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Katok Sixth Form Centre Students Listen To Lecture On Criminal Law
Bandar Seri Begawan - A lecture that provided a brief overview of criminal law and justice in Brunei Darussalam was presented yesterday by an officer from the Attorney General's Chambers of Brunei Darussalam, at the Katok Sixth Form Centre.
Updated: 04/10/2011 07:14P
Brown admits 'big mistake' on banks
“That was our mistake but I'm afraid it was a mistake made by just about everybody who was in the regulatory business.” Mr Brown said people had been made to rethink regulation “in its entirety” in the aftermath of the 2008 banking meltdown.
Updated: 04/10/2011 07:13P
Law associations file criminal complaint against General Staff
A group of lawyers filed a criminal complaint against the General Staff over a statement it released last week on military officers arrested as part of the Sledgehammer case. Several lawyers gathering under the umbrella of the Law Associations Platform
Updated: 04/10/2011 07:13P
Lord Hope: The Scottish legal system is respected, and in safe hands
By Lord Hope SCOTLAND has its own distinctive tradition of criminal law and criminal procedure. There are many aspects of it of which we can quite rightly feel proud. However, as part of the United Kingdom, Scotland is part of a state which has
Updated: 04/10/2011 07:01P
Secret State Meets Open Society: Justice Opposes Digital Privacy while
Memo to Congress: sit down, shut up and continue doing what you do best--taking blood money from the corporate merchants of death who profit from the enterprise. Violating the digital privacy and political rights of Americans isn't the exclusive
Updated: 04/10/2011 04:38P
Educating bigots
This would not prevent serious race hatred and religious propaganda campaigns from being challenged under other, criminal law procedures that would require proof of intention or mens rea — and this practical, civil remedy should be equally open to
Updated: 04/10/2011 04:07P
The Sexual Harassment Bill, going forward
Vishakha constitutes the Indian Judiciary's first pronouncement on gender justice in the workplace.“Harassment”was interpreted to include physical contact and advances, sexually coloured remarks, any physical verbal/non verbal overture or a
Updated: 04/10/2011 01:40P
To the Exclusion of All Others
in fact, the officers had come to investigate a complaint that two local patriarchs, young gun Winston Blackmore and his fifty-seven-year old father-in-law Dalmon Oler, were polygamists — an offence under Section 293 of the Criminal Code.
Updated: 04/10/2011 01:09P
State Police At Brighton Post Launch New "Ask A Trooper" Program
“Ask a Trooper” aims to help the community become more informed from a reliable source about criminal and traffic laws as well as various law enforcement actions. Sergeant Mark Thompson says many citizens are uninformed about the law and the program
Updated: 04/10/2011 12:27P
Groups protest sex offender amendment
Women's groups and attorneys yesterday protested a Cabinet--approved amendment to the Criminal Code that would remove one of the criteria for an act to be considered a sexual assault and would raise the penalty for sex offenders, a move the groups said
Updated: 04/10/2011 12:00P