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Senate panel poised to pass ban on 'bath salts'
Technical changes need to be made so that it conforms with a sweeping criminal code reform bill that Gov. Steve Beshear signed into law Thursday, Jensen said. Throughout the legislative process this winter, HB 121 has been amended to add more chemicals
Updated: 03/03/2011 01:52P
Herbert Smith LLP > Guilty but unaware Potential criminal and civil sanctions
As directors or managers struggle with the inevitable commercial and operational pressures, what additional legal responsibilities and potential liabilities does UAE law place upon them? Bankruptcy in itself is not a crime in the UAE.
Updated: 03/03/2011 01:50P
Steelworkers allowed to launch legal action
WorkSafeBC fined the company $297000, the highest fine it ever levied, and New Westminster police recommended charges be laid under the Criminal Code amendment known as Bill C-45 or the corporate killing law. But the Crown counsel didn't lay charges,
Updated: 03/03/2011 01:44P
Trial of Russian human rights defender Oleg Orlov continues
Amnesty International has called for the criminal charges to be dropped. This trial should not happen at all. Defamation laws have no place in criminal law. In addition they should not be used to provide any special protection for public officials,
Updated: 03/03/2011 12:56P
The evil that men do
The infamous Mathura case led to criminal law amendments and longer prison terms, but it is still legally impossible for a husband to rape his wife unless she's under 15 (and the punishment is less if she's between 12 and 15); and the law only sees
Updated: 03/03/2011 12:19P
New Government Charges Filed Against Pfc. Manning
Professor Shelburne is the Acting Director of Roger Williams School of Law Criminal Defense Clinic. He also teaches courses in Trial Advocacy, Advanced Trial Advocacy, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure as well as seminars on Military Law,
Updated: 03/03/2011 10:35A
Bid rigging: Federal Cartel Office fines fire engine manufacturers
in public tenders is a criminal offence in Germany, the proceedings against the sales managers, chief executive officers and directors involved have been referred to the competent public prosecutor's offices for examination under criminal law.
Updated: 03/03/2011 10:17A
Man pleads guilty to defilement charge
He was charged under the Criminal Law Sexual Offences Act 2006. He pleaded guilty this morning to the three charges, each one of having sexual intercourse with the girl who was then under the age of 17 at two locations in Dungarvan.
Updated: 03/03/2011 09:49A
Masters: How Long is a Life Sentence?
As the law currently stands, the matter is inconclusive. Since the ruling in the Court of Appeal judges have stepped outside of the confines of mandatory sentencing provisions in the Criminal Code Act when sentencing persons to life for murder.
Updated: 03/03/2011 09:26A
We the Six Billion: 100 Years of Folly (Part 2)
Our hundred-year project of controlling drug abuse through the criminal law system has been a dismal failure. Not only has this "cure" been ineffective, it has created terrible side effects. It costs the US $50 billion a year to hunt
Updated: 03/03/2011 09:20A
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