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Ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of war crimes
The verdicts – whatever they are – will be a watershed moment for international justice. The only other head of state convicted by an international tribunal was Karl Doenitz, a naval officer who briefly led Germany after Adolf Hitler's suicide,
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:06A
Charles Taylor Found Guilty of War Crimes
Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia who was on trial at the International Criminal Court's Special Court for Sierra Leone has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This marks the first time in history the ICC has
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:04A
Ministers consider changes to parliamentary privilege law
Parliamentarians are protected by laws of "privilege" for actions that would leave other people liable to criminal prosecution. The government has launched a consultation on how to "prevent the possible misuse" of these rights.
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:01A
Feds offer new guidance on background checks
Not necessarily, the government said Wednesday in new guidelines on how employers can avoid running afoul of laws prohibiting job discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's updated policy on criminal background checks is part of an
Updated: 04/26/2012 06:41A
66-Year-Old Michigan Law Grad Used 1960s Acceptance Letter
He had an executive secretary who handled his email and scheduling, but that changed in law school, the story says. He recalls second-guessing his decision when sitting in a criminal law class taking a timed test. "You sit in class and you watch these
Updated: 04/26/2012 06:36A
Criminal background check policy is updated
Not necessarily, the government said Wednesday in new guidelines on how employers can avoid running afoul of laws prohibiting job discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's updated policy on criminal background checks is part of an
Updated: 04/26/2012 06:14A
NODC thinks Viet Nam anti-money laundering effort a success
The project, named "Strengthening of the Legal and Law Enforcement Institutions in Preventing and Combating Money Laundering in Viet Nam", started in 2007, aimed at boosting the capacity of government law enforcement, prosecution and other criminal
Updated: 04/26/2012 06:07A
The case of the 22 lewd Chinese women
By Paul A. Kramer, Slate The Case of the 22 Chinese Women, as it became known, was brought by the California commissioner of immigration in 1874. When Arizona's notorious immigration law passed two years ago — seemingly out of nowhere — supporters said
Updated: 04/26/2012 05:54A
Federal government to appeal prostitution case ruling
The court gave the federal government one year to change the prostitution laws in the Criminal Code. While the Ontario ruling only applies to that province, a decision by the Supreme Court would apply nation-wide. A second legal challenge to the
Updated: 04/26/2012 05:50A
Terrorised by perpetrators and victimised by the legal system
When the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act came into effect on December 16 2007, it reclassified sexual offences into 59 different categories, of which rape is but one. Examples of other forms of sexual offence under the
Updated: 04/26/2012 05:42A
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