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Haaretz Israeli documentary on West Bank legal system wins prestigious Sundance prizeHaaretzThe film, The Law in These Parts (Shilton Ha Chok), was directed by Israeli Ra'anan Alexandrowicz, and is comprised of a series of interviews with former Israel Defense Forces legal officials in charge of the army's judicial system in the West Bank.and more » View [...]

The Hindu Twitter's New Censorship System and International Internet LawForbesThis little change that Twitter has made to the way that it censors tweets tells us something really quite important about the way that international and national law affects what we do here on the internet. Twitter has refined its technology so it can …If required [...]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal bankruptcy judge on Jan. 19 ruled that the sewer system of bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala., is property over which the bankruptcy court exercises exclusive jurisdiction and the revenues earned by the sewer authority are not subject to an automatic stay (In Re: Jefferson County, Alabama, No. 11-05736, Chapter 9, N.D. [...]

The Malaysian Insider Saiful: Appeal against Anwar acquittal shows legal system is fairThe Malaysian InsiderIn an immediate response to the filing of the appeal, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan (picture) said that it showed that the country's legal system was fair and efficient. “My family and I would like to state that with the filing of [...]

PASADENA, Calif. – A split Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 12 reversed certification of a nationwide class of consumers who purchased or leased Acura RLs equipped with a collision mitigation braking system (CMBS) that they allege was misrepresented by American Honda Motor Co. Inc. (Michael Mazza, et al. v. American Honda [...]

Legal system dislikes new lawBucyrus Telegraph ForumBUCYRUS — A Crestline woman was in Crawford County Common Pleas Court last week after failing to complete a diversion program. Sabrina Black, 22, was placed on the diversion program on May 18, 2009, after pleading guilty to illegal use of food stamps …and more » View full post on [...]

What's the Value of an Honest Legal System, Or, Why the Greek Bailout Still …ForbesThe other thing I found very interesting indeed was that we can now assign a value to an honest and independent legal system. It would also make sense for funds to target bonds governed by English law – a trend that [...]

S.J. legal system working though financial kinksStockton RecordBy Jordan Guinn STOCKTON – Layoffs, court closures, budget shortfalls and an uptick of violent case filings created headaches and snarls throughout San Joaquin County's legal system in 2011. "I can't tell exactly how dire it's going to get," said Allan …and more » View full post on legal [...]

Legal system needs to rethink insanity, related defense ploysAllentown Morning CallHowever, there needs to be some sort of objective criterion upon which to base rules for the legal system, such as prior history. If you did not seek help for your problem before you murdered or maimed someone, don't use that problem as an excuse [...]

Zee News Indian legal system is slow: Imran KhanHindustan TimesActor Imran Khan, who had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court against Maharashtra government's decision of raising the age limit of drinking to 25, believes that the slow legal system is delaying the case. …Legal system of India lacks pace: Imran [...]