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HK findings jibe with PH's, says Palace
Based on Hong Kong law, unlawful killing means a death was caused by another person without lawful excuse and in breach of the criminal law, or homicide. The jury also found that officials contributed to the deaths of eight hostages by, among others,
Updated: 03/27/2011 09:24A
Criminal Law and the Chancery
There will be criminal charges. Conspiracy law is extremely expansive–some would say much too expansive. A low-level drug runner in a big drug cartel can be charged with misdeeds of everyone else, provided those misdeeds were acts in furtherance of the
Updated: 03/27/2011 09:04A
Firearms Amnesty Extended
It was still under federal law and it made NO ONE a criminal for the simple possession of a legally obtained firearm. You want COMPROMISE? Go back to what worked and had the consent of the firearms owners. There is no reason for the mess we have now!
Updated: 03/27/2011 07:23A
Don't trust the politicians!
But with politics involved there is often a way around it, as we discovered was the case in the Axarquia a fortnight ago. The Land Development Planning Act of Andaluca, which came into force in January 2003, radically changed the law preventing
Updated: 03/27/2011 04:46A
Texas, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma: states hold onto laws defining gay 'conduct
Texas, which struck down the state's sodomy law, and invalidated similar laws across the country. And yet lawmakers in Texas, Kansas and Montana, have either failed, or face opposition, in removing the unconstitutional laws from their state's criminal
Updated: 03/27/2011 03:59A
Confiscated Krejcir property 'missing'
Picture: De Wet Potgieter Criminal law expert Professor Stephen Tuson of Wits University's School of Law agreed that there were serious legal problems in the way the Hawks had gone about the search. “Warrentless arrests can only be made in two
Updated: 03/27/2011 03:36A
Criminal law in Thailand Part LVI: Beware of scams III - tourists in paradise
let us know what it is. We plan to run further columns on scams in the near future. James Finch of Chavalit Finch and Partners (finch@chavalitfinchlaw.com. ) and Nilobon Tangprasit of Siam City Law Offices Ltd (nilobon@siamcitylaw.com).
Updated: 03/27/2011 01:15A
Guest columnist: Anti-Shariah bill runs counter to Constitution
Fasting and dietary laws are also included in Shariah law. How one deals with a family is also a facet of Shariah. Now, is what I stated so much different from Christian or Jewish law? There are laws included that deal with criminal law,
Updated: 03/27/2011 12:08A
GUEST COLUMN: We wanted an abortion-neutral crime bill
For months Colorado RTL vigorously urged our legislators to pass an abortion-neutral fetal crimes bill to bring justice to the unborn victims of criminals. The media in Colorado has suggested the opposite, that the personhood movement opposes justice
Updated: 03/26/2011 06:45P
Consumer Alert for Saturday, March 26, 2011
One case against payday company Mogo alleges that Mogo made payday loans in a way that violated the Criminal Code. The company settled the case three months ago without admitting any wrongdoing. Anyone who borrowed money from this company or from
Updated: 03/26/2011 05:26P
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