some of the punishable acts prescribed by the new law that makes Republic Act No. 10175 violative of the constitutional provision on free speech‚ said Santiago‚ a former trial court judge and magistrate-in-waiting to the International Court of Justice. In addition‚ the law’s provisions are also “overbroad” and “vague‚” which makes it unconstitutional‚ she said. For these reasons‚ Santiago predicted the Supreme Court would strike down the cybercrime law as unconstitutional. “Otherwise‚ it will be a
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CYBERCRIME LAW Today‚ cyberspace occurs lots of phenomenon where people are involved. Many of us knew or being informed about the Cyber Crime Law‚ officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10175 ‚ based on my researched this is a law in the Philippines signed by President Benigno Aquino III on September 12‚ 2012 aims to fight online pornography‚ hacking‚ identify theft and spamming. The question is‚ do I know what is Cyber Crime Law is for? Am I Anti or Pro Cyber Crime Law? Many arguments about
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Cherry sentencing courts. The article shows the outline and decisions made for every individual who was sentenced on the said day. After reading through the long list of hearings‚ I chose one in particular to report on; A 25 year old male has been currently incarcerated at a correctional institution where he has been awaiting sentencing. At this said hearing‚ the defendant was brought in front of the honorable Judge Cherry to be sentenced on numerous charges. The defendant faces sentencing for two
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Introduction 2 3 Cyber crime 2 4 Classification of Cyber crime 2 5 Status of Cyber Crime 6 6 Cyber law 7 7 Cyber Law in India 8 8 Advantages of Cyber Law 9 9 General Suggestions and information 10 10 Suggestions for better security 10 11 Conclusion 11 12 Reference 12 Abstract: Cyber law and cyber crime is becoming an important issue for social
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Period Victimless Crimes Mrs. Thresher December 10‚ 2013 Victimless Crimes A crime is a serious offense against the public law (Webster Dictionary)‚ but not all serious crimes have a clear victim. Victimless crimes‚ legal offenses to which all parties consent and no parties are injured‚ however‚ account for 86% of the Federal Prison population (Libertarian News). For the reason that the illegal activity is consensually entered into‚ victimless crimes are often called consensual crimes. Parties consensually
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honesty‚ the cyber law is actually protection. I’m not trying to be a badass anymore or even trying to be anti-mainstream‚ but if you actually read what this Republic Act has to say‚ you might actually approve of it. I honestly believe that it’s for the betterment of society. It’s not as if naman everyone would just suddenly say: “I hate the government” diba? People are just too afraid without even knowing what they fear. What the cyber law in the Philippines is trying to do is to put a restriction
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Criminal Sentencing April.30/2013 * Sentencing: a convicted person is one of the most complex parts of the legal system. * A judge must weigh several factors when deciding how to sentence an offender. * In Canada‚ a judge has numerous sentencing options‚ which range from releasing the accused to imprisonment * The sentencing process is controversial to many Canadians‚ as most convicted offenders do reintegrate back into society at some point. * There is constant debate over how
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Racial Disparity in Sentencing Donna Black CJA423 October 18‚ 2010 Shomari L. Gilford Racial Disparity in Sentencing Racial disparity in sentencing continues to be a long time culmination in the criminal justice system. The disparity in criminal sentencing is seen when individuals who commit similar or the same criminal act results in acquiring different sentences upon conviction (Jones-Brown‚ 2002). The paper will take a look at racial disparity in sentencing today‚ do an examination of
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Punishment and Sentencing Paper CJA/224 Garrett LeGrange September 17‚ 2010 There are many different philosophies that are in use in the court systems when determining what sort of punishment will be imposed on someone who is found guilty of committing a crime. These philosophies are in use in both the adult courts and juvenile courts. The juvenile court system is similar to the adult courts‚ but there are many differences between the two. Both court systems try and keep crime from happening
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hate crime penalty enforcement laws constitutional? "That ’s Gay." If you are around teenagers today‚ that is a phrase you will most likely hear very often. It is not necessarily meant as a homophobic or hate-filled remark‚ and most of the time it is referring to an object‚ an idea‚ or a conversation; things that obviously have no sexual orientation. But now‚ according to a bill passed by the senate‚ it could almost be considered a hate crime. Many people support the widening of hate crime laws
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