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Commons Passes Pre-Charge Detention Bill (Jul. 02, 2008) by Clare Feikert
On June 11, 2008, a bill to extend the time period that terrorist suspects can be held without charge to gather evidence for criminal cases was ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Attorney General Opposes Non-Summary Proceedings (Jan. 02, 2008) by Constance Johnson
Speaking at a meeting of the Asian Crimes Prevention Foundation on December 15, 2007, the Sri Lankan Attorney General, C. R. De Silva, said that he ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Sri Lanka
Sentencing (Feb. 02, 2008) by Edith Palmer
On August 23, 2007, the Third Criminal Panel of the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) proposed a sentencing decision to the Court's Great Panel for ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Germany
Undercover Agents and Self-Incrimination (Dec. 02, 2007) by Edith Palmer
On July 26, 2007, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) (FCJ) held that an undercover agent may not persistently urge a suspect to confide in ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Germany
Continuing Detention of Sex Offender (Dec. 02, 2007) by Edith Palmer
On October 19, 2007, the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) (FCJ) of Germany issued a decision that led to the release of a still dangerous sex ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Germany
New Law Makes Law Offices Inviolable to Searches and Seizures (Sep. 03, 2008) by Eduardo Soares
On August 7, 2008, the acting Brazilian President, José Alencar, signed into law a bill that makes law offices inviolable to searches and seizures. Alencar vetoed ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Use of Handcuffs Restricted to Exceptional Situations (Sep. 03, 2008) by Eduardo Soares
On August 7, 2008, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court decided, by unanimous vote, that the use of handcuffs must be restricted to exceptional situations in which ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Chamber of Deputies Amends Code of Criminal Procedure (Jun. 02, 2008) by Eduardo Soares
On May 14, 2008, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved a law amending the Code of Criminal Procedure. According to the new law, criminal convictions for ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Brazil
New Law Would Implement Electronic Control of Felons on Parole (May. 02, 2008) by Eduardo Soares
On April 15, 2008, the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, received a proposal for a law, prepared by State Deputy ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Federal Supreme Court Authorizes Extradition of Colombian Drug Trafficker to United States (Apr. 02, 2008) by Eduardo Soares
On March 13, 2008, the Federal Supreme Court (FSC) of Brazil authorized the extradition of Colombian national Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, who is considered by the ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Senate Approves Changes in Jury Procedures (Jan. 02, 2008) by Eduardo Soares
On December 5, 2007, the Brazilian Senate approved a proposed law that amends the Code of Criminal Procedure, particularly the part that regulates the procedures of ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Congress Analyzes Changes to Code of Criminal Procedure (Nov. 02, 2007) by Eduardo Soares
The Commission of Constitution, Justice and Citizenship of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved a proposed law amending the Code of Criminal Procedure. The proposed law ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Brazil
U.S. Forces and the Iraqi Government Succeed in Implementing the General Amnesty Law (Sep. 25, 2008) by George Sadek
Since the enactment of the General Amnesty Law on March 3, 2008, by the Iraqi Parliament, the United States forces in Iraq began the process of ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Iraq
Law to Expunge Criminal Records for Breaking Apartheid Laws (Jul. 02, 2008) by Hanibal Goitom
A new bill, the criminal procedure amendment bill, was recently proposed in the Parliament of South Africa. It seeks to expunge criminal records for violations of ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: South Africa
Rights of the Accused (May. 02, 2008) by Issam Saliba
The National Association for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia published a booklet in Arabic titled Know Your Rights, to inform people of their rights ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Saudi Arabia
Government Justifies Detention of Officers (May. 02, 2008) by Issam Saliba
On April 15, 2008, the Lebanese government asserted that the arrest of four high-ranking military officers in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Lebanon
Iraqi Official Admits the Use of Violence (Dec. 02, 2007) by Issam Saliba
General Abdel-Karim Khalaf, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior in Iraq, admitted that some officers in his Ministry had used violence to extract confessions ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Iraq
Maryland High Court Rules Permitting Prosecution to Question Attorney-Client Communications Is Reversible Error (Dec. 15, 2008) by John Cannan
On November 12, 2008, the Maryland Court of Appeals held that a prosecutor's questioning a criminal defendant at trial regarding his communications with defense counsel is ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: United States
Anticipatory Bail and Proposed Change in Criminal Procedure Law (Feb. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
In criminal cases in India, an accused may petition a court to grant bail in anticipation of an arrest by the police on the basis of ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: India
Securities Prosecution to Be Funded (Jun. 02, 2008) by Lisa White
It was announced on May 21, 2008, that the New Zealand government is implementing amendments to permit the use of the Securities Commission's Litigation Fund for ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Last updated: 07/02/2008