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Reform of the Criminal Investigation System (Jan. 13, 2009) by Nicole Atwill
On January 7, 2009, during his address to the Cour de Cassation, France's highest judicial Supreme Court, President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed his wish that investigating judges ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: France
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
Mutual Recogntion of Supervision Measures as Alternatives to Provisional Detention (Dec. 05, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou
A problem that most European Union Member States face is prison overpopulation. Among the factors identified as contributing to this problem are the excessive use of ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: European Union
Amnesty Law (Dec. 01, 2008) by Peter Roudik
On November 21, 2008, the Parliament of the Republic of Georgia adopted the Law on Amnesty. An amnesty was proposed by the government as one of ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Georgia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Extradition Treaties (May. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On April 24, 2008, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ratified extradition treaties with France and ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Australia / China / France
Videotaping Questioning of Suspects (Apr. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
It has sometimes been argued in court proceedings that police officers or public prosecutors forced or led certain contents of written declarations of suspects. In Japan, ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Japan
Judicial Authorization of Arrests Required (Apr. 02, 2008) by Peter Roudik
On February 21, 2008, the legislature of Kazakhstan amended the nation's Code of Criminal Procedure and the Law on the Prosecutor's Office in regard to the ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Kazakhstan
Security Measure Against Violent Offenders (Apr. 02, 2008) by Nicole Atwill
A French law of February 25, 2008, provides, in exceptional cases, for keeping certain categories of violent offenders in specialized detention centers after the offenders have ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: France
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
Bailiffs Now Have Housebreaking Right (Mar. 02, 2008) by Peter Roudik
On February 1, 2008, an amended version of the Federal Law on Execution of Judgments of the Russian Federation entered into force. The newly passed amendments ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation
Last updated: 01/13/2009