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Youth heartened by consensus on crime and punishment
The political forum brought together Minister Chester Borrows (National), Charles Chauvel (Labour), Metiria Turei (Greens), Hone Harawira (Mana) and Asenati Lole-Taylor (NZ First) to debate the topic of The Political Response to Criminal Justice in
Updated: 05/13/2012 05:12P
PM backs call for new code of conduct
The independent said civil and criminal offences would need to be considered in forming guidelines for how Parliament enforces a code of conduct. His call comes as the government remains engulfed by the twin scandals of Speaker Peter Slipper and
Updated: 05/13/2012 05:10P
Money-laundering law: Rigorous jail, hefty fines await tax offenders
NEW DELHI: Tax evaders could be in for trouble as the government is mulling placing tax crimes on a par with money laundering offences that have severe criminal and financial implications. India could bring income-tax offences under its anti-money
Updated: 05/13/2012 05:00P
Fall TV: NBC says buh-bye to 'very old' 'Harry's Law' viewers
NBC has a message for "Harry's Law" fans: Well, we tried, but you folks are just too dang old for advertisers. The network made it official Sunday and axed "Harry's Law," the drama starring Kathy Bates as a criminal lawyer entering the final act of her
Updated: 05/13/2012 04:42P
Malaysia tribunal finds Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld guilty of war crimes
By OpenGlobe The second "Kuala Lumpur War Crime Tribunal" found Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and their legal advisers Alberto Gonzales, David Addington, William Haynes, Jay Bybee and John Yoo guilty of torture and war crimes.
Updated: 05/13/2012 04:36P
The New “Most Wanted” Site in Costa Rica and its Legal Implications
There is a marked difference between both sites, and the reason why the high court had to approve the creation of the site and later announced it to the press has to do with the Criminal Code and privacy laws in Costa Rica. The new site announced by
Updated: 05/13/2012 04:06P
TN Law Bans Teachers' Talk Of "Gateway Sex Behavior"
Family Action Council President David Fowler, who drafted helped draft the bill, told the website PolitiFact.com that the definition of "gateway sexual activity" is akin to the definition of "sexual contact" according to the state's criminal law,
Updated: 05/13/2012 03:57P
Palestine Cannot Circumvent UN State Admission Procedures
The principle nullum crimen sine lege pervades international criminal law and imposes a strict, grammatical interpretation. Also, the Vienna Convention should not be referred to as the guiding legal framework. True, the Rome Statute is a treaty,
Updated: 05/13/2012 03:08P
Ah Kong's legacy is to inspire a wider debate | Bangkok Post: opinion
It should come as no surprise that the government does not want to touch the lese majeste law _ Section 112 of the Criminal Code _ following the sudden death by liver cancer of convicted lese majeste offender Ampon (Ah Kong) Tangnoppakul,
Updated: 05/13/2012 02:58P
Labour says government may have broken law in handling of BSkyB bid
Chris Bryant, has joined growing calls for an investigation into whether culture secretary Jeremy Hunt broke the ministerial code during his handling of the £8bn BSkyB bid. Bryant, a shadow immigration minister and MP for Rhondda, said a criminal
Updated: 05/13/2012 02:54P
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