Yet, despite the addition of constables, the investigation and prosecution of crimes remained a private matter to be handled by the victims.
That's too bad, because, by failing to act, Congress will force this matter to be handled by the courts, which will be addressing these issues in coming cases.
"Giving Elian, and his father and family, permanent resident status would allow this matter to be handled in family court and would allow his father to express what is in his heart," the statement said.
It would have been better, investigators said, had Martin taken his complaints to the team's head coach, Joe Philbin, who was unaware of the misconduct, and allowed the matter to be handled internally, rather than let it explode in the media.
We are concerned at the extension of the concept of human rights to include, for example, domestic violence, which is properly a matter to be handled under other legal instruments.
Civilian and criminal matters are to be handled by Palestinians.
"I thought all matters had to be handled internally, even when I was being attacked.
These matters need to be handled by trained professionals and lawyers, not someone that married your brother," a music manager tells me, referring to Whitney's sister-in-law and manager, Pat Houston.
Lawmakers have introduced several bills that would do so, but the effort was kneecapped after the National Rifle Association, the powerful gun lobby, said the matter ought to be handled via existing regulations rather than new laws.
The court has structured the two hours so that the first hour deals with the standing issue and any other procedural matters that need to be handled.
At the same time, co-operation among justice and police authorities must be stepped up and improved, even if for reasons of sensitivities in all member states some matters may continue to be handled in an inter-governmental framework.
