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Report hailing Libya scheduled for adoption in session
Qatar expressed appreciation for the improvements made in the areas of education and health care, the rights of women, children and the elderly, and the situation of people with special needs. Sudan noted the country's positive experience in achieving
Updated: 02/28/2011 03:52P
Gay rights movement born in 19th century Germany, scholar says
According to Beachy, modern conceptions of homosexuality began, ironically, with an anti-sodomy law. When the German empire was unified in 1871, the Imperial Criminal Code included a law prohibiting sexual penetration of one man by another.
Updated: 02/28/2011 03:06P
Jones verdict closes and opens a door
The judge applies the law, the jury determines the facts, a verdict is reached. The defendant goes free or is punished. The potential for complications and mistakes is nearly infinite in any human context, and we all know that our criminal law system
Updated: 02/28/2011 02:46P
New enforcement tools for combating counterfeiting and piracy
(2) Bill C-32 is the third attempt by Parliament to pass legislation implementing the WIPO Internet Treaties. The bill is now being reviewed by a special legislative committee. It appears likely that the committee process will result in amendments to
Updated: 02/28/2011 02:26P
False patent marking statute found unconstitutional by U.S. District Court for
Applying the Morrison analysis, Judge Polster noted that despite being punishable only with a civil fine ($500.00 for every offense), the False Marking statute (35 USC § 292) is a criminal statute that entails “a wholesale delegation of criminal law
Updated: 02/28/2011 01:07P
The OSC mandates notice to a third party whose records are sought by a foreign
17(1) of the Securities Act (the “Act” ), permitting a foreign securities regulator to disclose to a foreign criminal law enforcement agency certain compelled documents relating to two account holders of a Bank (the Bank was not named in the decision).
Updated: 02/28/2011 01:02P
You Can Have Sex With Them; Just Don't Photograph Them
Traditionally, criminal law has been left to the states. Age of consent in particular is an issue that is best decided at the state or local level, where lawmakers can set boundaries that reflect local values. The 1984 federal law that Rinehart was
Updated: 02/28/2011 12:04P
MDC-T MP Douglas Mwonzora to remain in remand until Friday
Mwonzora, the legislator for Nyanga North constituency and the 23 villagers who were arrested two weeks ago and charged with violating section 36(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act for public violence were granted bail by Nyanga
Updated: 02/28/2011 10:52A
Report hailing Gaddafi's human rights record scheduled for adoption in current
Qatar praised the legal framework for the protection of human rights and freedoms, including, inter alia, its criminal code and criminal procedure law, which provided legal guarantees for the implementation of those rights. Qatar expressed appreciation
Updated: 02/28/2011 10:51A
NGO urges Hillary Clinton, EU's Ashton and UN rights chief Navi Pillay to
Qatar praised the legal framework for the protection of human rights and freedoms, including, inter alia, its criminal code and criminal procedure law, which provided legal guarantees for the implementation of those rights. Qatar expressed appreciation
Updated: 02/28/2011 10:37A
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