Topic: Penal Code
End to abortion ban recommended by Law Reform Commission
The Law Reform Commission has recommended legalising abortion in the Cayman Islands.
Abortion legislation report to be finalised by Law Reform Commission
The Law Reform Commission is set to consider finalising its recommendations for amendments to Cayman's abortion legislation at its upcoming meeting in July.
Parliament passes 12 bills in final sitting of the year
Legislators had a busy last sitting of the year in Parliament, passing 12 bills and deferring one more.
Compass investigation: Black market abortion pills sell for $500
Banned pills are being sold for $500-a-dose to help women terminate unwanted pregnancies in the Cayman Islands, a Compass investigation has revealed.
Abortion, minimum age among areas suggested for Penal Code reform
The Law Reform Commission has recommended raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility and reforms to sections of the Penal Code related to abortion.
Cayman’s archaic laws under review
Thinking about pistols at dawn? Casting a spell under a full moon? Charging someone a fee to catch a duppy? Dumping a bucket of night soil on a local road? Think again. Under Cayman’s laws, all these are illegal and could land you with a fine or in prison.
Legislators support stalking bills
A pair of bills to outlaw stalking and enable victims to seek protection through the courts were unanimously approved by legislators Wednesday.
Legislation to outlaw stalking
New legislation aims to make stalking a specific criminal offense in the Cayman Islands for the first time.
New law targets child predators
Tough new laws to tackle sex offenders who “groom” children using cellphones and social media were passed Wednesday.
Light agenda for Cayman Brac Legislative Assembly session
A relatively light legislative agenda is expected when Cayman Islands lawmakers head to the Brac next week.
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Law commission looks to cross off ‘archaic’ offenses
Cayman Islands laws that make it an offense to practice certain types of worship, criminalize activities associated with being homeless, and which ban a number of publications within the islands – despite many of those publications being available online – may soon be history.
Compass investigation: For select few, ‘no conviction’
In 2017, when nearly 6,800 criminal and traffic offenses were registered with the court, 245 offenses (a ratio of about 3.6 percent) were disposed of in the Summary Courts by way of “no conviction recorded.”
New powers to target ‘fraud tourists’
Financial Crime detectives say new powers to arrest and charge people in possession of fake credit cards will help them stop scam artists at the border. Government amended the Penal Code during the last session of the LA in March to create the new crime of “possession of articles for use to defraud.”
Cayman law still prohibits insult to ‘foreign princes’
A situation involving a German television comic who faces potential prosecution for “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a recent satirical presentation has led to revelations of a little-known Cayman law prohibiting the defamation of foreign leaders.
