Latest Criminal Law News
Death threats worried Assange, court hears
Swedish criminal law specialist Bjorn Hurtig on Tuesday gave evidence at the extradition hearing of Assange, who prosecutors want in Sweden to answer
Updated: 02/08/2011 01:13P
Man cleared of sex assault by reason of insanity
Under Section 5 of the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 fulfilling these criteria allows a jury to return a special verdict of “not guilty by reason of
Updated: 02/08/2011 12:50P
Introduction of the Social Criminal Code
The Code aims to harmonise existing criminal and administrative sanctions for infringement of employment, social security and industrial relations law.
Updated: 02/08/2011 12:36P
Unsafe abortion a preventable scourge
Traditional and cultural norms in Zimbabwe highly stigmatise and discriminate against children born out of wedlock, further putting pressure on young women
Updated: 02/08/2011 12:09P
Fraudsters lobby to muzzle whistleblowers
corporate misdeeds is akin to Dillinger, Capone and Babyface Nelson meeting with J. Edgar Hoover to share their views on criminal law enforcement.
Updated: 02/08/2011 11:49A
Turkey lagging behind on racism issues, Council of Europe says
The situation of Kurds, Roma and asylum-seekers, discrimination against members of minority religious groups and the misuse of criminal law provisions are
Updated: 02/08/2011 10:54A
No Room At The Firehouse
Criminal Procedure Law is emphatic that a person may not be convicted of any offense solely upon evidence of an alleged confession or admission or hearsay
Updated: 02/08/2011 10:44A
Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff's Donald Campbell To Moderate Panel
he has served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law since 2002, teaching courses in ethics and criminal law.
Updated: 02/08/2011 10:15A
No hostility against ethnic minorities in Armenia, report says
and no provisions in the Criminal Code prohibiting organizations that promote racism. No changes have been made to the Law on Alternative Service.
Updated: 02/08/2011 10:02A
Couple plead out to welfare fraud
Both accused appeared in Espanola Criminal Court for sentencing on February 2 with Judge Keast presiding. Prior to sentencing of the pair, the facts were
Updated: 02/08/2011 09:46A