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Students get taste of court drama during Law Day
The interactive Law Day mock trial gave the large group of high school students firsthand experience dealing with the Canadian criminal law system. The bi-annual event, run by local high schools in the Upper Canada District School Board with the
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:26P
Congress passes crime victims' law
The nation's lower house (Camara de Diputados) has approved a law that obliges federal authorities to compensate the victims of organized crime up to a maximum of one million pesos. Passage of the General Victims Law (Ley General de Victimas) is a
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:23P
Congress passes crime victims' law
The nation's lower house (Camara de Diputados) has approved a law that obliges federal authorities to compensate the victims of organized crime up to a maximum of one million pesos. Passage of the General Victims Law (Ley General de Victimas) is a
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:23P
Does the Outcome in Arizona v. United States Matter?
According to Silverglate, that's because even if the federal government succeeds in having four provisions from Arizona's controversial immigration control law SB 1070 struck down, we have enshrined into law a series of oppressive violations of
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:21P
Rule of Law Programs in Afghanistan
Criminal Justice Development: The Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP) utilizes 58 US justice advisors and 110 Afghan legal advisors to train and build capacity for Afghan officials within the Ministry of Justice, Attorney General's Office (AGO)
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:09P
EEOC issues enforcement guidance on employers' use of arrest and conviction
2) the difference between the treatment of arrest records and conviction records; 3) compliance with other federal laws and regulations that prohibit employment of individuals with criminal records; and 4) best practices for employers.
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:03P
Bulgaria Passes Asset Seizure Law to Curb Organized Crime
Law-enforcement authorities will be able to seize assets worth more than 250000 lev ($168000) if it is proven they were illegally acquired, Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva told reporters in Sofia today. A special committee will probe the assets of
Updated: 05/04/2012 11:16A
The law does not exist
We do not seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalise it and then tax it out of business? A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking/speeding ticket and rejoices that the system works. Botswana is a nation of laws: badly written and
Updated: 05/04/2012 11:15A
Iron Fist Cracks Down on Guatemala
Canteo told IPS that criminal policy in a democratic country should be based on crime prevention and on safeguarding economic, social and cultural rights. But the new government's strategy is based on aggressive law enforcement ordered by the executive
Updated: 05/04/2012 11:12A
The conservative stance on abortion you didn't know about
Conservative backbencher Stephen Woodworth had introduced a motion demanding that the House of Commons appoint a special committee to investigate the definition of a “human being” in the Criminal Code section concerning homicide: “A child becomes a
Updated: 05/04/2012 10:56A
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