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Article 4 of UNCAT states that every State party to the Convention shall ensure all acts of torture (and/or attempts regard the same or complicity or participation thereof) are offences under its criminal law. These offences must be punishable by
Updated: 02/19/2011 03:47P
Criminal Law in Thailand Part LI: Appealing a conviction _ the courts of appeal
If you've lost a criminal case, you must work with your lawyer to make the decision on decide whether to appeal. This is a decision that must be made in light of several factors including: Do you have the financial resources to appeal? If you don't,
Updated: 02/19/2011 03:13P
Update – Moscow Court Arrest Three Police Officers in Russian Mafia Gambling Case
The arrest of these men brings the total of arrests so far to six and each one has been charged with “grand fraud” under the Criminal Code of the Russian Fed. Ivan Nazarov and his assistant Alla Guseva had also been sanctioned by the high court to be
Updated: 02/19/2011 02:34P
QueerVentures: Largest gay cruise - ever - was a floating vessel of costumes
As host of the 20th anniversary of Atlantis Events, the Allure of the Seas was packed full, with approximately 5400 gay men, 81 lesbians, and 2200 crew and staff on board, as it made its way through seven days in the Caribbean.
Updated: 02/19/2011 01:20P
FGM: What Now for Egyptian Women?
Equality for women in Egypt is an open, far from resolved, issue. I am not talking about equal pay for equal work and I am not talking about corporate "glass ceilings." Nor am I am talking about
Updated: 02/19/2011 11:20A
Justice delayed
BULAWAYO - Two opposition politicians who have spent five years with assault and indecency charges hanging over their heads have successfully applied to have the matter referred to the Supreme Court. (Pictured: Abedinico Bhebhe) Abednico Bhebhe and
Updated: 02/19/2011 10:00A
Facebook stalkers on the rise
Australian Criminal Law Specialists' principal solicitor Nick Boyden said this sort of behaviour could happen through a combination of mediums such as Facebook or Twitter and phone texting. William Vahl of North Shore Criminal Law said he had seen an
Updated: 02/19/2011 08:16A
Tourists attacked by two gunmen in Kabardino-Balkaria
In the Gazel were six people, residents of Moscow and the Moscow Region. In the attack three people were killed and two were injured. They were taken to hospital, the IC source said. Earlier, a law enforcement source in Kabardino-Balkaria told
Updated: 02/19/2011 03:55A
Substance abuse reality checks
Two varieties of illegal drugs received varied treatment from a state Senate committee this week, illustrating the complexity of the substance abuse issue. The Criminal Law Committee voted 9-0 to approve electronic tracking of purchases of cold
Updated: 02/19/2011 01:57A
'Be sensitive to dowry victims'
Former chief justice MN Venkatachaliah said that the thumb rule of criminal jurisprudence, of eliciting proof beyond reasonable doubt, should not apply to social aberrations like cases under Sec 498(A). “People should be educated on law and their legal
Updated: 02/19/2011 01:31A
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