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UN taps English barrister to join KRT's prosecution
Raynor, who was one of 12 to emerge from a larger pool of candidates to make the interview process, told the Derby Telegraph he had always been interested in internat-ional criminal law and was delighted by the opportunity that would see him focusing
Updated: 04/11/2012 01:34A

Bahrain suspends bill to raise adult age
Minister of State for Shura Council and Parliament Affairs Abdulaziz Al Fadhel said it could result in more young children being recruited to take part in criminal activity. "A new law on juveniles is being prepared and we can't increase the age (of
Updated: 04/11/2012 01:30A

Bahrain suspends bill to raise adult age
Minister of State for Shura Council and Parliament Affairs Abdulaziz Al Fadhel said it could result in more young children being recruited to take part in criminal activity. "A new law on juveniles is being prepared and we can't increase the age (of
Updated: 04/11/2012 01:30A

Report: Dodgy dossiers hurt job-seekers' chances
By Daniel Wagner AP Business Writer / April 11, 2012 WASHINGTON—Thousands of US job hunters are losing out because employers use faulty background-check data drawn from shoddy records, consumer advocates say in a new report. Those advocates want the
Updated: 04/11/2012 01:09A

Faulty criminal checks sink job hunters' prospects
Use of criminal-background data is exploding as the economy struggles back from the worst job crisis in decades, the National Consumer Law Center says in the report, which is being released today. To meet demand, countless dubious companies have
Updated: 04/11/2012 01:03A

Court: Feds too tough on saying what violates anti-hacking law
It should not be a federal crime to use your company's computer to play an online sudoko game or to lie about your age to a dating site, the 9th US District Court of Appeals says. In its ruling in a criminal case filed against David Nosal,
Updated: 04/11/2012 12:05A

Court: Feds too tough on saying what violates anti-hacking law
It should not be a federal crime to use your company's computer to play an online sudoko game or to lie about your age to a dating site, the 9th US District Court of Appeals says. In its ruling in a criminal case filed against David Nosal,
Updated: 04/11/2012 12:05A

With 9-2 Ruling, Circuit Narrows Scope of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
The 1984 law is an anti-hacking statute, not a tool to make federal criminals of anyone who violates employer computer policies or a website's terms of service, the en banc panel said in a 9-2 opinion in US v. Nosal, 10-10038.
Updated: 04/10/2012 11:08P

Legal cases drop 4.6pc in 2011
The number of criminal cases and traffic crimes has however increased by 9 and 69 respectively, the statement said, adding that cases of misdemeanours showed a decline of 4.6 per cent from 23794 in 2010 to 22689 in 2011. Around 48 per cent of the total
Updated: 04/10/2012 11:03P

Tribal law protects boy, 15, who impregnated 10-year-old Colombian girl from
Under Colombian law, any sexual relations with a child age 14 or younger is a crime punishable by at least nine years in prison. But legal and indigenous affairs experts say that under Colombia's 1991 constitution the Wayuu have jurisdiction.
Updated: 04/10/2012 09:21P