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Fla. Highway Patrol erred in opening smoke-shrouded I-75 before deadly crash
The agency's report also included recommendations to avoid a situation like the crash in the future. At least a dozen cars, pickup trucks and a van, six semi-trailer trucks and a motorhome collided in north Florida near Gainesville.
Updated: 04/26/2012 10:04A
Report: FHP erred in opening smoke-shrouded I-75 before deadly crash
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement report concluded troopers made errors but found no criminal violations in the January 29 crashes. A Florida Highway Patrol lieutenant who ordered the reopening of a fog- and smoke-shrouded interstate highway
Updated: 04/26/2012 10:04A
Taylor verdict: Implications for international justice
By Jon Silverman Professor of media and criminal justice In evaluating the significance of the Charles Taylor trial, it is necessary to strip away the partisanship with which many have responded to its judgment. For proponents of international justice,
Updated: 04/26/2012 09:59A
Charles Taylor verdict serves as warning to war-time leaders, says UNICEF
Taylor was convicted of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity, war crimes and other grave violations of international law committed by rebel forces in Sierra Leone. At his trial in The Hague he faced an 11-count indictment including the
Updated: 04/26/2012 09:58A
Charles Taylor verdict serves as warning to war-time leaders, says UNICEF
Taylor was convicted of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity, war crimes and other grave violations of international law committed by rebel forces in Sierra Leone. At his trial in The Hague he faced an 11-count indictment including the
Updated: 04/26/2012 09:58A
Racial profiling forum in West Hartford looks at the consequences (video)
Racial profiling — including Secure Communities, which essentially deputizes local police as immigration agents — erodes confidence in law enforcement, said Michael Lawlor, former East Haven state representative and now undersecretary for criminal
Updated: 04/26/2012 09:52A
Slipper was always a bad fit and should not be reinstalled
Slipper is standing aside while allegations he breached the criminal law by misusing Cabcharges are examined. He is not waiting for the police to finish their assessment - last night he released a batch of Cabcharges that he obtained from the Finance
Updated: 04/26/2012 09:52A
Taylor Verdict Sends Message That No One Is Above the Law
London — The conviction of Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone sends out a clear message to leaders the world over that no-one is immune from justice but while the verdict brings some satisfaction for his victims more must now be done,
Updated: 04/26/2012 09:51A
Do war crimes trials really help victims?
The long overdue verdict in the case of the former Liberian President Charles Taylor will be widely celebrated as a critical achievement for international criminal law. Taylor has been on trial at the special court for Sierra Leone since 2006 on 11
Updated: 04/26/2012 09:47A
Taylor verdict a warning to world leaders, says AI
In addition to repealing the amnesty law, the authorities of Sierra Leone must bring the country's criminal laws into line with international law and provide the domestic criminal justice system with the capacity to investigate and prosecute all crimes
Updated: 04/26/2012 09:46A
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