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ICC Absolves Israeli Lawlessness
Instead of doing his job as international law and his own mandate require, Ocampo again bowed to power. He supported wrong over right. He absolved Israeli crimes. "....in connection with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Updated: 04/04/2012 03:44P

Chicago lawyers have state licenses suspended in wake of criminal sentencing
GREEN LAKE, WI (WTAQ) - Two Chicago attorneys had their Wisconsin law licenses suspended Wednesday, after they escaped with light criminal sentences for raping a woman in Green Lake seven years ago. The State Supreme Court suspended Stephan Addison's
Updated: 04/04/2012 03:39P

For Mexican police, splashy arrests trump criminal convictions
"It tips the scales of justice against a suspect before they even enter a courtroom," said Nik Steinberg, a Mexico researcher at Human Rights Watch, an advocacy group based in New York. Few people snared in the web of criminal justice may seem as
Updated: 04/04/2012 03:26P

Russell-Cooke | Balkans War Crimes Extradition
The case, led by Eva Akins, involved numerous complex issues of international law. A comprehensive range of arguments were advanced as to why extradition would be wrong these included: double jeopardy; abuse of process; the oppressive nature of any
Updated: 04/04/2012 03:14P

Further Expansion of DNA Databank to Include Aggravated Cruelty to Animals
Under new legislation, the databank will require DNA samples from those convicted of all felonies and all penal law misdemeanors, with the exception of individuals convicted of class B misdemeanors of criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth
Updated: 04/04/2012 02:48P

ICC Ruling in Favor of Israel May Force Palestinian Authority to Change Course
The International Criminal Court's decision to reject the Palestinian Authority's claim that Israel committed war crimes in Gaza in 2009 may force a change in strategy for the PA at the highest levels of government. “It's going to cause them to
Updated: 04/04/2012 02:39P

2.4 million victims of human trafficking
Yuri Fedotov, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, told a daylong General Assembly meeting on trafficking that 17 percent are trafficked to perform forced labor, including in homes and sweat shops. He said US $32 billion is being earned every
Updated: 04/04/2012 02:34P

George Zimmerman team feels criminal lawyer now needed
If you are George Zimmerman, you hire a criminal lawyer to join your legal team, as Orlando's WOFL reported on Tuesday. Zimmerman's new criminal attorney, Craig Uhrig, says he believes in his client's statements made regarding the night Trayvon Martin
Updated: 04/04/2012 02:21P

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Resists Palestinian End-Run
If it's difficult to imagine your local prosecutor holding afternoon tea sessions to discuss whether to prosecute war criminals, again welcome to what passes as the world of “international law.” It is both interesting and important to understand why
Updated: 04/04/2012 02:07P

'The Interrupters,' 'Appropriate Adult,' and New Ways to Tell Stories About Crime
The Law & Order franchise's formula of voiceovers is the clearest condensation of this approach. It's”"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime and the
Updated: 04/04/2012 01:42P