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TomFoxlaw | The Ashes and Australian Anti-Bribery Enforcement Efforts, with an
Transitioning from the Ashes, we expand our UK theme week to include the Commonwealth of Nations country of Australia, which has an anti-bribery law on the books, entitled “The Criminal Code Amendment (Bribery of Foreign Public Officials) Act 1999”,
Updated: 04/18/2012 02:22A
Mulgrew: Charter spawns decisions turning trials into unwieldy, expensive odyssey
The country's criminal legal system is wallowing in a swamp of interminable proceedings, skyrocketing costs and heavy use of public resources because of that trio of decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada. Blame the Charter. These rulings sound like
Updated: 04/18/2012 01:02A
Rape - When Old Vice Becomes New Monster
REGARDLESS of various laws aimed at protecting the rights of women, rape has become an epidemic in Nigeria lately. Across the six-geopolitical zones, newspapers are full of reports of numerous cases of rape, especially of minors, teenagers and elderly
Updated: 04/18/2012 12:29A
Rape - When Old Vice Becomes New Monster
REGARDLESS of various laws aimed at protecting the rights of women, rape has become an epidemic in Nigeria lately. Across the six-geopolitical zones, newspapers are full of reports of numerous cases of rape, especially of minors, teenagers and elderly
Updated: 04/18/2012 12:29A
Rivera Will Not Be Charged Over Financial Issues
will not be charged criminally by state prosecutors despite possible criminal and ethical lapses detailed in a state law enforcement agency report released earlier this week, the Miami Herald reported. The freshman lawmaker filed erroneous reports on
Updated: 04/18/2012 12:07A
Home > Criminal Law > “Stand Your Ground” Laws and Competing Visions of “Fight
To engage in an informed discussion of SYG laws, it is useful first to understand the “duty to retreat” and the “castle doctrine.” The “duty to retreat” is a principle of criminal law in a number of states that holds that one person may not lawfully
Updated: 04/18/2012 12:04A
Home > Criminal Law > “Stand Your Ground” Laws and Competing Visions of “Fight
To engage in an informed discussion of SYG laws, it is useful first to understand the “duty to retreat” and the “castle doctrine.” The “duty to retreat” is a principle of criminal law in a number of states that holds that one person may not lawfully
Updated: 04/18/2012 12:04A
Legal Representatives in China: Risks and Liabilities
On the other hand, the legal representative faces certain responsibilities that may lead to personal risks for wrongdoings either by himself or by the company and its employees, subject to civil, administrative, or even criminal liability.
Updated: 04/18/2012 12:00A
A counter-proposal on terrorism policy
Can terrorist political violence be handled by existing laws such as the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code? These cover terrorism, murder and attempted murder. If these are sufficient, then there is no need to cede extraordinary powers to the
Updated: 04/17/2012 11:29P
Report: U.S. Rep. Rivera won't be charged
Records released late Monday show the Department of Law Enforcement last year suspected Rivera of "possible criminal and ethical violations." The allegations ranged from campaign fraud to falsifying financial disclosure forms during his years as a
Updated: 04/17/2012 11:00P
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