As such, sometimes the accused bring up certain mitigating factors.

Don t we criticize reduced sentences in so called honor crimes all the time? Is that against the law?

I had been unaware, he thought, of some extenuating factors for the destruction I witnessed.

Countries qualifying for a PCL would have to meet some, but relatively minimal and unobtrusive, conditions.

Defences and mitigating circumstances available will depend on the nationality and or the place where a crime is committed.

She was convicted of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility in the deaths of toddlers Martin Brown and Brian Howe.

For now, it looks very much as if, come 2015, the world s leaders will have failed to keep their (watered down) promises.

Europe s Next Steps

General steps

She also expressed concern about the apparent leniency of penalties for extremely serious offences such as trafficking, the sexual abuse of minors and incest.

Ms. Cinar (Turkey) said that, as part of the legal reform exercise, leniency provisions for custom or honour killings, which were essentially synonymous, had been abolished.

Development has been slow.

Those were welcome first steps.

Long steps. So a lot of milongueros the tango dancers will use very short steps.

Small Steps to European Growth

Europe s Small Steps and Giant Leaps

There are clear steps that can be taken.

The steps of his strength shall be shortened. His own counsel shall cast him down.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

Those are indeed important steps.

(b) The Jordanian Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 includes a mitigating circumstances clause, whereby the perpetrator of an honour crime may be immune from punishment if it is shown that the victim committed an adulterous act.

Sami could hear footsteps.

Development Aid in Five Easy Steps

Four Essential Steps to the Copenhagen Agreement

This needs to be followed by other steps.

Take concrete, operational steps to improve communications.

Certainly, the pace of candidate countries approach to the Union depends on the speed of their reforms.

A Five Step Plan for European Prosperity

Quick! Quick! I hear footsteps, hide!

Smaller steps, however, can and should be taken.

Five Steps Forward in 2011

Ukraine took consistent steps toward reduction of conventional weapons.

Bangladesh has taken numerous positive steps to mainstream its young population.

At this meeting, the appropriate lead must be taken.

Action must be taken to remove those obstacles and impediments.

train criminal justice officials in the implementation of new laws and international

Peace was incompatible with the occupation and any steps to consolidate it.

Croatia took steps towards the deinstitutionalization of persons with disabilities.

Proposed reduction steps after 2005

Comment by the Administration. Steps have been taken to implement the recommendation.

As a State party, we have taken effective steps to comply with its provisions.

The key question is this Is Russia taking giant steps in the wrong direction while China is taking minuscule steps in the right direction ?

Four Steps to US Fiscal Health

I urge other governments to take similar steps.

Deep thinking needs to be followed by bold action.