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Warrant held a week for arrest of Shuswap 'freeman'
Judge Hermann Rohrmoser declined to issue a warrant for the arrest of Nicholas Mitra, a Scotch Creek man who is charged with obstruction of justice stemming from a traffic stop earlier this year. The details of that incident were not put before the
Updated: 03/25/2011 03:05A
A District Court Sends Three ACA Officials to Jail
Court found Sangaragchaa guilty in four crimes including the violation of the law on executive operations, the misuse of office, the disclosure of a state secret and the improper disposal of budget money, pursuant to Criminal Code of Mongolia.
Updated: 03/25/2011 02:00A
Provocation defence wound down in Queensland
The Sebo case was watched carefully by criminal law expert Associate Professor Heather Douglas from the University of Queensland. "She was involved in a relationship with another man and she was saying to her partner, suggesting that his performance
Updated: 03/25/2011 01:17A
Distinguished Philosopher Speaks on the Morality of Criminalization
He is an internationally acclaimed legal philosopher and especially interested in the connections between moral philosophy and substantive criminal law. Select publications from Professor Husak's considerable body of work include The Philosophy of
Updated: 03/25/2011 12:13A
Trial of Hanoian agitator delayed
Last December, the Hanoi Prosecutors' Office charged Cu Huy Ha Vu with “distributing propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 88 of the Criminal Code. Vu could face up to 20 years in jail, if convicted.
Updated: 03/25/2011 12:12A
Conn. state police wants judge arrested
communicating with his former girlfriend in November unless she receives an arrest warrant for the victim. Salisbury Resident Trooper Mark Lauretano now wants the judge arrested, saying her actions amount to "coercion and a violation of criminal law."
Updated: 03/24/2011 10:50P
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But there were also requests for help on labour law issues, the Rgie du logement (Quebec rental board), immigration, criminal law questions, and business consultations about insolvency and bankruptcy, tax and intellectual property issues.
Updated: 03/24/2011 10:47P
Judge urges simplification of Penal Code and CPC
Officiating at the ZLDC defining workshop on the review of the Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and other related statutes yesterday, justice Chibomba in a speech read for her by ZLDC vice-chairperson Professor Margaret Munalula, observed that the
Updated: 03/24/2011 09:57P
Mexico Senate OKs repeal of unenforced law making adultery a crime, sends
Senators voted Friday with 69 in favour and one abstention to get rid of a law they said was never enforced but remained on the books. Pablo Gomez of the leftist Democratic Revolution Party said the law was part of a legal construct that historically
Updated: 03/24/2011 08:41P
Cheating on spouse on way out as crime in Mexico
The Mexican Senate has repealed part of the Federal Criminal Code that made cheating on a spouse an offense punishable by two years in prison. Senators voted Friday with 69 in favor and one abstention to get rid of a law they said was never enforced
Updated: 03/24/2011 08:40P
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