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- 20:25, 17 April 2011 diff hist +2,023 N Senegal Created page with "==Background== The country of Senegal is comprised of 14 regions with the capital city called Dakar.<ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sg.html..."
- 19:42, 17 April 2011 diff hist +4 Criminal Justice Systems Around the World →Country Pages
- 02:35, 4 April 2011 diff hist +759 Cameroon →Background
- 02:17, 4 April 2011 diff hist +1,793 N Cameroon Created page with "==Background== Cameroon, officially known as the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Western Africa that is a former French and British colony. Prior to World War I, Cameroon ..."
- 01:55, 4 April 2011 diff hist +4 Criminal Justice Systems Around the World →Country Pages
- 01:07, 5 March 2011 diff hist +287 Brazil →Sources of Defendant's Rights
- 01:04, 5 March 2011 diff hist +12 Brazil →Defendant's Rights
- 00:34, 5 March 2011 diff hist +2,249 Brazil →Sources of Defendant's Rights
- 03:28, 28 February 2011 diff hist +583 Brazil →Sources of Defendant's Rights
- 02:42, 28 February 2011 diff hist +16 Brazil →Sources of Defendant's Rights
- 02:41, 28 February 2011 diff hist +2,019 N Brazil Created page with "==Background== Brazil is a South American country, which is currently the largest economy in Latin America and an emerging world power. From 1500 to 1822, Brazil was a Portugue..."
- 02:15, 28 February 2011 diff hist +4 Criminal Justice Systems Around the World →Country Pages
- 02:04, 28 February 2011 diff hist +495 Molestation and other sex crimes against children →Common Defenses
- 04:35, 22 February 2011 diff hist +1,853 Molestation and other sex crimes against children →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 04:22, 22 February 2011 diff hist +583 Molestation and other sex crimes against children →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:14, 22 February 2011 diff hist +1,307 Molestation and other sex crimes against children →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:05, 22 February 2011 diff hist +1,640 Molestation and other sex crimes against children →Model Penal Code
- 03:41, 22 February 2011 diff hist +1,729 Molestation and other sex crimes against children →Model Penal Code
- 03:26, 22 February 2011 diff hist +24 Molestation and other sex crimes against children →Background
- 02:00, 19 February 2011 diff hist +14 Molestation and other sex crimes against children →Background
- 02:00, 19 February 2011 diff hist +366 N Molestation and other sex crimes against children Created page with "==Background== Molestation is the persecution or harassment of someone, usually performed for a sexual gratification.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> Closel..."
- 01:56, 19 February 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 01:55, 19 February 2011 diff hist +791 Incest →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 23:36, 13 February 2011 diff hist +673 Incest →Common Defenses
- 23:27, 13 February 2011 diff hist +573 Incest →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 23:22, 13 February 2011 diff hist +1,934 Incest →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 22:58, 13 February 2011 diff hist +341 Rape →Common Defenses current
- 22:52, 13 February 2011 diff hist +327 Mayhem →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 22:40, 13 February 2011 diff hist +1,016 Kidnapping →Variation by Jurisdiction current
- 22:33, 13 February 2011 diff hist +175 Human or Sex Trafficking →Variation by Jurisdiction current
- 22:16, 13 February 2011 diff hist +720 False Imprisonment →Variation by Jurisdiction current
- 22:02, 13 February 2011 diff hist +508 Sodomy →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 21:56, 13 February 2011 diff hist +805 Sodomy →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 21:36, 13 February 2011 diff hist +7 Sodomy →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 21:25, 13 February 2011 diff hist +887 Sodomy →Background
- 06:15, 7 February 2011 diff hist +36 Incest →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 06:15, 7 February 2011 diff hist +543 N Incest Created page with "==Variation by Jurisdiction== '''Maryland''' Under the Maryland Criminal Code section 3-323, a person may not knowingly engage in vaginal intercourse with anyone whom the perso..."
- 06:11, 7 February 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 06:11, 7 February 2011 diff hist +21 Sodomy →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 06:10, 7 February 2011 diff hist +186 Sodomy →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 06:07, 7 February 2011 diff hist +3,318 N Sodomy Created page with "==Background== Sodomy is defined as oral or anal copulation between humans, especially those of the same sex.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</ref> A related crim..."
- 05:35, 7 February 2011 diff hist +1 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 05:34, 7 February 2011 diff hist +2 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 00:42, 7 February 2011 diff hist +1,926 Stalking →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 00:28, 7 February 2011 diff hist +3,703 Stalking →Background
- 21:30, 6 February 2011 diff hist +1 Crimes →Determining Criminal Liability
- 21:30, 6 February 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →Determing Criminal Liability
- 20:44, 6 February 2011 diff hist +21 Stalking →Background
- 20:43, 6 February 2011 diff hist +857 N Stalking Created page with "==Background== Stalking is defined as following or loitering near another, often surreptitiously, to annoy or harass that person or to commit a further crime such as assault or ..."
- 19:59, 6 February 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 19:55, 6 February 2011 diff hist +569 Human or Sex Trafficking →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 19:03, 6 February 2011 diff hist +167 Human or Sex Trafficking →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 18:58, 6 February 2011 diff hist +1,082 Human or Sex Trafficking →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:46, 4 February 2011 diff hist -1 Human or Sex Trafficking →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:42, 4 February 2011 diff hist +695 Human or Sex Trafficking →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:33, 4 February 2011 diff hist -4 Human or Sex Trafficking →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:32, 4 February 2011 diff hist +9 Human or Sex Trafficking →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:31, 4 February 2011 diff hist +31 Human or Sex Trafficking →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:31, 4 February 2011 diff hist +2,440 N Human or Sex Trafficking Created page with "==Background== Human trafficking is the illegal recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of a person, esp. one from another country, with the intent to hold ..."
- 03:59, 4 February 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 03:24, 1 February 2011 diff hist +1,973 Manslaughter - Voluntary →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 05:06, 29 January 2011 diff hist +521 Oral Advocacy →Background current
- 04:56, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 04:56, 29 January 2011 diff hist +643 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 04:45, 29 January 2011 diff hist +60 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 04:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist +740 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Common Defenses
- 04:39, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,134 Manslaughter - Voluntary →Model Penal Code
- 04:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,202 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:11, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Background
- 04:11, 29 January 2011 diff hist +204 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Background
- 04:09, 29 January 2011 diff hist +145 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +22 Manslaughter - Voluntary →Model Penal Code
- 04:03, 29 January 2011 diff hist +498 Manslaughter - Voluntary →Background
- 03:59, 29 January 2011 diff hist +914 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Background
- 01:49, 29 January 2011 diff hist +21 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Background
- 01:48, 29 January 2011 diff hist 0 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Background
- 01:47, 29 January 2011 diff hist +4 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Background
- 01:45, 29 January 2011 diff hist +310 N Manslaughter - Voluntary Created page with "==Background== Voluntary manslaughter is an act of murder that is reduced to manslaughter because of extenuating circumstances.<ref>Black's Law Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009)</r..."
- 01:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 01:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +16 Manslaughter - Involuntary →Background
- 01:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +487 N Manslaughter - Involuntary Created page with "==Background== Manslaughter is defined as the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought. Involuntary manslaughter is homicide in which there is no intention ..."
- 01:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 01:26, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,106 Statutory Rape →Common Defenses current
- 01:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +427 Statutory Rape →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 00:57, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,652 Statutory Rape →Model Penal Code
- 00:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,249 Statutory Rape →Background
- 05:16, 27 January 2011 diff hist +694 Rape →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 05:11, 27 January 2011 diff hist +2,415 Rape →Common Defenses
- 03:58, 27 January 2011 diff hist +246 Statutory Rape →Background
- 03:51, 27 January 2011 diff hist +23 Rape →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 02:27, 21 January 2011 diff hist -1 Rape →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 02:27, 21 January 2011 diff hist +1,588 Rape →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 02:16, 21 January 2011 diff hist +1,250 Rape →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 02:05, 21 January 2011 diff hist 0 Rape →Model Penal Code
- 02:05, 21 January 2011 diff hist -4 Rape →Model Penal Code
- 02:04, 21 January 2011 diff hist +1,026 Rape →Model Penal Code
- 01:57, 21 January 2011 diff hist +15 Statutory Rape →Background
- 01:57, 21 January 2011 diff hist +344 N Statutory Rape Created page with "==Background== Statutory rape is the "unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of consent (as defined by statute), regardless of whether it is against that person..."
- 01:52, 21 January 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 01:52, 21 January 2011 diff hist +16 Rape →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 01:51, 21 January 2011 diff hist +577 N Rape Created page with "==Background== Originally at common law, rape referred to unlawful sexual intercourse by a man with a woman who was not his wife, through force and against her will.<ref>Black's..."
- 01:42, 21 January 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 01:29, 21 January 2011 diff hist 0 Mayhem →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 01:29, 21 January 2011 diff hist +1,813 Mayhem →Model Penal Code
- 00:54, 19 January 2011 diff hist +250 Mayhem →Model Penal Code
- 00:48, 19 January 2011 diff hist +911 N Mayhem Created page with "==Background== The word "mayhem" is the older form of the word "maim."<ref>Maria Del Rio, J.D., Mayhem and Related Offenses, American Jurisprudence, 2nd edition (2010)</ref> Und..."
- 00:35, 19 January 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 00:34, 19 January 2011 diff hist +1,177 Kidnapping →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 00:24, 19 January 2011 diff hist +607 False Imprisonment →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 03:49, 18 January 2011 diff hist +1,779 N False Imprisonment Created page with "==Background== At common law, false imprisonment was a misdemeanor and a tort. False imprisonment occurs when the perpetrator restraints a person in a bounded area without justi..."
- 03:26, 18 January 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 05:03, 17 January 2011 diff hist -1 Kidnapping →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 05:03, 17 January 2011 diff hist +1 Kidnapping →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 05:02, 17 January 2011 diff hist +1,073 Kidnapping →Foreign Jurisdictions
- 04:52, 17 January 2011 diff hist -1 Kidnapping →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:51, 17 January 2011 diff hist +1,122 Kidnapping →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:44, 17 January 2011 diff hist +557 Kidnapping →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 04:26, 17 January 2011 diff hist +773 Kidnapping →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 03:05, 13 January 2011 diff hist +252 Kidnapping →Model Penal Code
- 02:59, 13 January 2011 diff hist +22 Battery →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 02:58, 13 January 2011 diff hist +9 Assault →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 02:54, 13 January 2011 diff hist +219 Kidnapping →Background
- 02:52, 13 January 2011 diff hist +921 Kidnapping →Model Penal Code
- 02:44, 13 January 2011 diff hist +14 Kidnapping →Model Penal Code
- 02:43, 13 January 2011 diff hist +2,022 N Kidnapping Created page with "==Background== In modern law, kidnapping is generally described as the crime of seizing and taking away a person by force or fraud. However, at common law, kidnapping referred t..."
- 02:23, 13 January 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 01:26, 12 January 2011 diff hist +4 Battery →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 01:25, 12 January 2011 diff hist +461 Battery →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 01:16, 12 January 2011 diff hist +744 Battery →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 01:11, 12 January 2011 diff hist +83 Battery →Common Defenses
- 01:10, 12 January 2011 diff hist +1 Battery →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 01:10, 12 January 2011 diff hist +1,253 Battery →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 00:49, 12 January 2011 diff hist 0 Battery →Background
- 00:47, 12 January 2011 diff hist +4 Battery →Background
- 00:47, 12 January 2011 diff hist +700 Battery →Background
- 00:31, 12 January 2011 diff hist +304 Battery →Model Penal Code
- 00:18, 12 January 2011 diff hist +284 Battery →Background
- 18:07, 10 January 2011 diff hist +1 Assault →Foreign Codes
- 18:07, 10 January 2011 diff hist +3 Assault →Background
- 18:06, 10 January 2011 diff hist +494 Assault →Foreign Codes
- 16:42, 10 January 2011 diff hist +12 Assault →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 16:41, 10 January 2011 diff hist +6 Assault →Foreign Codes
- 16:41, 10 January 2011 diff hist +1,641 Assault →Foreign Codes
- 01:46, 7 January 2011 diff hist +2 Assault →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 01:46, 7 January 2011 diff hist +868 Assault →Variation by Jurisdiction
- 19:06, 6 January 2011 diff hist +18 Assault →Common Defenses
- 19:02, 6 January 2011 diff hist +1,129 Assault →Model Penal Code
- 18:50, 6 January 2011 diff hist +2 Assault →Common Defenses
- 18:49, 6 January 2011 diff hist +1,177 Assault →Common Defenses
- 16:04, 6 January 2011 diff hist +507 N Battery Created page with "==Background== Battery is the willful and harmful or offensive touching of another person, which results from an act intended to cause such contact, which contact is offensive t..."
- 15:58, 6 January 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 15:57, 6 January 2011 diff hist +1,321 N Assault Created page with "==Background== Black's Law dictionary defines criminal and tortious assault as "the threat or use of force on another that causes that person to have a reasonable apprehension o..."
- 15:21, 6 January 2011 diff hist +4 Crimes →List of Crimes
- 17:05, 27 December 2010 diff hist +1,102 Confessions →Examples of standards for the admissibility of confessions
- 16:21, 27 December 2010 diff hist +628 Confessions →Kenya
- 16:12, 27 December 2010 diff hist -4 Confessions →International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- 16:11, 27 December 2010 diff hist -181 Confessions →International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- 16:00, 27 December 2010 diff hist +1,429 Confessions →Australia
- 18:51, 22 December 2010 diff hist +2,239 Confessions →Examples of standards for the admissibility of confessions
- 01:18, 22 December 2010 diff hist +4 Confessions →United Kingdom
- 01:16, 22 December 2010 diff hist +3,988 Confessions →Examples of standards for the admissibility of confessions
- 00:55, 15 December 2010 diff hist -47 Right to Counsel →American Convention on Human Rights
- 00:51, 15 December 2010 diff hist -5 Right to Counsel →European Convention on Human Rights
- 00:50, 15 December 2010 diff hist +70 Right to Counsel →European Convention on Human Rights
- 00:46, 15 December 2010 diff hist -389 Right to Counsel →International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- 05:54, 13 December 2010 diff hist +1,092 Right to Counsel →International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- 05:35, 13 December 2010 diff hist +225 Right to Counsel →Background
- 04:24, 10 December 2010 diff hist +3,742 Right to Counsel →Examples of Right to Counsel
- 01:51, 1 December 2010 diff hist +6,207 N Oral Advocacy Created page with "=Oral Advocacy= '''General Principles of Oral Arguments'''<ref> All of the information can be found in Making Your Case: the Art of Persuading Judges, Antonin Scalia and Bryan A..."
- 21:22, 21 November 2010 diff hist +1,496 Right to Counsel →Canada
- 21:14, 21 November 2010 diff hist +997 Right to Counsel →Examples of Right to Counsel
- 21:09, 21 November 2010 diff hist -40 Right to Counsel →Examples of Right to Counsel
- 21:02, 21 November 2010 diff hist +455 Right to Counsel →China
- 18:16, 21 November 2010 diff hist +10,108 Right to Counsel →Examples of Right to Counsel
- 18:03, 21 November 2010 diff hist -5 Right to Counsel →United States
- 18:00, 21 November 2010 diff hist +5 Right to Counsel →United States
- 17:59, 21 November 2010 diff hist +2,122 Right to Counsel →United States
- 00:25, 30 September 2010 diff hist +6 Physician-Patient Privilege
- 00:21, 30 September 2010 diff hist 0 m Physician-Patient Privilege moved Doctor-Patient Privilege to Physician-Patient Privilege
- 00:21, 30 September 2010 diff hist +41 N Doctor-Patient Privilege moved Doctor-Patient Privilege to Physician-Patient Privilege current
- 00:20, 30 September 2010 diff hist +1,857 Physician-Patient Privilege
- 00:11, 30 September 2010 diff hist -1 Physician-Patient Privilege
- 00:09, 30 September 2010 diff hist +10,966 N Physician-Patient Privilege Created page with ' '''Background''' The physician patient privilege protects the communications a patient makes to the doctor from disclosure in court. The rationale behind this privilege is to e�'
- 00:04, 30 September 2010 diff hist +4 Evidence