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International Conference: Legal experts focus on judiciary's shortcomings
By Our Correspondent KARACHI: The international conference on criminal justice system concluded on Sunday, with Sindh High Court Chief Justice Musheer Alam expressing hope that its suggestions might make the legal system function better.
Updated: 04/30/2012 12:41A

One step forward, one step back
A Conservative private member bill sought to review the section of the Criminal Code dealing with abortion. The bill doesn't come from some hidden Conservative agenda. It was approved by an all-party committee, so is the product of anti-abortion
Updated: 04/30/2012 12:08A

One step forward, one step back
A Conservative private member bill sought to review the section of the Criminal Code dealing with abortion. The bill doesn't come from some hidden Conservative agenda. It was approved by an all-party committee, so is the product of anti-abortion
Updated: 04/30/2012 12:08A

Cellphone tracking stirs debate
Assistant County Attorney Kevin McGuckin responded to the ACLU request, saying that those documents are considered part of criminal investigations and aren't public records under state law. McGuckin said Forsyth investigators follow the law regarding
Updated: 04/30/2012 12:01A

Child violence a criminal offence
Peshawar—Every kind of violence against children was a criminal offence and punishable up to three years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.50, 000 said Deputy Chief Child Protection and Child Commission Khyber Pakhtkunhwa Ijaz Khan.
Updated: 04/29/2012 11:20P

Courts of justice and acts of expediency
The fact is that at the final appellate level of any matter, civil or criminal, the issues which are debated are usually constitutional issues. Justices, at that level, are required to rule on matters of law and they do so, explicitly or implicitly,
Updated: 04/29/2012 10:56P

Courts of justice and acts of expediency
The fact is that at the final appellate level of any matter, civil or criminal, the issues which are debated are usually constitutional issues. Justices, at that level, are required to rule on matters of law and they do so, explicitly or implicitly,
Updated: 04/29/2012 10:56P

After They Check the Box
The 52-page guidance offers a plain-spoken explanation of the law and hypothetical scenarios, intended to illustrate how information from criminal records can and cannot not be used in hiring decisions. Two developments made the new guidance necessary:
Updated: 04/29/2012 10:10P

Live-Blog: Verdict against Prachatai webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn
Since the alleged comments are regarded as lse majest, this case also shines a light on the infamously draconian Article 112 of the Penal Code. All these articles leave (intentionally or not) wide room for interpretation and thus, as seen countless
Updated: 04/29/2012 09:15P

State Report Says Racing Association Knowingly Withheld Millions
knowingly withheld nearly $8.5 million that was due to bettors over a 15-month period, according to a new state report, and the Cuomo administration has asked the state inspector general to determine if executives broke civil or criminal laws.
Updated: 04/29/2012 09:05P