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What happens if you get arrested in Thailand?

Legal / Criminal Law

Aplus Legal Advice  |  2022.09.19 00:17  |  754 views

Although consular officers cannot serve as attorneys or give legal advice, they can provide a list of local attorneys and help you find legal representation. However, neither the Department of State nor the U.S. Consulate can assume any responsibility for the caliber, competence, or professional integrity of these attorneys.



Ignorance and Punishment

Legal / Criminal Law

Aplus Legal Advice  |  2022.09.19 01:16  |  827 views

The fact that one is ignorant of the law does not a sufficient defense in a court of law make. Ignorance is no protection against punishment. The adult is presumed to know all the laws. This presumption is knowingly and clearly false. So why is it made in the first place?



The Argument for Torture

Legal / Criminal Law

Aplus Legal Advice  |  2022.07.31 17:48  |  922 views

The problem of the “ticking bomb” – rediscovered after September 11 by Alan Dershowitz, a renowned criminal defense lawyer in the United States – is old hat. Should physical torture be applied – where psychological strain has failed – in order to discover the whereabouts of a ticking bomb and thus prevent a mass slaughter of the innocent? This apparent ethical dilemma has been confronted by ethicists and jurists from Great Britain to Israel.



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