Sentence examples for permits prosecution from inspiring English sources

At the same time, the law still permits prosecution based on all evidence other than the testimony given before Congress.

Section 134 (sub-section 1) of the Criminal Justice Act permits prosecution of foreign war criminals in the UK under so-called universal jurisdiction.

He is the first person to be tried under a 1991 war crimes act that permits prosecution for crimes committed outside Britain.

A long-established rule permits prosecution for perjury or subornation of perjury only if the false testimony was "material" to the case in which the testimony was given.

Judge Garzón had already established his reputation as an international defender of human rights by making extensive use of Spain's doctrine of universal jurisdiction, which permits prosecution within Spain of crimes committed outside the country.

But the Court strayed from this original meaning when it adopted the doctrine of "dual sovereignty," which permits prosecutions by multiple sovereigns.

Of course, cases will differ among themselves as to the allowable time between charge and trial so as to permit prosecution and defense adequately to prepare their case.

Sir William Macpherson did, however, suggest that consideration be given to ending the double jeopardy rule to permit prosecution after acquittal where fresh and viable evidence is presented.

On April 3, 2019, Senator (and Democratic Presidential contender) Elizabeth Warren announced proposed legislation dubbed the "Corporate Executive Accountability Act"—that would effect a dramatic change in white collar criminal law by permitting prosecution of corporate executives for negligent conduct.

Nor is the case controlled by decisions permitting prosecution under statutes defining as the criminal offense a discrete act, after a prior conviction or acquittal of a distinguishable discrete act that is a separate violation of the statute.

Lawyers saw the case as breaking new legal ground: Mr. Nzapali is the first person to be convicted in a Dutch court under a new law permitting prosecution of human rights crimes even though they happened in another country.