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14 Maternity Trusts to be Scrutinised as Part of National Investigation
Kirsty Allen
2 March 2017
Judge-only Crown Court trials: a rarely required safeguard
Sections 44 and 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 provide for a trial on indictment to take place in England and Wales without a jury where there is a danger of jury tampering taking place or where it appears that such tampering has taken place.
23 February 2017
International Criminal Court asked to investigate corporate actors for crimes against humanity linked to Australia’s detention regime
Last week, in a move that attracted international attention, (see here and here also) the International Human Rights Clinic at Stanford Law School and Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) asked the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to commence an investigation into public officials, in particular Australian public officials, and corporate actors from three named companies that it claimed may have committed and be continuing to commit the crimes against humanity of unlawful imprisonment, torture, deportation, persecution and other inhumane acts. The communique alleges both direct corporate perpetration of the crimes and corporate complicity in the planning and carrying out of said crimes in continuance of Australia’s immigration policies by individuals.
22 February 2017
Court Orders South African Government to Revoke ICC Withdrawal Notice
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the South African Government’s attempt to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) was ‘invalid’ and that the approval of Parliament is required.
21 February 2017
Open and Shut Cases may be re-opened
It has been reported that the arrests of two men who work at a forensic science laboratory on suspicion of perverting the course of justice may lead to hundreds of cases being reviewed.
21 February 2017
International Criminal Law – A month in review – January 2017
International Crime News Review for January 2017
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