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The Obama Administration's Clueless Trade Diplomacy
American efforts to negotiate reasonable trade agreements are often handicapped by the fact that some American politicians have an unrealistic idea of international law. International law is not like ordinary civil or criminal law because there exists
Updated: 02/22/2011 10:13P
23/02/2011HR European news roundup – February 2011
Amendments to the Russian Criminal Code and Code of Administrative Offences currently being debated by the Russian Duma (Parliament) will impose heavy fines upon the parties to a bribe. The financial penalty will be up to 100 times the size of the
Updated: 02/22/2011 07:43P
Rice Taps Dinallo to Probe Troubled Nassau Crime Lab
Questions about the crime lab were first raised in December, when a national accrediting group, the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board, put the facility on probation. The organization faulted, among other
Updated: 02/22/2011 07:16P
John loses sex trade challenge
Angelomatis praised Blais's challenge to Section 213 of the Criminal Code – a court battle that's taken almost five years. “By putting himself in this position, it deserves some leniency,” Angelomatis said before handing Blais the nominal fine.
Updated: 02/22/2011 07:07P
Death sentence no solution
The Sharia criminal law in some states increased offences punishable by death by including sexual crimes. With the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act which approved death sentence for terrorist acts that result in the death, the Senate also added to the
Updated: 02/22/2011 06:23P
Eyewitness ID reform bill passes House committee
The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee unanimously approved a bill that would overhaul the method by which law enforcement agencies in Texas use eyewitness identification. About a dozen exonerated Texans, all African American, testified before the
Updated: 02/22/2011 05:00P
Criminal Defence Attorney to Solve Assault Cases in BC
Online PR News – 22-February-2011 –Based in Vancouver, BC, John Buchanan is a criminal defence attorney who offers legal representation to clients charged with assault cases in and around Vancouver, BC. He has been working in the criminal law domain
Updated: 02/22/2011 04:14P
Michael 'Mike' Sheffield, 61: Criminal attorney known for calm manner
He became a sole practitioner in 1999 and specialized in criminal law, DUI, traffic violations, felonies and juvenile criminal law. In 2004 and 2008, he ran unsuccessfully for open seats on the state Court of Appeals. He thought he had made it to the
Updated: 02/22/2011 03:51P
Nassau Bar creates crime lab task force
The newly created task force, made up of defense attorneys from the NCBA's criminal law and procedure committee, Nassau Legal Aid Society and Nassau County Criminal Courts Bar Association, will look at the procedures, policies and possible legislation
Updated: 02/22/2011 03:25P
Proposed Bill To Clarify NC's Deadly Force Law
Raleigh, NC -- Some North Carolina lawmakers want to make it clear that people who feel threatened for their lives in their home, car or job by someone breaking in can use deadly force against the intruder. A Senate judiciary panel voted unanimously
Updated: 02/22/2011 02:23P
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