario only, but will undoubtedly prompt
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:48A
A slightly safer world for sex workers
But so it is with the criminal laws surrounding Canada's prostitution industry, struck down in large part on Monday by the Ontario Court of Appeal. "The evidence in the record about the violence faced by street prostitutes across Canada is, in a word,
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:26A
Henry S. Ruth, Who Helped Lead Watergate Prosecution, Dies at 80
Mr. Ruth had broad experience in criminal law when he became Mr. Cox's chief deputy shortly after Mr. Cox's appointment as special prosecutor in May 1973. Five months later, on Oct. 20, President Nixon ordered Mr. Cox's dismissal after he refused to
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:23A
Russian Federation: End of proceedings against Ms. Sapiyat Magomedova
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the closure of criminal proceedings against Ms. Sapiyat Magomedova, a lawyer at the firm “Omarov AS and Partners”, a law-firm known for taking on cases related to human rights violations,
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:17A
Government Wants Law to Punish CDF Abusers
By Lloyd Gumbo, 27 March 2012 GOVERNMENT is set to come up with a law to guide the administration of the Constituency Development Fund and jail abusers of the fund. There is currently no law providing penal provisions for abusers of the fund.
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:14A
Florida Proposed Bill Would Change Juvenile Life Sentence Terms; St
St. Petersburg criminal defense lawyer Melinda Morris discusses the proposed Florida Senate Bill 212, which aims to amend juvenile sentencing laws, and the impact this bill, if passed, would have on juvenile offender sentencing in Florida.
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:13A
Top cop stands firm on sweeps of sex workers
Section 213 of the Criminal Code, which bans sex workers from soliciting customers on the street, was unchanged. That puts them at an increased risk of violence, said Chris Bruckert, co-founder of Prostitutes of Ottawa-Gatineau Work, Educate,
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:01A
Top cop stands firm on sweeps of sex workers
Section 213 of the Criminal Code, which bans sex workers from soliciting customers on the street, was unchanged. That puts them at an increased risk of violence, said Chris Bruckert, co-founder of Prostitutes of Ottawa-Gatineau Work, Educate,
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:01A
Click to be a Private Eye
While it is mostly a part of civil law, it can be used in criminal law cases to help determine whether a crime was an accident, especially in relation to vehicular crimes. Forensic entomology studies insects and applies the knowledge to criminal cases
Updated: 03/27/2012 01:55A
Click to be a Private Eye
While it is mostly a part of civil law, it can be used in criminal law cases to help determine whether a crime was an accident, especially in relation to vehicular crimes. Forensic entomology studies insects and applies the knowledge to criminal cases
Updated: 03/27/2012 01:55A
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