Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea against criminal law on collection of biometrics ...

Stay of criminal proceedings refers to the issue of not proceeding with a criminal case until a formal judicial order reopens it because the matter is sub-judice or pending in another court. The ...

At the same time, the case presents broader institutional questions about how criminal law should be applied when the conduct in question arises from journalistic reporting on matters of public ...

Anna Psarouda–Benaki was the first woman Speaker of Parliament and the first woman to serve as President of the Academy of Athens. She was also Professor Emerita of Criminal Law at the Law School of ...

The Taliban has formally entrenched a class-based justice system in Afghanistan under a newly enacted Criminal Procedure Code ...

The 2022 law allows police and prison authorities to collect and store various types of personal data, including fingerprints ...

The High Court quashed a decades-old TDS prosecution after compounding fees and interest were fully paid. It held that revival of trial violated the right to a speedy trial and constituted abuse of ...

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has outlined a wide range of legal and institutional reforms carried out by the Ministry of Law, ...

Minnesota has zero convictions for female genital mutilation despite hundreds of thousands at risk nationwide and the state's ...

Criminal defense lawyers are tracking when the Justice Department appears to rely on irregular charging practices.

Daniel Richman, a Columbia Law professor, has ignited fresh debate after writing in the New York Times that the Epstein Files ...

The charges come after a Civil Beat report revealed Steve Alm's office knew about the allegations, botched an investigation and invited the employee back to work.