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Pakistani daily laments acid attacks
This form of assault has taken such root in Pakistani society that it was felt necessary to specifically criminalise it through the Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2011," the editorial added. Saying that acid crime in Pakistan has been in the news quite
Updated: 04/09/2012 02:12A

When the law allows it
When it comes to law, the penal code in section 146 allows abortion when “the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest,” among others. It is however silent on how soon it should be proven for the abortion to be legally allowed.
Updated: 04/09/2012 02:08A

New Laws Banning Sex Offenders from Social Networks and Online Gaming May Go
(A similar bill was signed into law in Illinois in 2009 and put on hold in California in 2011.) Late last month, Match.com, eHarmony and the Spark Networks signed a “joint statement of business principles” to attempt to screen out registered sex
Updated: 04/09/2012 02:06A

KGB Spotted Smugglers of Stolen Fertilizers for EU Export
The KGB reports the criminal group included either Belarusians (residents of Vitsebsk, Minsk, Mahiliou and Brest voblasts), or citizens of the neighboring countries - Russia and Lithuania. The criminals were spotted by the law enforcement agencies when
Updated: 04/09/2012 01:57A

Caylee's Law Becomes Law
Known as “Caylee's Law,” the measure (HB 37) was among a handful of criminal justice bills signed into law Friday by the governor that included measures on human trafficking, cop killers and paying funeral expenses for children who die while in state
Updated: 04/09/2012 01:13A

Weapon of the weak
This form of assault has taken such root in Pakistani society that it was felt necessary to specifically criminalise it through the Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2011. Acid crime in Pakistan has been in the news quite frequently of late.
Updated: 04/08/2012 11:45P

Mississippi Sends Its First Hate Criminal To Prison
Clockwise from top left: Courtesy of The Southern Poverty Law Center; AP; Rogelio V. Solis / AP In what's fashionably called a “post-racial” world, the crimes mostly recall the state's past: Emmett Till, Medgar Evers, Mississippi Burning.
Updated: 04/08/2012 11:38P

Nigeria: Do NOT Protect Fraudsters
They even carry out their daily activities as if they are law abiding citizens. But in fact, they circumvent and disobey the law. In Nigeria, Section 419 of the Criminal Code punishes fraudulent activities and hence its violation by fraudsters as make
Updated: 04/08/2012 09:51P

Walker to sign number of public safety bills Monday
MADISON — Early Monday morning, April 9th, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will sign a number of bills that lawmakers hope will increase safety for law enforcement officers and victims of crime and abuse alike. The signing will take place at the
Updated: 04/08/2012 09:45P

Fired up by a legal position quite unlike any other
Soldiers can find themselves facing a court-martial for offences against military law of a disciplinary nature, such as absence without leave, or for more serious offences which may be both disciplinary and criminal in nature. Cdr Burke has prosecuted
Updated: 04/08/2012 09:29P