Sentences with phrase «enacting new criminal laws»

It is certainly a strong argument in favour of enacting new criminal laws; but it does not rise to the level of a textual absurdity.

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Whenever, between the time of the final judgment in a criminal case and the time the sentence is fully served, a law is enacted that stipulates a lighter penalty, the original sentencing shall be reduced to the special maximum of the new sentencing if the previous one exceeded that special maximum.

The uproar over the murders of black men such as Michael Brown and Eric Garner by police officers are leading criminal justice reform advocates to push legislatures and governors to enact new policies, including the creation of independent prosecutors for cases involving cops as well as the rewrite of use - of - force laws that allow rogue cops to get off scot - free.

This paper grounds its argument in the new requirement born from Reference re Assisted Human Reproduction Act, which regulates Parliament's power to enact criminal law with respect to health matters.

With a new Criminal Finances Bill set to be enacted in 2017 to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion, and news laws likely in 2018 to require procedures to prevent wider economic crime, this shows no signs of abating.