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What was the background and impetus of the insertion of subsection 10(A1) to the Criminal Law Act 1977?

In what materials could one find insights into the concerns, motivations and rationales that were behind the genesis of section 10(A1) of the criminal law act 1977? I have tried searching for relevant ...
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What could have been the intended purpose of Section 10(2) of the criminal law act 1977?

Section 10(1) CLA 1977 creates an offence of obstructing a judicial enforcement officer effecting enforcement of a court order for recovery of possession of property. But section 10(2) explicitly ...
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Why there seem to be no strict rules related to non-profit organization "overhead" in the US?

According to Investopedia, an organization can benefit from the non-profit tax status if it satisfies several conditions: have a purpose within a designated list an annual exemption form must be ...
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Is it legal in the US to offer a candidate money to drop off a senate race to run against another candidate?

Hill Harper just tweeted this: I didn’t intend for a private phone call to turn public. But now that it has, here’s the truth. One of AIPAC’s biggest donors offered $20m if I dropped out of the U.S. ...
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Who is the U.S. official with the highest position within the U.S. government who has dual citizenship?

Who is the U.S. official with the highest position within the U.S. government who has dual citizenship? I was thinking of Arnold Schwarzenegger, but I am not sure if he's the highest ranked, and I am ...
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If UK government "ignored the law" on asylum seekers, what are the consequences? [duplicate]

The UK government wants to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, but the proposed policy has been ruled unlawful by the UK Supreme Court. The Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson is widely reported ...
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Are there countries, besides Israel, that declare themselves nation-states for a particular ethnic group?

The Israeli Basic Law, controversially passed in 2018, specifies that The State of Israel is the national home of the Jewish people, in which it fulfills its natural, cultural, religious, and ...
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Is there a democracy where the national government can directly determine the zoning of a municipality?

In urban planning, zoning is a method in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into "zones", each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs ...
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What are the factors that would make it difficult for the U.S. government to block Huawei's patent lawsuits in the U.S.?

https://rollcall.com/2019/06/19/sen-rubio-wants-to-stop-huawei-from-filing-u-s-patent-lawsuits/ Sen. Marco Rubio wants to make sure that the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies can’t ...
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To what was "victor's justice" used to refer to between 1971-1983 and 1991-2008?

In a comment on this answer the google ngram for "victor's justice" was shown, as a demonstration that the phrase was first used in reference to the Nuremberg trials. This appears true, as ...
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Where is the text banning live animal trade in China?

The first SARS virus of 2002 is described here... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-1 SARS-CoV-1 passed through “live wild mammals in a retail market” in China. A source from 2003 published in ...
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24th (Poll tax prohibition) scope?

When it comes to the 24th Amendment there is view academic, judicial, and on,one resources (at least that I can find). The 24th amendment reads: Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States ...
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Are there any countries with restrictions on the usage of religious names in certain contexts? [closed]

An example of such context(s) would be usage of religious names in computer/mobile apps or in dictionaries.
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Can the U.S. do anything to block China's ability to block merger deals?

https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-walk-away-54-bln-acquisition-tower-semiconductor-sources-2023-08-16/ NEW YORK, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O) scrapped its $5.4 billion deal to buy ...
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Are there strictly political arguments why a racketeering case in a U.S. state court wouldn't move forward if the defendant became the U.S. President?

At 02:11 the August 15, 2023 video CNN's Haberman on the irony of Giuliani’s indictment for racketeering an exchange between CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins and White House correspondent for The New York ...
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Is former president Trump "out on bail" as Chris Christie asserts? If so, were campaign funds used?

to help answers along, this was just asserted by Jim Sciutto, CNN anchor and chief national security correspondent after 06:22: The previous indictments Trump has faced, he has not had to post bond. ...
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Alaska mayor offers homeless free flight to Los Angeles, but is Los Angeles (or any city in California) allowed to reject them?

Source: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/07/24/saying-sullivan-arena-shelter-is-closed-for-good-mayor-weighs-giving-plane-tickets-to-anchorages-homeless-this-winter/ To quote Anchorage ...
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Which "Bar" eviscerated US District Judge Aileen Cannon after granting the special master review of documents?

In CNN"s July 20, 2023 See ex-GOP lawmaker's reaction to Trump's trial date after 07:50 is the following exchange between CNN's Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash and Senior Legal ...
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When the majority votes against someone [closed]

Background Mr. X has recently joined a group of friends. The group voted that Mr. X has to buy lunch for the group. The group had two arguments: They argued that it's according to democracy and the ...
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Why do many liberal countries criminalize polygamy? [duplicate]

Polygamy is a crime in many liberal countries (such as all 27 countries of the European Union). It is theoretically victimless, however. Why then would a liberal country criminalize it? Things I can ...
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How do countries vote when appointing a judge to the European Court of Justice?

The Court of Justice consists of 27 Judges who are assisted by 11 Advocates-General. The Judges and Advocates-General are appointed by common accord of the governments of the member states[7] and hold ...
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What actually stops someone from running for public office in the US after agreeing not to do so?

Rachel Maddow asks whether Trump should be offered a plea deal trading the threat of jail time for his agreeing to never hold public office again. Ron Liebman Barney Skolnik, and Russell “Baker, the ...
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Can US states add eligibility requirements to vote to block certain demographics or enact even tougher voter suppression measures?

One topic that has come up is voter suppression. Voter suppression discussions have focused on making it harder to vote, not removing the ability to vote altogether. But I am wondering if it is ...
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Special parliament that controls and oversees the Justice and Law enforcement systems [closed]

In countries like the USA many people are frustrated with the control of the legislative majority or head of state over Justice appointments and the Law enforcement agencies (accusing the law ...
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Why do many liberal countries criminalize incest?

Many/most liberal countries have legalized homosexuality. Presumably one of the main reasons for doing so is that consensual sex between two adults ought not to be a crime, because there is no victim. ...
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How effective are lawyers and NGOs (like Soldiers Mothers, Peaceplea and Conscript's School) in securing the rights of the mobilized in Russia?

After the start of the first mobilizations in Russia, a couple of organisations were created to help mobilized people to either escape military service or acquire them non-combat roles: https://...
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Why can't people consent to be killed in many countries?

My friend and I had an argument about the subject. He argued that in some circumstances it should be legal to consent to be killed (e.g. if the dominant kills the submissive during the BDSM session ...
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Is there such a thing as "right to be heard" by the authorities?

Does an individual have a right to be heard by state authorities of their grievances? Would such a right be possible to deduce from freedom of expression as defined in the American, Australian and ...
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Why hasn't the Attorney General investigated Justice Thomas?

It sounds like Justice Thomas has made clear and egregious mistakes in disclosure, Over the past two decades, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reported on mandatory financial disclosure ...
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What led to the broadening of the scope of Article 21 of the Indian constitution to mean "due process" instead of "procedure established by law"?

The drafting history of article 21 is as follows: Draft Article 15 was debated in the Constituent Assembly on 6 and 13 December 1948. It provided for the right to life and personal liberty, subject ...
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Is capital punishment more likely to be applied in India for terrorist acts?

So far there have only been 8 executions of the death penalty since 2000 in India and most of the cases are related to terrorism. According to this article recently a terrorist ran out of appeals both ...
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Is Judicial activism legitimate? [closed]

Is it preferable for a judiciary to interpret laws against the drafter's intent for reasons such as protecting minority rights or avoiding arbitrary use of the law? What are the effects of this?
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What is the scope of judicial review by the Supreme Court of India?

The various articles of the constitution (Part V, Chapter IV - The Union Judiciary) regarding the supreme court seem to give the impression that their conduct is heavily regulated by presidential ...
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Why is the punishment for dowry crimes so severe in comparison to other forms of extortion?

Dowry (where the parents of the bride pay the parents of the groom), in India has a minimum sentence of 5 years even for non aggressive and non-coerced dowry. This is in comparison to other violent ...
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What Are The Exact Differences Between The US Judicial System And The Proposed Israeli Judicial Reform, In Terms Of Checks And Balances

The Israeli Judicial Reform plan is still in the making, so changes to the precise rules of the proposal are expected. But the basic ideas of it are as follows: According to the current law, some ...
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Why did Parliament set out a tribunal procedure for RROs and for recovery of prohibited payments but not for deposit protection claims?

Tenant fees act 2019 allows for recovery of prohibited payments in the relatively accessible and informal tribunal setting. Housing Act 2004 also sets out the RRO procedure in the same accessible ...
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Why do countries sometimes not want to share intelligence on an investigation even if they are allies?

https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-denmark-germany-nord-stream-investigation-tests-eu-intelligence-sharing-around-the-baltic/ It's a highly sensitive issue. The prosecutor leading the Swedish ...
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How does having minority stakes and board seats give the Chinese government effective control over companies?

From the New York Times: All of that changed over the past few years as Beijing went after some of the country’s biggest tech companies and its highest-profile tech entrepreneurs. The aim was to ...
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In what way do "Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water"? State constitution or federal? Which article?

From CNN's February 22, 2023 Pennsylvania attorney general’s office will investigate Norfolk Southern after ‘criminal referral’ from state officials “Our office has been monitoring the train ...
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Could the US constitutionally cement single-party rule in this scenario?

Suppose that a political party ("X") controls a simple majority of both the House and Senate in addition the the presidency. At this point in time, the Supreme Court is not relevant. All ...
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Why are India's sedition laws still on the books?

Why India has not done away with archiac and abusive sedition laws once imposed by Colonial British rule? It is not a political issue as all the major parties that have governed India since 1947 have ...
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What laws can be used by the Indian government to ban a film or documentary?

The Indian government has banned a controversial BBC documentary about Narendra Modi, claiming it is propaganda. This Guardian article claims that they invoked their emergency laws to ban it. The ...
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Does Germany have a law on foreign influence agents (similar to the US' or Russia's)? Or proposals for something like that?

It seems it's perfectly legal in Germany for parliamentarians to have their trips sponsored by a foreign country. And likewise for more run-of-the-mill influencers, e.g. rally organizers. So, I'm ...
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Why would one argue that Interpol’s Executive Committee is "currently dominated by autocracies and Interpol abusers"? (Political abuse?)

The Politico's January 24, 2023 Foreign Affairs Opinion piece by Ben Keith and Ted R. Bromund1 Opinion | Interpol Is Doing Russia’s Dirty Work includes the following: That’s technically true; the ...
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Have other US state governors tried to invoke executive privilege previously, or is Florida's DeSantis the first? If so, are some successful?

Politico's January 13, 2023 DeSantis administration wants to keep some things private includes the following: Keep pushing— In a line of recent cases, including one that goes before a Leon County ...
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Is there a process for 'removing' a law

Any good student of Schoolhouse Rock knows how a bill becomes a law, but how do laws get removed, like obsolete laws?
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Is there a way to determine if a country engages in debt-trap diplomacy?

Is there a way to determine if a country engages in debt-trap diplomacy? There are people accusing China in engaging in debt-trap diplomacy, but China keeps renegotiating and cancelling debt while it ...
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Is there any country outside the EU that prohibits using artificial intelligence software for mass surveillance or ranking social behavior?

According to The Diplomat, China is already exporting its Social Credit System, or at least intending to: In 2020, China will conduct a feasibility run for social credit system in Kazakhstan, ...
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Have most/all state-level cannabis legalization laws been preceded by referendums?

Seems to me each round of US elections lately has a batch of cannabis referendums riding in it. Recreational marijuana legalized in 2 states, rejected in 3 in 2022 election referendums Currently, 21 ...
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During the Canadian Convoy Protests, what was the stated reason for freezing bank accounts?

It is common knowledge now that the Canadian Government froze a handful of bank accounts based on suspicion of funding the 2022 Convoy Protests. When I watched Justin Trudeau's portion of the ...
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