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European Parliament - MEPs call for a directive to combat violence against women
Rape and other sexual violence against women should be recognised as a crime throughout the EU, and its perpetrators prosecuted automatically, said the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee on Tuesday, in a resolution calling for an EU directive
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:58P
Why ICC judge rejected Kenyan case
Ali fall within the competence of the criminal justice authorities of the Republic of Kenya as a matter to be investigated and prosecuted under Kenyan criminal law," Judge Kaul said in his ruling posted on the ICC website on Tuesday evening.
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:31P
Pearce Clarifies Senate Ban On Disruptive People
This is the policy of the Senate pursuant to Senate Rule 2 and is not intended to preclude any law enforcement or court action taken in the course of any criminal arrest of prosecution of persons for a violation of criminal law.
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:02P
O'Connell and Aronowitz Announces Another Major Expansion to Its Health and
by O'Connell and Aronowitz Law Firm ALBANY, NY (03/15/2011)(readMedia)-- O'Connell and Aronowitz continues the rapid growth of its health care and criminal law practices with the addition of Richard S. Harrow, Esq. Mr. Harrow was a prosecutor in the
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:52P
Chamber Hires Mukasey to Push FCPA Changes
It covers possible FCPA amendments and other issues “related to criminal law and policies affecting US corporations.” The Chamber has become increasingly critical of the FCPA in recent months. It argues that the law, which allows the US government to
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:43P
New lawyers known Thursday
subjects in the examinations are given the following percentage weights: political and international law, 15 percent; labor and social legislation, 10 percent; civil law, 15 percent; taxation, 10 percent; mercantile law, 15 percent; criminal law,
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:11P
MEPs call for a directive to combat violence against women
The committee calls for a criminal-law instrument in the form of an EU directive against gender-based violence. 20-25% of all women in Europe have experienced physical acts of violence at least once during their adult lives, and more than one-tenth
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:48A
Winston Strawn LLP > Gov. Thompson Serves as Co-Chair of the CLEAR Commission
Thompson, is composed of legislators, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, law enforcement representatives and other experts in the criminal justice system. Senate Bill 1310, the product of the CLEAR Commission, rewrites Criminal Code articles
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:45A
KGB has not put Mikhalevich on wanted list yet
The politician is accused in the “case related to “mass riots” in Minsk on December 19, 2010 (Article 293 of the Criminal Code). He was detained on December 19 late at night. In tow month, on December 19, he was released from the KGB jail on
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:40A
Lawyers behaving badly
In 2009, he completed his articles with Pinkofskys in Toronto, where he intended to practise criminal law. But in September, Manilla's career came to a crashing halt. The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC), which regulates Ontario's lawyers and
Updated: 03/15/2011 11:19A
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