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Legislature to Vote on Draft Law for Vehicle Taxes
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) will vote on draft laws on vehicle and boat taxes at the end of its bimonthly sessions on Friday. The group is also expected to vote on protecting the nation's intangible cultural heritage
Updated: 02/24/2011 10:16A
Saudi Arabia Gets Ready to Put Order in Its Courts
The three cases received a lot of media attention – in the case of the two death sentences enough attention that King Abdullah set them aside – but they are not unusual in the Saudi judicial system where a hodgepodge of justice provides little
Updated: 02/24/2011 10:10A
Journalists apply for referral to Supreme Court
Madanhire who is the editor of the Standard together with reporter Ndlovu and Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), human resources manager, Loud Ramakgapola, are being charged under Section 31 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. The section deals
Updated: 02/24/2011 09:58A
$376K bill to oust Monserrate
“The committee voted to retain criminal law experts because there was an inherent conflict in having Senate lawyers who reported to Monserrate advise the committee on matters that would determine his future in the Senate,” Shafran said.
Updated: 02/24/2011 09:13A
China to award death penalty for organ trafficking
Previously, criminals convicted of forced organ removal were sentenced on a charge of illegal business operation, since there is no specific offence covering the act in the criminal law, the report said. Qin Xiyan, an NPC deputy and a lawyer,
Updated: 02/24/2011 08:18A
Slovak MP wants defending Communism to be a crime under the Criminal Code
An MP who is a member of Slovakia's Civic Conservative Party (OKS), Peter Osusk, would like to make denying, understating or defending the crimes of Communism a crime by proposing an amendment to the Criminal Code. Osusk is a member of the Most-Hd
Updated: 02/24/2011 08:03A
Police: Domestic conflict preliminary motive for murder of deputy director
A criminal case under Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (murder) has been opened. A domestic conflict is the preliminary theory of the motive for the murder, investigators said. Web links to Kyiv Post material are allowed provided that they
Updated: 02/24/2011 07:42A
Prosecutor proposals criminal charges in law school takeover by illegal migrants
(ANA-MPA) -- An appellate-level prosecutor has indicated that criminal acts were committed during a takeover of an Athens Law School building last month by a group of more than 250 illegal migrants and their local supporters.
Updated: 02/24/2011 06:53A
Public must be cautious with arrest law changes: official
However, McNeil said criminal law is complicated and people should be aware that every circumstance will be dealt with on its own merit. Members of the public, where possible, should always call police because there are legal consequences,
Updated: 02/24/2011 06:52A
Police officer urges caution on citizens' arrests
However, McNeil said criminal law is complicated and people should be aware that every circumstance will be dealt with on its own merit. Members of the public, where possible, should always call police because there are legal consequences,
Updated: 02/24/2011 06:52A
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