verbatim record of the legal experts meeting on the law of the sea
... UNCLOS III. Pursuant to a reference by Indonesia in 1970, the item has continuously been on AALCO‟s agenda. The product of a long-drawn process, which started in December 1973 and lasted until December 1982, the birth of the Convention on the Law of the Sea has been described as one of the most ambi ...
... UNCLOS III. Pursuant to a reference by Indonesia in 1970, the item has continuously been on AALCO‟s agenda. The product of a long-drawn process, which started in December 1973 and lasted until December 1982, the birth of the Convention on the Law of the Sea has been described as one of the most ambi ...
Effectiveness of Treatment in Reducing Drug
... I. Introduction The majority of European countries have a drug strategy that aims to reduce drug-related crime. One of the methods commonly used for achieving this is to provide treatment for drug users. In some countries, treatment is available only through conventional medical referral. In other ...
... I. Introduction The majority of European countries have a drug strategy that aims to reduce drug-related crime. One of the methods commonly used for achieving this is to provide treatment for drug users. In some countries, treatment is available only through conventional medical referral. In other ...
ASPECTS OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN MEDICAL LAW
... Conceptualisation of matters related to confidentiality and privacy........................................................... 164 The concept of privacy: its development and protection ............................................................. ...
... Conceptualisation of matters related to confidentiality and privacy........................................................... 164 The concept of privacy: its development and protection ............................................................. ...
Transformation: The Czech Experience
... In Hungary, events also began to move rapidly. The decisive stimuli came from the ruling Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (MSZMP), which, under strong public pressure, recognized political pluralism and began surrendering its power monopoly. As early as January, the Communist-dominated parliament ...
... In Hungary, events also began to move rapidly. The decisive stimuli came from the ruling Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (MSZMP), which, under strong public pressure, recognized political pluralism and began surrendering its power monopoly. As early as January, the Communist-dominated parliament ...
Volume 16, 2008 - University of Waikato
... than mere application of the Chancellor’s foot. In 1989, Lord Cooke described his judicial approach as follows:13 There is now a more open acknowledgement that deciding a new point may not be primarily a process of deduction; and that the search is rather for the solution that seems fair and just af ...
... than mere application of the Chancellor’s foot. In 1989, Lord Cooke described his judicial approach as follows:13 There is now a more open acknowledgement that deciding a new point may not be primarily a process of deduction; and that the search is rather for the solution that seems fair and just af ...
Second Chances: A Comparison of Civic
... the numbers of individuals that received some sort of assistance, such as help finding employment or housing, is much larger. All but two of the seven programs used a variation of the Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) model; the other two developed community panels as a major component of ...
... the numbers of individuals that received some sort of assistance, such as help finding employment or housing, is much larger. All but two of the seven programs used a variation of the Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) model; the other two developed community panels as a major component of ...
Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
... inward-looking aspect of rights and responsibilities one exercises and performs within the society of that State. In the renowned Nottebohm5 case, the International Court of Justice described nationality as ‘a legal bond having as its basis a social fact of attachment, a genuine connection of exist ...
... inward-looking aspect of rights and responsibilities one exercises and performs within the society of that State. In the renowned Nottebohm5 case, the International Court of Justice described nationality as ‘a legal bond having as its basis a social fact of attachment, a genuine connection of exist ...
Homicide Survivors – Dealing with Grief
... death, to feel anticipatory grief. When someone is murdered, the death usually comes without warning. A parent might have breakfast with a child on an ordinary morning – and then never see or hold or speak to that child again. The period of mourning after a natural death lasts, one, two, perhaps thr ...
... death, to feel anticipatory grief. When someone is murdered, the death usually comes without warning. A parent might have breakfast with a child on an ordinary morning – and then never see or hold or speak to that child again. The period of mourning after a natural death lasts, one, two, perhaps thr ...
New Waves in Political Philosophy
... In her “Liberty and Its Circumstances: A Functional Approach,” Lena Halldenius takes a look at various meanings of the political ideal of freedom – noninterference, nondomination, self-determination – and examines the role they play in social and political theorizing. She forcefully argues in favor ...
... In her “Liberty and Its Circumstances: A Functional Approach,” Lena Halldenius takes a look at various meanings of the political ideal of freedom – noninterference, nondomination, self-determination – and examines the role they play in social and political theorizing. She forcefully argues in favor ...
A Legal History of Rome
... social, political and cultural history, giving full weight to non-legal factors and historical events that prompted or contributed to that change. Since Roman legal history is too long to treat as a whole, it has been divided into a number of shorter periods. For each period there is first a discuss ...
... social, political and cultural history, giving full weight to non-legal factors and historical events that prompted or contributed to that change. Since Roman legal history is too long to treat as a whole, it has been divided into a number of shorter periods. For each period there is first a discuss ...
drugs and social development - cicad
... they have more access to education and training than previous generations, many find it hard to become actively involved in a globalized economy and society that do not fulfill their expectations for work or personal development. ...
... they have more access to education and training than previous generations, many find it hard to become actively involved in a globalized economy and society that do not fulfill their expectations for work or personal development. ...
Trafficking in human beings for sexual and other purposes
... that can occur throughout the country but which, in 2011, has mainly been found in and around the metropolitan areas. With regard to cases of trafficking for other purposes such as forced labour, begging and committing crimes, these crimes also occur but are more widespread throughout the country. S ...
... that can occur throughout the country but which, in 2011, has mainly been found in and around the metropolitan areas. With regard to cases of trafficking for other purposes such as forced labour, begging and committing crimes, these crimes also occur but are more widespread throughout the country. S ...
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) handbook
... SARTs strive to balance two distinct sets of needs - those of the sexual assault survivor and those of the criminal justice system - by ensuring that all responders act according to established protocols and policies created by the entire Team. These protocols ensure that the criminal/legal system c ...
... SARTs strive to balance two distinct sets of needs - those of the sexual assault survivor and those of the criminal justice system - by ensuring that all responders act according to established protocols and policies created by the entire Team. These protocols ensure that the criminal/legal system c ...
Reflections on Democracy and Human Rights
... define critical processes such as law and policy-making; the relationship between citizens and the state; and the relationships among and between citizens and, in many instances, non-citizens. Notwithstanding the fact that they are most often contested, and that differing interpretations of human ri ...
... define critical processes such as law and policy-making; the relationship between citizens and the state; and the relationships among and between citizens and, in many instances, non-citizens. Notwithstanding the fact that they are most often contested, and that differing interpretations of human ri ...
Human Decisions and Machine Predictions.
... rely on a strong ‘selection on observables’ assumption; unobservable variables seen by judges could bias our results. Several pieces of evidence, including from the quasi-random assignment of cases to judges, suggest that these biases are likely not very large; for example, we find qualitatively sim ...
... rely on a strong ‘selection on observables’ assumption; unobservable variables seen by judges could bias our results. Several pieces of evidence, including from the quasi-random assignment of cases to judges, suggest that these biases are likely not very large; for example, we find qualitatively sim ...
Executive Summary - Justice Policy Institute
... This report does not endorse any particular program or approach for reducing the damage done by gangs and gang members. Instead, it points toward effective actions we can take to reduce youth violence. The most effective route toward reducing the harm caused by gangs requires a more realistic grasp ...
... This report does not endorse any particular program or approach for reducing the damage done by gangs and gang members. Instead, it points toward effective actions we can take to reduce youth violence. The most effective route toward reducing the harm caused by gangs requires a more realistic grasp ...
report (text only) - RTF 259Kb - Opens in a new
... and one-year reconviction frequency rates. Reconviction frequency rates examine the average number of crimes committed by reoffenders in the year after they were convicted. Data published in September 2012 shows this is decreasing slightly, with 54 reconvictions per 100 offenders in 2009/10 compared ...
... and one-year reconviction frequency rates. Reconviction frequency rates examine the average number of crimes committed by reoffenders in the year after they were convicted. Data published in September 2012 shows this is decreasing slightly, with 54 reconvictions per 100 offenders in 2009/10 compared ...
A Sign of Things to Come? Drug Policy Reforms in Arizona
... sentences for other crimes. The central importance of the addiction-asdisease model to New York, Arizona, and California’s reforms suggests that low-level drug offenses will likely be the only crimes for which sentences are reduced – that, despite its cost and dubious efficacy, long periods of incar ...
... sentences for other crimes. The central importance of the addiction-asdisease model to New York, Arizona, and California’s reforms suggests that low-level drug offenses will likely be the only crimes for which sentences are reduced – that, despite its cost and dubious efficacy, long periods of incar ...
A Profile of the Saline County Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
... produced a series of reports detailing criminal justice system activity levels for each of Illinois’ 102 counties. As a result of the positive response by local criminal justice officials, in 1996 the Authority updated and expanded the scope of these reports to reflect current criminal and juvenile ...
... produced a series of reports detailing criminal justice system activity levels for each of Illinois’ 102 counties. As a result of the positive response by local criminal justice officials, in 1996 the Authority updated and expanded the scope of these reports to reflect current criminal and juvenile ...
In the shadow of the prison gates: an institutional analysis of early
... Comparative historical analysis offers a unique insight into the significant reconfiguration of the criminal justice landscape since 1960 (Farrell et al 2014). L.P Hartley famously wrote that ‘the past is a foreign country: they do things differently there’ (Hartley 1953) and this neatly encapsulate ...
... Comparative historical analysis offers a unique insight into the significant reconfiguration of the criminal justice landscape since 1960 (Farrell et al 2014). L.P Hartley famously wrote that ‘the past is a foreign country: they do things differently there’ (Hartley 1953) and this neatly encapsulate ...
A comparison of punishment exchange rates between offenders
... and Stalans also determined from public opinion surveys of Michigan residents that two out of three respondents believed that, for offenders with limited criminal histories and who had not committed serious offenses, community-based alternative sanctions should be used instead of prison. Furthermore ...
... and Stalans also determined from public opinion surveys of Michigan residents that two out of three respondents believed that, for offenders with limited criminal histories and who had not committed serious offenses, community-based alternative sanctions should be used instead of prison. Furthermore ...
Legal Advocacy Manual - the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual
... violence and the range of victims in terms of gender, age, ability, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status were harder to come by. Not until 1993 did Congress pass a law making marital rape a crime in all 50 states. In Wisconsin, laws allowing for special prosecution of child sexual abuse were ...
... violence and the range of victims in terms of gender, age, ability, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status were harder to come by. Not until 1993 did Congress pass a law making marital rape a crime in all 50 states. In Wisconsin, laws allowing for special prosecution of child sexual abuse were ...
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... with high social value but little or insufficient return on investment. Good corporate citizenship requires seeking solutions that do not deny the benefits of a company's know-how and expertise to the less well-to-do people and countries of the world. These solutions require publi~private partnershi ...
... with high social value but little or insufficient return on investment. Good corporate citizenship requires seeking solutions that do not deny the benefits of a company's know-how and expertise to the less well-to-do people and countries of the world. These solutions require publi~private partnershi ...
Hate Crimes and the Need for Stronger Federal Legislation
... S. Winer, Hate Crimes, Homosexuals, and the Constitution, 29 HARV. C.R.-C.L. L. REV. 387, 413-14 (1994) (citing as one reason why homosexuals are reluctant to report the exposure of their sexual orientation and the resulting stigma and treatment by others that would result); LAWRENCE, supra note 27, ...
... S. Winer, Hate Crimes, Homosexuals, and the Constitution, 29 HARV. C.R.-C.L. L. REV. 387, 413-14 (1994) (citing as one reason why homosexuals are reluctant to report the exposure of their sexual orientation and the resulting stigma and treatment by others that would result); LAWRENCE, supra note 27, ...
Prison: the facts - Prison Reform Trust
... for policy and practice change. The facts chart the extraordinary rise in prison numbers over the last twenty years, inflation in sentencing and the social and economic consequences of overuse of custody. Revealing as they do the state of our overcrowded prisons and the state of people in them, thes ...
... for policy and practice change. The facts chart the extraordinary rise in prison numbers over the last twenty years, inflation in sentencing and the social and economic consequences of overuse of custody. Revealing as they do the state of our overcrowded prisons and the state of people in them, thes ...