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International Criminal Law Body confers special recognition to JIBS Direct
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI/OP Jindal University): India's renowned behavioural scientist and Director of Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS)-Prof. of Eminence (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni has been conferred with a special recognition award by the International Criminal Law Associa
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India run by its Constitution, not by 'criminal law' of Sharia: VHP on vio
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday strongly condemned the violence that took place in many parts of the country on Friday over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad and said that some 'Jihadi' elements are trying to mislead the people of the Mus
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Human Rights Watch asks Pakistan to amend 'blood money' laws to deliver ju
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): Highlighting the "severe miscarriage of justice" due to Pakistan's existing infamous "blood money" laws since 1990, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on the government to amend provisions of the criminal law that allow for murder and other s
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Govt initiates process for comprehensive amendments to criminal laws
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Government has initiated the process for comprehensive amendments to criminal laws in consultation with all the stakeholders, the Centre on Wednesday informed.
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UNHRC asks Pakistan to not discourage victims of enforced disappearance fr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI): On World Human Rights Day, a group of UN experts called on Pakistan to halt the approval of an amendment to a bill criminalizing enforced disappearances that would harshly penalise families and other sources for reporting alleged cases.
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Delhi HC directs Centre to decide representation seeking to publicise amen
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Central government to decide the representation seeking to make available amended criminal law books or bare acts and the judgements of the supreme court and high courts that would publicise the obligations
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SC says no immunity to protect legislators from criminal law, dismisses Ke
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the Kerala Government seeking a direction to withdraw cases against prominent Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders for alleged vandalism in the Kerala State Assembly in 2015 when the
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NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law introduces Criminal Law Specialization
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): SVKM's NMIMS Deemed-to-be-University, one of India's leading educational institutions with a 40-year legacy of academic excellence, has introduced Criminal Law as a new specialisation in its Master of law (LL.M.) program at Kiri
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Debate over reducing age of criminal responsibility renews in China
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 18 (ANI): The debate in Chinese society over whether the criminal responsibility age should be lowered has renewed once again following the alleged murder of a six-year-old boy by a 13-year-old.
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China amends juvenile criminal law, offenders aged 12-14 years to face cri
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], February 20 (ANI): China has amended its juvenile criminal law, which will take effect on March 1, thus bringing offenders as young as 12 under criminal punishment, reported The Straits Times.
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Canada declares white nationalist group 'Proud Boys' as terrorists
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 4 (ANI): Canada has formally designated the Proud Boys -- an all-male, far-right, white nationalist group -- as a terrorist entity under its criminal law on Wednesday.
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Committee formed to suggest reforms in criminal laws: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): A Committee has been constituted under the Chairpersonship of the Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi to suggest reforms in the criminal laws, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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