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India Parliament faces historic number of suspensions amid security concerns

JURIST

We all know that key Bills like the criminal law amendments, which unleash draconian powers and impede citizen’s rights, are listed.” Wednesday, the Los Sabha passed some of these criminal reform laws. After losing more than 90 members to suspensions, the Opposition INDIA bloc now only has 43 active members.

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Out now: Buxbaum, “Extraterritoriality in Comparative Perspective” (Ius Comparatum)

Conflict of Laws

Third, extraterritoriality more and more occurs to protect international interests or global goods, in particular in criminal law. Each of these findings is further explained and substantiated.

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

Overall, Johnson argues that in order for the plea-bargaining system to make way for sustained and fair justice resolutions, many of the “interlocking and mandatory laws” need to change.

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The Power of Paralegal Mentors – An Interview with Ashley Stasiewich

Paralegal Bootcamp

Ashley’s a member and mentor, as you heard, of the Alberta Association of Professional Paralegals and an associate member of the Edmonton Law Office Managers Association. My background is primarily working in criminal law, and I typically work in a very small firm, and your lawyer is always off at court. Reasonably so.

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Conflict of Laws - Untitled Article

Conflict of Laws

National civil procedural law is called upon to decide which third-country companies can be sued within the EU and how the Ingmar case law for EU domiciled companies will be further developed. This is a problem of uniformity – different national laws allow for different answers. The proposal to enforce claims under Art.

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Arizona asks court to approve “Kafkaesque” treatment of due-process claim from man on death row

SCOTUSBlog

Justice Clarence Thomas posed the first question, asking Cruz’s lawyer, Neal Katyal, whether there was even a federal issue for the court to decide given that Arizona was simply applying state procedural law. Although Katyal quickly addressed the issue, the question signaled Thomas’s inclination to rule against the petitioner.

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