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Emergency laws made after Cadder case criticised
Alan McCreadie, secretary of the Law Society of Scotland's Criminal Law Committee, said: “I don't know that there had to be a rush to emergency legislation.” His colleague Raymond McMenamin criticised the increase in detention periods, saying: “We are
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:06P
Kansas lawmakers stop repeal of law criminalizing gay relationships
Pauls made, with Kinzer's support, the successful motion in the Kansas Legislature's Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee to keep the criminalization of gay and lesbian relationships on the books. Their action removed key language from HB2321,
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:51P
MSPs too quick to rush through Cadder bill
Raymond McMenamin, of the Law Society of Scotland's criminal law committee, said guidelines set out by the Lord Advocate allowing legal advice to suspects could have stayed in place, allowing sufficient time to debate and scrutinise the bill.
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:10P
MSPs 'too quick to rush through Cadder bill'
Raymond McMenamin, of the Law Society of Scotland's criminal law committee, said guidelines set out by the Lord Advocate allowing legal advice to suspects could have stayed in place, allowing sufficient time to debate and scrutinise the bill.
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:09P
Lewisville participates in statewide warrant round-up
The city takes a persons requirement to appear on criminal charges very seriously. It's an inconvenience to be arrested at your place of business or home, so residents should simply come to the court clerks office to handle any warrants.
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:09P
Revised dog breeders law advances in senate (AUDIO)
Senators rejected a proposal to put the issue back to the voters next year, noting last November's Proposition B would have driven many breeders out of business by then. Sponsor Michael Parson of Bolivar says his bill includes much of proposition B but
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:35P
Key issues in China-US trade
The regulations are intended to promote innovation within China and reduce its dependence on foreign technology and companies. US industry fears China is using discriminatory policies in areas ranging from government procurement to technical standards
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:25P
Human Rights Council concludes interactive dialogue on enforced disappearances
In addition to legally binding standards, States had made explicit commitments under the Beijing Platform of Action of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, which recognized education as a basic human right and an essential tool for
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:17P
Will all voice calls be subject to lawful interception?
It is important to note that VoIP services is derived from Internet services, the meaning of which was neither provided for in the Bill nor was it defined in the earlier Nigerian Communications Act 2003, however the internet in its most fundamental
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:01P
States can go after financial cheats: Court
on the ground that the state could not legislate on the subject when there were a plethora of central laws such as the RBI Act, 1934, the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Indian Companies Act, 1956, and the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944.
Updated: 03/08/2011 05:21P
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