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Police Commissioner laments dispersal of laws
"In the past we knew where to find the laws, now, sometimes, I need a torch" he said. He mentioned various examples, saying laws had been dispersed to the White Slave Traffic Act, Mepa, the Wines and Spirits Ordinance, the Malta Tourism Authority Act,
Updated: 05/23/2012 08:31A
Pakistan Imprisons Doctor Who Helped CIA Find Osama Bin Laden
Dawn, the English-language Pakistani newspaper, noted that unlike the laws specified under Pakistan Criminal Code (CPRC), Afridi was charged under the British colonial-era Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) which does not carry a death penalty for high
Updated: 05/23/2012 08:28A
Farmers must share responsibility for contractor safety
Both employers and contractors have duties under The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 - responsibilities defined by criminal law which cannot be passed on from one party to another by a contract. If they do, they could be committing a criminal
Updated: 05/23/2012 08:25A
BI turns criminals worst enemy
Business intelligence (BI) is fast becoming criminals' biggest enemy, as it is being used to combat terrorism, serious and organised crime, as well as fraud. So says Lieutenant Dale Peet, senior industry consultant at SAS, who was visiting SA last week
Updated: 05/23/2012 08:14A
China's paramilitary faces public resentment
Washington: China's "chengguan," the para-police agency tasked with enforcing non-criminal urban administrative regulations, is in some ways a threat to public safety, a rights group said on Wednesday. This is due to the agency's lack of effective
Updated: 05/23/2012 08:04A
Panel at FSCJ explains Stand Your Ground law in wake of Marissa Alexander
The law, passed in 2005 and touted by the National Rifle Association, grants a person in Florida immunity against criminal charges or a civil lawsuit if the person kills another would-be assailant who intends to inflict severe bodily harm.
Updated: 05/23/2012 07:57A
Chipotle under investigation for immigration law compliance
In an SEC filing yesterday, Chipotle reported that the US attorney's office was conducting an investigation over potential criminal securities law violations, and that they "intend to continue to fully cooperate in the government's investigations.
Updated: 05/23/2012 07:45A
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc under investigation for law violations related to
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said on Tuesday that federal prosecutors are investigating the company for possible criminal violations of securities laws related to its hiring practices. By: Associated Press DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said on
Updated: 05/23/2012 06:15A
HUMAN RIGHTS: North American "Game Plans" and the Convention on Genocide
by John Bart Gerald Both the US and Canada have strong laws against the crime of genocide, as required by the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, of 1948. Despite ongoing threats to surviving Indigenous peoples and
Updated: 05/23/2012 06:06A
Concord Crime on the Rise
“[In those cases] there is a correlation between the economy and crime,” he said. The economy, however, doesn't turn law-abiding citizens into criminals, he said. There was no significant data or trend showing that, Duval added.
Updated: 05/23/2012 05:59A
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