Articles Of Law

posted by PropertySales on Jul 2

[JURIST] Italy’s Senate [official website, in Italian] voted 157-124 Thursday to pass a controversial law making illegal immigration a crime [materials, in Italian], punishable by a fine of between 5000 and 10000 euros. …

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posted by LJ on Jun 23

[JURIST] Chinese lawmakers on Monday reviewed a revised version of a state secrets law which aims to update existing legislation to address Internet leaks of classified data. A draft of the amended Law on Guarding State Secrets [text] …

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JURIST – Paper Chase: China lawmakers review revised state secrets law

posted by JohnNazareno on Jun 10

[JURIST] A panel of nine UK Law Lords [official website] decided [judgment, PDF] Wednesday that the use of secret evidence to impose controversial control orders to detain terrorism suspects violates the European Convention on Human …

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posted by MichaelE on May 24

[JURIST] Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] said Saturday that he will seek to amend a 2008 amnesty law [JURIST report] because its application has allowed too many accused of corruption and …

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posted by MartinConnor on May 1

[JURIST] The Brazilian Supreme Court [official website, in Portuguese] on Thursday overturned a law restricting the press [press release, in Portuguese] as unconstitutional. The court ruled 7-4 that the Press Law [ Law No

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posted by ChrisBeckley on Apr 27

[JURIST] Afghan President Hamid Karzai [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] told reporters Monday that the controversial Shi’ite personal status law [Reuters backgrounder; JURIST news archive], which limits women’s rights, …

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posted by JordanHashem on Apr 26

[JURIST] Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International [advocacy websites] and 60 other groups on Friday urged the Burundian government [joint statement text; press release] to repeal a new law criminalizing homosexuality [JURIST news …

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posted by JohnMehtam on Apr 17

Though the legislation was originally meant to target terrorism and serious crime, RIPA does not rule out the use of its powers for tackling lesser crimes such as littering and illegal trash-dumping by otherwise law -abiding citizens. …

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posted by LisaCarey on Apr 15

[JURIST] A group of approximately 300 Afghan women protesting a law that critics say severely curtails womens’ rights were confronted by a crowd of approximately 1000 counter-protesters Wednesday, some of whom threw stones and gravel at …

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posted by WillKotter on Apr 14

[JURIST] JURIST [FAQ] was nominated Tuesday for a prestigious Webby Award [awards website] as the best Law website of 2009. Called the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times and presented by the International Academy of ..

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