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Do not mess with my pacemaker
Legally speaking, our laws already cater for the challenges that cybercrime may pose to the internet of things and any attacks that a healthcare related device might face. The definition of 'computer' found in our criminal code is wide enough to
Updated: 04/30/2012 09:41A
Maryland Court Bans DNA Swabs of Charged Suspects, Prosecutors Seek Appeal
Law enforcement officials in Maryland are upset over a Court of Appeals decision prohibiting DNA collections from charged suspects, who are not yet convicted of violent crimes. Police and prosecutors say that the ruling would allow dangerous criminals
Updated: 04/30/2012 09:37A
The Charles Taylor judgement will be central to the 3rd International Defense
Several aspects of international criminal justice: political issues, evaluation of evidence, investigations, will be discussed by specialists and experienced attorneys, such as Dr Fannie Lafontaine, Professor at the Faculty of Law at Laval University
Updated: 04/30/2012 09:13A
MPs call for removal of criminal libel, updating of laws
MPs Franco Debono and Jose' Herrera agreed today that criminal libel should be removed as part of a reform of the libel law while Nationalist MP Francis Zammit Dimech said that while he agreed in principle, there should be safeguards where compensation
Updated: 04/30/2012 08:19A
Justice minister assures EU over deportation law
Reding wrote to Bdskov this January expressing concern with last summer's change to Danish immigration law that meant criminal foreigners must be deported unless it is known “with certainty” that it would break international conventions.
Updated: 04/30/2012 07:51A
IP infringement treated as criminal offence under amended Criminal Code
The amendments to the Albanian Criminal Code entered into force on April 11 2012. Before the amendments, the Criminal Code did not contain any provisions concerning the protection of intellectual property. However, new provisions dealing with fines and
Updated: 04/30/2012 07:25A
Jury still out on international war crimes system
Human rights groups and western governments in particular welcomed the Taylor verdict, saying it stood as a warning to others that while the wheels of justice might take a long time to turn, the age of impunity for national leaders was over.
Updated: 04/30/2012 07:17A
Proposed crackdown on gun laws
TOUGH new mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes should not affect professional shooters or licensed gun holders in rural areas. But Premier Campbell Newman said the proposed crackdown on gun laws - including a mandatory minimum five years jail for
Updated: 04/30/2012 07:08A
Proposed crackdown on gun laws
TOUGH new mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes should not affect professional shooters or licensed gun holders in rural areas. But Premier Campbell Newman said the proposed crackdown on gun laws - including a mandatory minimum five years jail for
Updated: 04/30/2012 07:02A
Crime Poll: California's Three-Strikes Law
Presently, California has the toughest three-strikes law out of 26 states, allowing any felony to be prosecuted as a third strike, including nonviolent crimes such as drug possession, if the offender has been found guilty in the past of at least two
Updated: 04/30/2012 06:41A
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