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Pakistan needs to draw distinction between blasphemy and blasphemy laws
Section 295-C, which was introduced through Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1986 (Act III of 1986) seems to have proved to be the harshest.
Updated: 01/13/2011 08:02P
More to criminal law than money
Tan decided to go into criminal litigation, he knew he would not be earning as much as his contemporaries who had chosen commercial law instead.
Updated: 01/13/2011 07:40P
Do the crime, now comes Oscar time
All told, she spent two decades with her nose in tracts on criminal law under the tutelage of attorney Barry Scheck, a well-known legal equaliser from the
Updated: 01/13/2011 07:16P
Sugaya to receive ¥80 million in redress for imprisonment duress
Sugaya filed a claim under the Criminal Compensation Law after the court exonerated him during a retrial last March in the murder of a 4-year-old girl in
Updated: 01/13/2011 06:52P
Crime of 'homosexual conduct' still on the books in Texas
that “homosexuality is not a lifestyle acceptable to the general public and that homosexual conduct is a criminal offense” under the archaic law.
Updated: 01/13/2011 05:23P
Old TCK, CMUK vs new TCK, CMK: 'Periods of detention'
I. Ratione Temporis Execution of the Codes of Penal and Criminal Procedure: “The Principle of a Ban on the Retroactive Execution of Law-in-disfavor” The
Updated: 01/13/2011 05:10P
Judge will deliberate motion for acquittal in Everson trial over MLK holiday
University of California Los Angeles Criminal law professor Eugene Volokh said it would be rare for Miller to acquit Everson. “I don't know the statistics
Updated: 01/13/2011 04:47P
NC report: Offender tracking system successful in pilot testing
CJLEADS draws data from across the criminal justice system and presents the information to users in an easy-to-understand, interactive and customizable
Updated: 01/13/2011 04:24P
An anti-spanking proposal that does violence to logic
She would repeal Criminal Code section 43, which protects parents and teachers “using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child,” as long as that
Updated: 01/13/2011 03:47P
Italy court rejects PM immunity law
The decision by the Constitutional Court on Thursday allows individual judges to decide whether Berlusconi can be forced to face trial or not.
Updated: 01/13/2011 01:32P