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Indonesia Risks Taking Pakistan's Path to Intolerance
In short, virtually any public act of worship or devotion by an Ahmadi could be treated as a criminal offense. With the passage of the Criminal Law Act of 1986, Parliament added Section 295-C to the Pakistan Penal Code. The “Blasphemy Law,” as it came
Updated: 04/17/2011 08:59P
Judge slams prosecutors for soft touch charge
District judge John Stobart said they should “read a criminal law book some time” after seeing the victim's injuries. She was trying to stop a drunken brawl when Mark Bishton, 35, of Basford, Notts, punched her.
Updated: 04/17/2011 07:26P
Implementation of harassment law
The minister emphasised on incorporating criminal liabilities in the harassment law including three years imprisonment, and said that an FIR must be registered against the culprit if there is sufficient evidence and the ombudsman recognises it.
Updated: 04/17/2011 06:59P
Law enforcement Sunday
Autum Marie Sorensen, 34, Renton, Wash., three counts of first-degree theft, two counts of second-degree burglary, second-degree forgery, second-degree criminal in possession of a forgery instrument, two counts of failure to appear (possession of
Updated: 04/17/2011 06:49P
Julia Ormond To Guest Star In “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”
Emmy Award-winning actress Julia Ormond (“Temple Grandin,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) has been cast to guest star in USA's hit original series LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT. Ormond will portray Dr. Paula Severin, a brilliant psychologist
Updated: 04/17/2011 06:25P
Regime needs bolstering with positive behaviour
OPINION: Ushering in a new regulatory regime, the Financial Markets Authority will open its doors for business on May 1. At the same time, the February 2011 Cabinet paper on the review of securities law gives the best indication of the future framework
Updated: 04/17/2011 05:22P
The New Syrian Party Law – Analysis
According to the draft law, which is being re-visited today, a party founder needs to be a Syrian citizen aged 35 and above, who has no criminal record. It doesn't specify a certain level of education that he/she should have in order to establish a
Updated: 04/17/2011 04:32P
Northlake Law Firm Gets Attention
The firm does much of its work in personal/business bankruptcy, real estate closings/litigation, civil litigation, divorces, and criminal matters. McManus explained that his firm had done some defense litigation in the past for the restaurant client.
Updated: 04/17/2011 04:27P
India has extradition treaties with 31 countries
Extradition is the surrender of a criminal to one country by another. It also helps in maintaining the territoriality of the penal code which says that a country should not apply its criminal law to a person who committed an offence outside its
Updated: 04/17/2011 04:18P
AG's office questions another possible open meetings law violation by Savannah
Ritter stresses in the letter that the attorney general's office is not assuming that the council violated the law. "We are interested in getting the Council's view on the matter and determining whether civil or criminal legal action is necessary," he
Updated: 04/17/2011 03:42P
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