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The debate on the age of consent for homosexual men
Morality and law are closely linked, indeed criminal law can and often does protect what the moral law teaches. The Church does not expect that those acts which are morally wrong should, by that fact alone, be made criminal offences.
Updated: 04/19/2011 04:44A
Turkish envoy to Lebanon: Democracy will spread
Turkey has faced some criticism of Article 301 of its Penal Code, a law that tightly monitors freedom of expression. The ambassador said that this article was part of the new Penal Code which was adopted to align the Turkish legal framework with the
Updated: 04/19/2011 04:30A
Pakistan - President Zaradri signs law to grant statutory bail to under trial
President Asif Ali Zardari today singed the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2011 to make a law that seeks to grant statutory bail both to under trial prisoners and the convicts whose trials and appeals have not been disposed of within a
Updated: 04/19/2011 04:14A
Kremlin - Draft law on improving security at fuel and energy facilities
The bill proposes charging the Federal Security Service with investigating such crimes. The draft law provides for making amendments to the Russian Federation's Land Code, Water Code, Town Planning Code, and the law On the State Real Estate Registry.
Updated: 04/19/2011 04:02A
150 Explosive Devices Seized for a Week after Terror Act in Belarus
According to him, there were "filed dozens of criminal cases" for illegal actions with regard to weapons, ammunition, explosives, the maximum penalty for which provides for imprisonment up to 12 years (Article 195 of the Penal Code).
Updated: 04/19/2011 03:08A
150 Explosive Devices Seized after Terror Act in Belarus
According to him, there were "filed dozens of criminal cases" for illegal actions with regard to weapons, ammunition, explosives, the maximum penalty for which provides for imprisonment up to 12 years (Article 195 of the Penal Code).
Updated: 04/19/2011 03:08A
Iraqi parliament removes major barrier to corruption inquiries
BAGHDAD: The Iraqi parliament on Monday put an end to one of the major barriers to corruption inquiries by canceling Article 136B of the Iraqi Criminal Code. "The parliament voted on a draft law to amend the Criminal Code, which includes the
Updated: 04/19/2011 02:52A
An error was made in the DNA
While young offenders may have a privacy interest, they have no such privacy interest in relation to law enforcement personnel investigating criminal activity. The requirement to provide a post-conviction DNA sample has no meaningful impact on young
Updated: 04/19/2011 01:41A
Davutoglu advises Armenian MP to study international law
The question of the Armenian MP concerned recognition of the Armenian 'genocide' by Turkey and abolishment of article 301 of Turkey's Criminal Code. “Davutoglu said in response that my statement is a one-sided accusation and I am not familiar with
Updated: 04/19/2011 01:17A
Bill would OK jury hearing sex allegations
AUSTIN ” In what critics say could be a seismic change in state criminal law, the Texas Senate tentatively approved a bill that would allow jurors in sexual assault cases to hear testimony about similar
Updated: 04/18/2011 11:14P
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