During and after the TRC, the government mandated thesNational Prosecutions Authority to consider prosecuting perpetrators who had been deniedsamnesty or who had not approached the TRC...Pigou P (2001) The apartheid state and violence: What has the Truth and Reconciliation Commission found? Politi...
With all the financial organizations out there, knowing what they all do can be as complicated as knowing where to invest. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)—formerly, theNational Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)—are two of...
With the SecondLiberty BondAct of 1917, however, the U.S. Treasury was granted borrowing authority up to a debt limit expressed as a number, a ceiling on the total amount that it could borrow without seeking Congress's consent.5 The Treasury also was given the discretion to decide maturity...
The deadly shooting in El Paso is being treated asa "domestic terrorism" case, prosecutors there said. And the FBI said it has opened a "domestic terrorism"investigationinto the July shooting at the garlic festival in Gilroy, California. But the individuals who c...
That comes out of these standards that were first put together by the US Sentencing Commission. They were the first national standard in the United States anyway that suggested having a reporting mechanism, including with an anonymous option....
On October 11, 2023, the Zimbabwe government classified methamphetamine as a dangerous drug. Prior to the declaration, there had been legal battles with lawyers arguing that crystal meth is not a scheduled drug under the Dangerous Drugs Act, yet the National Prosecuting Authority was se...
raised eyebrows. After all, Trump’s criminal defense lawyers would be running the Justice Department that has been prosecuting him, and one obvious concern is whether they would effectively use their positions to advance his stated personal interest in using the DOJ togo after his political ...
At the center of the discussions is the Justice Department'slongstanding policyagainst prosecuting a sitting president and the need to enable a smooth transition to a second term in the White House for Trump, the sources said. Experts told CBS News the Justice Department is likely to drop Trump...
But for today, we want to focus on the world of how to do business with the federal government using their contracting authority. This presentation will highlight key risks, issues, and compliance obligations that any company should consider as it contemplates entering into the federal government ...
The SEC's Office of International Affairs has become crucial to its enforcement efforts since some of the largest cases today happen across national boundaries.5 The cooperation program is designed to give the SEC access to insider knowledge that the SEC can't get on its own (at least as eas...