Paralegal Bootcamp
JULY 28, 2022
So, what are the things we do that get YOU thinking this could be the best career decision you make as a Criminal Law Paralegal? The following is a broad description of what a Criminal Paralegal does (whether defense or prosecution). To start off, I should make a confession.
LegalReader
AUGUST 14, 2021
If you are facing criminal charges, then you need to consider hiring a criminal law attorney that is in good standing with the bar association for your state and is ready to fight for you no matter how serious your charges are.
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LegalReader
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Criminal defense attorneys have an ethical obligation to remain productive and diligent when they’re preparing for a trial. News & Politics
JURIST
APRIL 10, 2022
The criminal law amendments passed by El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly infringe “ basic due process guarantees and children’s rights,” according to a statement issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
The Pakistan Parliament passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2021 Thursday which amends the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.
InHouseBlog
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
“Imagining a World Without Corporate Criminal Law” is a symposium that will generate new ideas about the value of applying criminal sanctions to collective entities. Original symposium essays will be published in the Journal of Corporation Law.
JURIST
MAY 13, 2022
The Supreme Court of Canada Friday ruled that extreme intoxication is a valid defense to criminal charges like murder and rape, overturning section 33.1 of the Criminal Code. Brown which also found the extreme intoxication law unconstitutional.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
New York nonprofit The Legal Aid Society (LAS) Thursday reported that data from the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) shows the successes of New York’s 2019 bail reform law.
JURIST
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Ciara Dinneny is a trainee with the Law Society of Ireland.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The District Court of The Hague Thursday sentenced three defendents to life imprisonment in the Flight MH17 criminal case. Leonid Kharchenko and Sergei Dubinskiy were present at sentencing, and Igor Girkin was found guilty in absentia.
JURIST
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Amendment XI was added to Article 355 of the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, a provision which originally punished the act of providing addictive narcotics to another person. The post China amends criminal laws in latest anti-doping measure appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 7, 2022
Issue : Whether, as in civil cases, a clear indication of congressional intent is required to rebut the presumption against extraterritorial application of a United States criminal statute.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 21, 2021
Gary , it was that the justices are struggling to draw boundaries around the circumstances in which federal criminal defendants are entitled to a new proceeding in the district court after the court of appeals has found “plain error” in the trial or plea hearing.
JURIST
AUGUST 28, 2021
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Mondaq
OCTOBER 31, 2021
The Intent and motives that propel an individual to indulge in criminal activity are the centre of the study of criminal law and criminology
LLRX
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Professor Alex McCourt , an expert on gun laws at Johns Hopkins University, explains how red flag laws are supposed to work – and why they weren’t triggered in this case. Criminal Law Legal Research Terrorism United States Law
JURIST
MARCH 29, 2021
It calls for the release of all detainees and political prisoners — including Aung San Suu Kyi — and for culpable military officers to be held accountable for their various abuses under international law.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a law student in Kabul offers his latest observations and perspective.
LegalReader
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
The main thing to keep in mind as a citizen in need of a lawyer is that you want to hire someone who knows the special area of law that you need help dealing with. Business business law criminal law environmental law Family law medical law patent law
JURIST
OCTOBER 6, 2022
” Biden explained that criminal records for marijuana possession have negatively impacted “too many lives,” particularly those of black and brown people through disproportionate conviction rates.
JURIST
DECEMBER 25, 2022
President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi Friday approved the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2022 (‘The Bill’) which abolishes colonial law regarding the criminalisation of attempting suicide.
JURIST
MARCH 30, 2022
” The post Germany to criminally prosecute individuals who display pro-Russia war symbol ‘Z’ appeared first on JURIST - News. The German Interior Ministry declared Monday that any individual who displays the pro-Putin letter “Z” would be liable for prosecution.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
A panel of the International Criminal Court Thursday reduced by two years the nine-year sentence of Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, convicted of a war crime for destroying religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu in 2012.
Mondaq
APRIL 16, 2022
The main difference between civil law and criminal law in Australia is that criminal law has a higher onus of proof
JURIST
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Arizona was “not a significant change in law” meriting a second post conviction relief application. A second request is generally not allowed, but according to the Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1(g)
JURIST
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Last month, Taylor’s attorney filed a request under Missouri law for a hearing to consider new evidence which could prove a wrongful conviction. Uncategorized criminal law Death Penalty Domestic
JURIST
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Section 490.012 of Canada’s Criminal Code requires mandatory registration on a national sex offender registry, and section 490.013 requires lifetime registration for offenders convicted of two or more sexual offenses.
JURIST
JULY 18, 2021
The aviation tycoon Farhad Azima alleges that the international law firm hired illegal hackers to steal privileged information about his business, leading to a London judge holding him liable for defrauding the sovereign wealth fund of UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah emirate.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
New Yorkers must know that everyone is acting with the utmost integrity in the pursuit of equal justice under the law. Without that belief, our criminal justice system will never be able to deliver real and lasting safety that every community deserves.
JURIST
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The state government pledged $95 million to improve their forensics services and proposed possible plans to reform double jeopardy laws. ” Proposals of reform for double jeopardy laws in Queensland have also arisen following the report.
LLRX
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
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LexForti
OCTOBER 7, 2021
About the Centre For Advanced Studies In Criminal Law. The objective of the competition is to encourage students to inculcate an interest for studies in criminal law along with a passion for writing. Exploring Gender Justice: The Laws and the Lacunae.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
If it had chosen to hear the case, the court could have decided whether it is inherent within the Constitution that criminal defendants are entitled to a trial by a jury of 12 or more members of the community.
JURIST
JUNE 16, 2021
1)(b) of the Canadian Criminal Code, which defines terrorism as an act committed “in whole or in part for a political, religious, or ideological purpose” that intentionally “causes death or serious bodily harm,” among other potential qualifications.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
UK criminal barristers Monday began an indefinite strike in order to force the UK government to increase legal aid funding. Since 2006, criminal barristers in England and Wales have suffered an average decrease of 28 percent in real earnings.
JURIST
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA) Sunday hosted the Indigenous Youth Justice Conference, which adopted a joint resolution calling to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14.
JURIST
JULY 28, 2021
War crimes are classified as violations of international law and serious crimes in Sweden. According to Carleson, since Sweden has universal jurisdiction for violations of international law, it not only has jurisdiction “but also a certain obligation, to Prosecute these crimes.”
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