Florida lawyer vows to bring a second Civil War
Apr 27 - Financial Post
Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:00 PM EST
Criminal law, or penal law, is the bodies of rules with the potential for severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. Criminal punishment, depending on the offense and jurisdiction, may include execution, loss of liberty, government supervision (parole or probation), or fines. There are some archetypal crimes, like murder, but the acts that are forbidden are not wholly consistent between different criminal codes, and even within a particular code lines may be blurred as civil infractions may give rise also to criminal consequences. Criminal law typically is enforced by the government, unlike the civil law, which may be enforced by private parties.
Florida lawyer vows to bring a second Civil War
Apr 27 - Financial Post
By IBTimes UK
Barbara Hewson says age should be lowered to stop celebrities like Stuart Hall being persecuted for "misdemeanours". (May 09)
MORE TOPICS: HUMAN RIGHTS, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, LAWYER, LONDON
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The trial for a woman accused of killing a man by squeezing his testicles in China last year has begun on Monday, 8 April. (Apr 23)
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By Reuters
Chinese banks must rate their clients' risk of criminal conduct on a scale of 1-5 as part of the central bank's moves to curb money laundering and fraudulent transactions estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars a year. (Apr 18)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, HSBC, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, UNITED NATIONS, MEXICO
By Reuters UK
Chinese banks must rate their clients' risk of criminal conduct on a scale of 1-5 as part of the central bank's moves to curb money laundering and fraudulent transactions estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars a year. (Apr 18)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, HSBC, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, UNITED NATIONS, MEXICO
By IBTimes UK
Ryan Ackroyd from South Yorkshire has pleaded guilty to being part of a group which carried out cyber-attacks on Sony and the NHS. (Apr 10)
By IBTimes IN
There is a Sanskrit adage, "Atithi Devo Bhava," meaning "the guest is truly your god", which depicts India's hospitality towards guests, but it seems to exist only on papers today, as even tourists are not spared from sexual assaults. (Mar 25)
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By IBTimes IN
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2013, which was passed in Parliament last week, has omitted prostitution under exploitation forms, overturning the amendment proposed in the government ordinance. (Mar 25)
By IBTimes UK
News International executive charged with two counts of authorising buying information from public officials. (Mar 20)
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By IBTimes IN
The prime accused in the Delhi Gang rape cum murder case, Ram Singh, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to the grill of his cell on Monday. (Mar 11)
By IBTimes IN
The world observes March 8 as International Women's Day, and the United Nations has chosen the theme, "A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women", for this year. (Mar 08)
MORE TOPICS: HUMAN RIGHTS, UNITED NATIONS, INDIA