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HR body decries abuse of lese majeste law
"In particular, the provisions in Articles 14-16, which criminalise the publishing of information on public computers, are vague and too broad, and allow for subjective interpretation by state officials," said the human rights body.
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:14A
QHAWE'S CASE STOPPED
Justice Maphalala stated that such an application was unusual. “This application is very unusual in terms of criminal law but since it invokes certain parts of the constitution it is necessary that we hear it,” he stated. The learned judge stated that
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:04A
SC raises passing rate of 2010 Bar exams from 11% to 20.26%
Political Law - 15 percent; Labor Law - 10 percent; Civil Law - 15 percent; Taxation Law - 10 percent; Mercantile - 15 percent; Criminal Law - 10 percent; Remedial Law - 20 percent; and Legal Ethics/Forms - 5 percent for a total of 100 percent.
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:56A
Thai webmaster jailed for insulting monarchy
“The court found that he was guilty under criminal code article 112 and sentenced him to 10 years in jail,” a court official told AFP, referring to the lese majeste charge in relation to the website www.norporchorusa.com. Nor Por Chor stands for the
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:44A
Papua nurses arrested over hospital strike
It reports that police claim there's sufficient proof the nurses violated the law, forcing others to engage in acts of violence and citing a number of articles in Indonesia's criminal code. The paper says the eight detainees have been subjected to
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:42P
Community Law Says Criminal Reform Bill Will Not Work
Community Law Centres have strongly criticised the government's hasty criminal justice reforms, saying that the changes trample on human rights but are unlikely to make real gains in efficiency or effectiveness. Instead, Law Centres call for thoughtful
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:34P
Footballers aren't exempt from the law
Any such conduct should not be exempted from the parameters of the law which prevails outwith football stadiums. Aggressive behaviour which is likely to cause a breach of the peace, or whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned, is a criminal
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:10P
Law Named After Slain Batavia Woman to Go Before Committee Thursday
A bill named after a slain Batavia woman and geared towards creating a murderer registry will get a chance Thursday to move closer to becoming a law. The legislation, known as Andrea's Law, will go before the Criminal Law Committee sometime on Thursday
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:23P
Eight Papuan nurses arrested for 'incitement' over hospital strike
Police claim there is sufficient proof that the nurses had acted in violation of the law, forcing others to engage in acts of violence and citing a number of articles in Indonesia's criminal code. Media attempts to contact the police for confirmation
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:23P
Some cost info released for Tory law-and-order agenda
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson submitted the documents to the Parliamentary Procedure and House Affairs Committee prior to an animated debate with their political opponents that is raising the spectre of a
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:07P
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