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Thai activists stand behind portraits of Amphon Tangnoppaku outside the
Thai activists stand behind portraits of Amphon Tangnoppaku outside the Criminal Court in Bangkok May 9, 2012. Amphon, who was jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of sending text messages disrespectful to Queen Sirikit, has died in jail a few
Updated: 05/09/2012 06:40A
Squatting is to become a criminal offence in September
a criminal offence from 01 September 2012. One member of The Landlord Syndicate who has fought for some time to enforce this law, even supporting a campaign presented to Parliament in April 2011, is Paul Shamplina, also founder of Landlord Action.
Updated: 05/09/2012 06:38A
Westray remembered: the explosion that killed 26 NS coal miners in 1992
Westray Act a legacy of disaster Ramsey Hart, a co-ordinator with Mining Watch Canada, says Westray's legacy can be measured in the application of the so-called Westray Act, a federal law enacted in 2004 that provided new rules for attributing criminal
Updated: 05/09/2012 06:25A
School safety bill in limbo over privacy concerns
By Kerry Lester School safety legislation arising from the 2008 stabbing of an Elgin High School teacher by a student has stalled in an Illinois Senate criminal law committee, and its sponsor says she is considering narrowing its scope with the hope a
Updated: 05/09/2012 06:21A
Squatting scheduled to become a criminal offence
By Alex Johnson Squatting, currently only a civil offence, will be made a criminal offence from September this year now that new legislation that will make it a criminal offence to occupy people's homes has received Royal Assent.
Updated: 05/09/2012 06:14A
Video: EEOC Enforcement Guidance Consideration of Arrest and Conviction
And an exclusion based on an arrest, in itself, is not job related and consistent with business necessity. However, an employer can base an employment decision on the conduct underlying an arrest if the conduct makes the individual unfit for the job.
Updated: 05/09/2012 06:09A
Deportations not Focused on Real Criminal Element Indicates Miami Immigration
Miami, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 9, 2012 – If the US is supposed to be deporting the real criminals under the Secure Communities initiative, they are way off the mark. “From what you read in the papers and online, you'd think that the immigrants being
Updated: 05/09/2012 06:08A
A new criminal offence of squatting in residential premises
The new law comes following the Ministry of Justice's consultation on options for dealing with squatting last year. It is important to note that the new criminal offence will only apply to residential buildings. Squatting in commercial buildings will
Updated: 05/09/2012 06:01A
A 'look into' Narendra Modi's likely legal troubles
1 (Zakia) on 08.06.2006 (to the Director General of Police of Gujarat, against 63 persons) alleging that the persons mentioned therein had committed offences inter alia under Section 302 read with 120B Indian Penal Code, 1860,” the amicus curiae's
Updated: 05/09/2012 05:48A
Syariah Ummat Embezzlers Sentenced to 5 Years
The verdict of the panel presided by Imam Hanafi found the two defendants guilty of violating Paragraph 1 Article 46 of Law No. 10 Year 1998 regarding Banking and also Paragraph 1 Article 55 of Criminal Law. “The defendants amassed money from the
Updated: 05/09/2012 05:47A
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