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Repressive New Law Criminalizes Insulting Government Institutions
Gaddafi, or his sons, or insulting the Libyan people, their flag and Islam are all also criminal offences under the new law. All these offences are punishable by imprisonment under the new law, which does not specify the length of the jail terms that
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:38A
Debono says 'erroneous consideration' by Judge Bonello risks prejudicing local
Worse Remedy ( http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120502/opinion/Bad-law-Worse-remedy.417940 )." Dr Debono argued that contrary to what Judge Bonello stated, the Stephens case, in fact, had nothing to do with bail (Criminal Code,
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:37A
Housemaid robs sponsor after drugging his son and mother-in-law during first
A housemaid was accused of robbing her sponsor after she sprayed an opiate drug in the face of his son and mother-in-law on her first day at work. By Bassam Za'za', Legal and court correspondent Dubai: A housemaid was accused of robbing her sponsor
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:33A
EEOC issues new guidance on criminal background checks by employers
The EEOC specifically discusses the significant negative impact which criminal background checks have on individuals of color. Whether and to what extent compliance with other federal laws and/or regulations that conflict with Title VII is a defense to
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:16A
7 arrested on hate crime, conspiracy charges
ORLANDO (AP)— Seven people with ties to what Florida law enforcement officials called a white supremacist and known domestic terrorist organization were arrested this past weekend on felony conspiracy and hate crime charges in a FBI Joint Terrorism
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:09A
Advance legal columnist: NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy is prudent, lawful
Law-abiding people do not want to cede their communities to criminals. Stop-and-frisk operations afford police officers meaningful protection while allowing them to do their jobs. Neither the NYCLU nor Councilwoman Rose has produced any solid reason
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:06A
Law does catch up with the mighty
Two recent developments in Punjab - the conviction of the lone woman cabinet minister Jagir Kaur for criminal conspiracy, illegal confinement and involvement in the forceful abortion of her daughter's child and conviction of agriculture minister Tota
Updated: 05/08/2012 05:42A
Lese Majeste prisoner Ampon dies in jail | Bangkok Post: news
Mr Ampon was sentenced to 20 years in jail after the Criminal Court on Nov 24 last year found him guilty of lese majeste and computer crimes. He was found guilty on four counts under two laws - Article 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law,
Updated: 05/08/2012 05:31A
Let's not abort debate on the rights of the fetus
What the court did do, was strike down section 251 of the Criminal Code because it didn't allow for equal access to abortion services. It then gave explicit instructions that the debate continue in the House of Commons so that Parliament could come up
Updated: 05/08/2012 05:28A
Vancouver police like anti-mask bill, but civil liberties groups up in arms
The bill, proposed by Alberta Conservative MP Blake Richards, would amend two sections of the Criminal Code, authorizing a sentence of up to five years in prison or a fine of up to $5000 for a rioter concealing their identity. As the law stands,
Updated: 05/08/2012 05:28A
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