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Alleged war criminal wanted by two countries denied bail pending extradition
Court of Queen's Bench Justice Suzanne Bensler on Wednesday said in rejecting Jorge Vinicio Orantes Sosa's bid for release that he was a serious flight risk. She also said that if Sosa, 52, were released, it could bring the administration of justice
Updated: 03/10/2011 04:59A
Illinois bans 'inherently flawed' death penalty
Illinois became the 16th US state to abolish the death penalty Wednesday, capping a decade of debate over the fairness of capital punishment in a justice system rife with wrongful convictions
Updated: 03/10/2011 04:59A
Just the facts
The truth is that after then-Cardinal Ratzinger was given authority to do something about sexual abuse, he enacted reforms to make the church a safer place and bring miscreant priests to justice. One would hope that a psychologist would not be so swept
Updated: 03/10/2011 04:59A
It is in the interest of the state to protect its judiciary – Ezeobi
If you know that you can obtain justice at the National Judicial Council, why go to the public. The public cannot even help you! But there is this belief in some quarters, even among your professional colleagues, that election petitions have brought
Updated: 03/10/2011 04:59A
Yung LA Removes Duck From Face And Replaces It With?
But my question is, did the new tattoo serve him any justice? Uuhhhh! NO..LOL I'm not pleased with the gigantic LA tat but hey, to each his own and at least the disneyduck is gone, because it sure served no purpose.
Updated: 03/10/2011 04:58A
Katsina-Alu/Salami feud: Abdulahi to head NJC probe panel
The National Judicial Council [NJC] on Wednesday set up a five-man panel to investigate the allegations against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu and President of the Court of
Updated: 03/10/2011 04:58A
Court decision on five governors: Another view of
Justice Adamu Bello further stopped INEC from holding the April, 2011 governorship polls in the five states, declaring that their tenure started when the affected governors took their second Oath of Office. However, the confusion generated by that
Updated: 03/10/2011 04:58A
EU inaugurates observer mission for April polls
This is as Justice Ibrahim Auta of the Federal High Court, Abuja, stated on Wednesday that at no time did he stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from going ahead with the sequence for the April elections.
Updated: 03/10/2011 04:58A
Justice dep't urged to apologize to Fil-Aussie theater director
MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Thursday the Department of Justice (DoJ), which oversees the Bureau of Immigration, must issue a public apology to Filipino-Australian theater director Marcelino
Updated: 03/10/2011 04:58A
New exit tax could snare tax exiles
FRANCE is looking at taxing its tax exiles: a move that has already seen it up before the European Court of Justice. The exit tax plan, touted as a way to boost the budget, was in use between 1999 and 2004, but was withdrawn after the court found
Updated: 03/10/2011 04:57A
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