No extradition to Hong Kong; real punisher seen as China, which has no U.S. extradition treaty

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The US has ruled against the extradition of businessman Jerry Lui to Hong Kong, where he is sought on bribery charges. Backed by human rights organizations, Lui claimed his extradition would be illegal as trial and punishment would take place under Chinese, not Hong Kong law, and China does not have an extradition treaty with the US. This is because China will assume control of Hong Kong on July 1, 1997. Lui also claimed he could face execution since bribery can be a capital crime in the People's Republic.

China, Political aspects, Hong Kong, Extradition, Lui, Jerry

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$29B - for billion - verdict; the case involves the CIA, the Marcoses and the theft of buried treasure

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A Hawaii Circuit Court has ruled in Roxas v. Marcos that Roger Roxas's estate deserved restitution for the lost treasure he said before his death former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos's minions tortured him into revealing the location of. This treasure, which included gold bars, gold bullion, and a 22-carat Buddha was rumored to be the financial basis upon which Marcos governed. Roxas was awarded $22 bil for the loss, $7.4 mil to his estate, and $6 mil for pain and suffering during his captivity.

Claims against decedents' estates, Treasure-trove, Marcos, Ferdinand

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Sex-crime laws given free rein; circuits use high court decision on commitment to bless Megan's laws

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The US Supreme Court in 1997 declared the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act constitutional, a law permitting the commitment of a mentally ill prisoner likely to commit further sexual crimes. The case offered the court's first implicit approval of Megan's laws, which are based on the same legal foundation. Some prosecutors believe that using civil law for criminal issues in inappropriate, while other critics say the laws will lead to increased litigation.

Laws, regulations and rules, Sex offenders, Criminal behavior, Prediction of, Insane, Prediction of criminal behavior, Civil commitment, Mentally ill persons, Remedies, Violent crimes, Child sexual abusers

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