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Proposal to lift incest ban highlights moral-legal divide
GALLI: “Incest continues to be a taboo in our society, but it's not up to criminal law to stop every morally reprehensible aspect of behaviour.
Updated: 12/13/2010 05:41A

Jobbik MPs motion for chemical castration of pedophiles
He cited Poland's example, whose centre-right government passed a law last autumn which forces people convicted for rape of a minor below 15 years of age to
Updated: 12/13/2010 04:24A

Mahanoy City man jailed on burglary charges
burglary and criminal trespass as well as misdemeanor charges of loitering and prowling at night, false reports to law enforcement, criminal mischief,
Updated: 12/13/2010 04:13A

City lawyer appointed provincial court judge
Van Harten, who was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1987 and has specialized in youth and adult criminal law as well as child protection law, will begin his
Updated: 12/13/2010 04:05A

Society has a right to try to limit prostitution
"The fact that the sale of sex for money is not a criminal act under Canadian law does not mean that Parliament must refrain from using the criminal law to
Updated: 12/13/2010 03:18A

Sargsyan instructed to file a criminal case against former Yerevan Mayor
Armenia's president has instructed the relevant law enforcement bodies to hold former Yerevan Mayor accountable for physically assaulting an employee of the
Updated: 12/13/2010 01:24A

Criminal justice system is failing victims of sexual crimes
It also tells us the criminal justice system is failing victims of sexual crimes. Only 5% of rapes were charged in court. Of these cases, other research
Updated: 12/13/2010 12:37A

Plead guilty and get only half the punishment: Chief Justice
“The guidelines are currently being drafted and the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code will involve the Attorney-General, the Bar Council and the
Updated: 12/13/2010 12:29A

Jail Ogaden: Human Rights Abuses in the Ogaden Region
The anti-terror law makes a mockery out of Ethiopia's own Constitution, Criminal Code, Procedural and Administrative Laws. Under this law, Jail Ogaden and
Updated: 12/13/2010 12:13A

Defence lawyer appointed provincial court judge
Van Harten, who was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1987 and has specialized in youth and adult criminal law as well as child protection law, will begin his
Updated: 12/12/2010 11:09P

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