prosecution of crimes

The government encourages potential trafficking victims to assist in the investigation and prosecution of crimes against them.

Emphasis was placed on improving prosecution of crimes involving domestic violence and sexual assault.

They assist crime victims, witnesses and others during the investigation and prosecution of crimes.

Its most significant legacy is a fundamental change in international law that gives universal jurisdiction to the prosecution of crimes considered human rights atrocities.

These reasons include, inter alia, national security, defence, and the investigation and prosecution of crimes.

The case is the latest in a series of belated prosecutions of crimes from the civil rights era.

When referring to prosecution of crimes, sanctuary can mean one of the following:

In addition, tribal members have complained that prosecution of crimes is delayed as jurisdiction has to be clarified.

The United Nations has been primarily responsible for the prosecution of crimes against humanity since it was chartered in 1948.

Therefore many states parties have implemented national legislation to provide for the investigation and prosecution of crimes that fall under the jurisdiction of the Court.

The Vicinage Clause places no limits on the prosecution of crimes not committed within a state.

As chief, Mr. Bailey pursued prosecution of crimes against the elderly and gang violence.

Video of the prosecution of crimes in Zvornik (Bosnian)

The list includes gradual nuclear disarmament, the formation of a vaguely defined "democratic league" and the universal prosecution of crimes against humanity.

The prevention, investigation and prosecution of crimes cannot happen at the expense of the disregard for and violation of individual rights.

This military view of civilian targets has effects on the equity of applied legal principles on which the prosecution of crimes against humanity are based.

In fact, the Scots requirement of corroboration in criminal matters changes the practical prosecution of crimes derived from the same enactment.

Salvadoran military men "often fail to cooperate in the prosecution of crimes imputed to a fellow officer," the department said in its annual report on human rights.

In 1999 she filed a complaint before a court in Spain because prosecutions of crimes committed during the civil war are practically impossible in Guatemala.

"We are turning the ship 180 degrees from prosecution of crimes as our main focus to the prevention of terrorist acts," a senior Justice Department official said tonight.

Congressional investigators and Federal prosecutors have tussled for decades over these competing priorities: the prosecution of crimes, against the Congressional airing of possible wrongdoing.

The Rome Statute obliges states parties to cooperate with the Court in the investigation and prosecution of crimes, including the arrest and surrender of suspects.

Although the investigation and prosecution of crimes is the responsibility of local authorities, consular officers can help you understand the local criminal justice process and find an attorney.

"Tremendous advancements in forensic sciences have greatly improved prosecutions of crimes and have brought justice to the families and loved ones of victims across the country.

The story prompted George Bird Grinnell, editor of Forest and Stream to lobby congress for a law to allow prosecution of crimes in Yellowstone.