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Two million dollars: a patriarchal bargain
In the recently adjudicated case of Raymond Davis vs the State of Pakistan, labyrinthine themes of murder, espionage, widow-suicide , politics, international relations, legal discrimination and the political economy of religion all came together as a
Updated: 03/29/2011 12:07P
Efforts are on to arrest expelled BSP leader: Uttar Pradesh police
However, GRP lodged a separate FIR against him, special DG law and order Brijlal said, adding that Tejiyan was booked under various section of IPC including 7 criminal law amendment act. The official said he is wanted in these cases and the force is
Updated: 03/29/2011 11:12A
Efforts are on to arrest expelled BSP leader: UP police
However, GRP lodged a separate FIR against him, Special DG Law and Order Brijlal said, adding that Tejiyan was booked under various section of IPC including 7 criminal law amendment act. The official said he is wanted in these cases and the force is
Updated: 03/29/2011 10:45A
Free Speech Belongs on Campuses Too
From the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: Widener University School of Law is attempting to fire longtime criminal law professor Lawrence Connell by charging him with dubious violations of the school's harassment code, such as using the
Updated: 03/29/2011 10:44A
Realt acquittal appealed
On March 14, Alex Vella Gera and Mark Camilleri were found not guilty of breaching Article 208 of the Criminal Code, which deals with obscene and pornographic material. They faced maximum jail term of 6 months – the law has since been revised to
Updated: 03/29/2011 10:41A
A, B and C of the law
Section 295-C, which was introduced through Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1986 (Act III of 1986) seems to have proved to be the harshest. Originally, the draft bill moved by Jamat-i-Islami's Apa Nisar Fatima, provided for death sentence alone for acts
Updated: 03/29/2011 10:26A
History of the Law
Section 295-C, which was introduced through Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1986 (Act III of 1986) seems to have proved to be the harshest. Originally, the draft bill moved by Jamat-i-Islami's Apa Nisar Fatima, provided for death sentence alone for acts
Updated: 03/29/2011 10:26A
Soubry - Legal Services Commission
In response to a question from Anna Soubry on progress made on proposed changes to the payment of fees to criminal law barristers through the Legal Services Commission, Conservative Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly stated that responsibility had now
Updated: 03/29/2011 10:20A
Progressive Detective: Could I be criminally charged for transmitting HIV?
Aziga had infected seven women with HIV; two died of AIDS-related lymphoma during the trial. Additionally, Aziga was guilty of 10 counts of aggravated assault, prompting Crown prosecutors to proceed with a dangerous-offender application.
Updated: 03/29/2011 10:19A
SUMMARY JUDGMENTS: Our daily legal-news aggregator for March 29, 2011
No drugs, no execution: The Supreme Court denied an appeal by death-row inmate Troy Davis on Monday, but there's still one more hurdle before he can be executed, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports. Earlier this month, the Drug Enforcement
Updated: 03/29/2011 10:01A
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