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Trayvon Martin case: Alabama has 'stand your ground' law (with gallery)
Previously there was an obligation to retreat," said University of Alabama School of Law professor Pam Pierson. Proponents say such laws are needed so people can defend themselves without fear of criminal or civil liabilities.
Updated: 03/30/2012 06:38A
Pshonka, Georgian justice minister exchange experience in legal system reform
According to the office, Pshonka focused on the basic provisions and innovations of the new draft Criminal Procedure Code. The sides also discussed the process of reforming the prosecutor's office and the bar in Ukraine. Adeishvili, in turn, shared the
Updated: 03/30/2012 06:12A
Ukraine shuts down forum for malware writers
Administrators for the forum, VX Heavens, wrote that its servers were seized on March 23 for allegedly creating and intending to sell malicious software programs, a violation of Ukraine's criminal code. The website called the accusation "absurd" but
Updated: 03/30/2012 05:43A
Fancy sheets won't make prostitutes any safer
The court gave the government one year to rewrite the law. Other countries that have undergone such experimentation in the name of greater security for women have experienced similar results - the sex industry remains dominated by organized crime and
Updated: 03/30/2012 05:28A
DNA database expansion makes New Yorkers safer
Andrew Cuomo signed into law the latest expansion of New York's criminal database, which from now on will include samples from every individual convicted of a felony or misdemeanor crime. This makes New York the first “all crimes” DNA state in the
Updated: 03/30/2012 05:15A
Prostitution ruling strikes difficult balance
But the ruling clearly invites Parliament to rewrite Criminal Code sections on keeping "common bawdy houses" to be Charter-compliant, while putting the court's judgment on hold for a year to give Ottawa time to make changes. The problem now, the court
Updated: 03/30/2012 05:14A
Iowa View: Law protects family farms from politically motivated crime
HF 589 reinforces the right of Iowa's farmers to be the best in the world without being exposed to ever-accelerating political extremist criminal activity. Iowa is the first state in the nation to sign into law this type of legislation.
Updated: 03/30/2012 05:06A
Iowa View: Law protects family farms from politically motivated crime
HF 589 reinforces the right of Iowa's farmers to be the best in the world without being exposed to ever-accelerating political extremist criminal activity. Iowa is the first state in the nation to sign into law this type of legislation.
Updated: 03/30/2012 05:06A
K. Kamenica: Arrested Serbs designated house arrest
Vlastimir Petrovic, Lawyer of Lawyer of arrested policeman Svatozar Naskovic said that they are charged with a criminal offense referred to the Article 115 of the Criminal Law of Kosovo, and that is the instigation of national, racial religious hate
Updated: 03/30/2012 05:04A
Kejriwal renews attack on 'criminal' MPs
Asking who was responsible for bringing disrepute to Parliament, he said if there was Jan Lokpal law, some MPs would have been punished. He alleged that all parties were equally responsible for giving tickets to criminals and the number of those with
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:56A
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