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Parliamentary Committee on Organized Crime and Money Laundering (October 19, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
In March 2012, the European Parliament established a Special Committee on Organized Crime, Corruption, and Money Laundering (COCCML) with the mandate ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: European Union
Proposed Criminal Law Amendment to Include Internet in Public Space, Public Act Definition (October 19, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On September 12, 2012,
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Norway
Court Awards Settlement to Detainees (October 10, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On October 2, 2012, a High Court of Malaysia awarded damages to three opposition politicians and two activists who had been ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Malaysia
Rewards for Assisting Police (October 03, 2012) by Peter Roudik
On August 23, 2012, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (police) of the
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation
Financial Pyramids Will Be Outlawed (October 03, 2012) by Peter Roudik
On August 23, 2012, the Ukrainian Commission on Financial Markets Regulation approved draft legislation banning financial pyramids in
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Ukraine
Proposal for Expansion of Pre-Trial Detention Sent to Legislature (September 27, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
The Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice has submitted a proposal to the Lower House of the Parliament that would make ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Netherlands
Government Proposes Outlawing Prostitution (August 30, 2012) by Constance Johnson
It was reported in July 2012 that the Danish government intends to move forward with a proposal to make purchasing sexual ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Denmark
Disqualifications for Individuals Convicted of Sex Crimes Against Minors (August 27, 2012) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand
On June 13, 2012, Law 20594 was passed to amend the Criminal Code to include disqualifications for individuals convicted of sexual ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Chile
Pre-Indictment Plea Bargains Allowed (August 23, 2012) by Ruth Levush
On July 25, 2012, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) passed an amendment to the Criminal Procedure [Consolidated Version] Law, 5742-1982. The amendment ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Israel
Defamation is Criminalized Again (August 20, 2012) by Peter Roudik
On July 28, 2012, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation signed into law amendments to the country's Criminal Code, recently ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation
Making Public Threats on a Blog Will Be Criminalized (August 13, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
The Storting, Norway's parliament, may update the country's Penal Code in connection with the crime of making threats in public, in ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Norway
Judges and Prosecutors More Protected (August 03, 2012) by Eduardo Soares
Almost one year after a criminal judge was brutally murdered in Rio de Janeiro by a criminal organization, some of whose ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Penalties Increased for Attacking Military Personnel (July 20, 2012) by Issam Saliba
Pursuant to articles 221 and 339 of the Bahrain Criminal Law No. 15 of 1976, an assault on the person of ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Bahrain
Sedition Law to Be Repealed (July 19, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On July 12, 2012, Malaysia's government announced that it will repeal a law that has been on the books since the ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Malaysia
Implementation of Jury Trials Postponed (July 16, 2012) by Peter Roudik
Kyrgyzstan will soon become another former Soviet republic in which courts with jurors will be introduced, based on an amendment to ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan)
Regional Court Ruling Criminalizes Circumcision of Young Boys (July 03, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
According to a decision handed down by the Cologne regional court (Landgericht Köln) on June 26, 2012, circumcision of young boys ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Germany
Overhaul of Rules on Review of Criminal Cases (July 02, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On June 12, 2012, the Upper House (Eerste Kamer) of the Dutch Parliament (Staten-Generaal) adopted draft legislation reforming the rules on ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Netherlands
Notice of Rights for Suspects and the Accused in Criminal Proceedings (June 27, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
On June 1, 2012, Directive 2012/13/EU on the Right to Information in Criminal Proceedings entered into force. (2012 OFFICIAL JOURNAL ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: European Union
Two Laws Adopted to Improve Use of Autopsies (June 25, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
Among corpses handled by police in 2011, only 11%were autopsied. This number is much lower than that of most of developed ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Japan
Jurors in Tbilisi Court Pronounce Guilty Verdicts (June 21, 2012) by Peter Roudik
On June 15, 2012, a guilty verdict was pronounced by jurors in a case of premeditated murder tried in Tbilisi City ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Last updated: October 19, 2012
