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  • Encyclopedia of Public Administration & Public Policy

    Encyclopedia of Public Administration & Public Policy The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Public Administration & Public Policy (EPAP1) was published by Marcel Dekker in two volumes in 2003 under the editorship of Jack Rabin, with a supplementary volume issued in 2005 under the Taylor and Francis imprint. After Jack’s death in November 2006,…

  • Encyclopedia of Public Administration & Public Policy

    Encyclopedia of Public Administration & Public Policy The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Public Administration & Public Policy (EPAP1) was published by Marcel Dekker in two volumes in 2003 under the editorship of Jack Rabin, with a supplementary volume issued in 2005 under the Taylor and Francis imprint. After Jack’s death in November 2006,…

  • White-Collar Crime

    Introduction to White-Collar CrimeWhite-Collar Crime, illegal acts committed by middle- or upper-class persons in conjunction with their ordinary occupational pursuits. The term, which has no legal significance, was first popularized by the American criminologist Edwin H. Sutherland in his …

  • Record Keeping

    In the United States For information about Record keeping in the context of international trade, click here

  • Deterrance

    Focused Deterrence Strategies Focused deterrence strategies attempt to influence the criminal behavior of individuals through the strategic application of enforcement and social service resources to facilitate desirable behaviors. The Boston Gun Project The Operation Ceasefire Further Reading Abt, T., & Winship, C. (2016). What works in reducing community violence. Washington, DC: United States Agency for…

  • Privacy in Argentina

    Privacy in Argentina Argentina country report of the Epic (Electronic Privacy Infomation Center) survey “Privacy and Human Rights” (2005, 2006 and 2007): Constitutional Privacy Framework Articles 18 and 19 of the Argentine Constitution provide (in part), “The home is inviolable as is personal correspondence and private papers; the law will determine what cases and what…

  • List of Legal Databases

    List of Legal Databases Databases A-Z List 19th Century Masterfile Publisher of this legal database: Paratext Coverage +/- : 1786 – 1937Contains numerous indexes, some with links to full-text. Use article finder or one of the other options (Google Book Search, Hathi trust) to locate full-text of citations, online or in print, or request via…

  • AKOMA NTOSO

    AKOMA NTOSO Introduction to AKOMA NTOSO AKOMA NTOSO (Architecture for Knowledge-Oriented Management of African Normative Texts using Open Standards and Ontologies) is an open legal XML standard for parliamentary, legislative and judiciary documents. It means “linked hearts” in Akan language of West Africa. The role of Akoma Ntoso is “to mark up legal and legislative…

  • Judicial Training

    Judicial Training Purposes of Judicial Training A judicial training program is normally intended to improve performance by: (a) preparing newly appointed judges and other auxiliary employees of the justice system for their duties; (b) guaranteeing greater uniformity and predictability of decisions; (c) updating judges in new methods, laws, and related areas of knowledge required in…

  • Litigation towards Regulating Climate Change

    Civil Litigation for Regulating Climate Change There are interlinked policy, science, legal and political questions of utilizing the American litigation system, and particularly its tort theories of liability, to regulate climate change. Attempts to employ the courts as a tool for regulation are exemplified by cases such as Comer v. Murphy Oil, Connecticut v. American…

  • Outline of Trust and Estates

    Outline of Trust and Estates Note: this is based in United States law I. POLICY AND INTRODUCTION A. Dead Hand Control 1. Controlling consideration in determining meaning of a donative document is donor’s intention 2. Courts cannot consider wisdom, fairness, or reasonableness of donation 3. Courts can only bar donations if they are prohibited or…

  • International judicial institutions

    International judicial institutions   1 Malgosia Fitzmaurice and Dan Sarooshi (eds.), Issues of State Responsibility before International Judicial Institutions Stephan Wittich Austrian Review of International and European Law Volume 12, 2007 p.457 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 2 Mind the gap: Public power, accountability and the Northern Territory emergency response Peter Billings Australian Journal of…

  • International humanitarian law Part 12

    International humanitarian law Part 12   230 The War on Terrorism and International humanitarian law Steven R. Ratner Michigan State Journal of International Law Volume 14, Issue 1, 2006 p.19 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 231 Reflections on International Humanitarian Law and transitional justice: lessons to be learnt from the Latin American experience Elizabeth Salmón…

  • International human rights law Part 43

    International human rights law Part 43   545 The Safe Third country Practice in the European Union: A Misguided Approach to Asylum Law and a Violation of International Human Rights Standards Gretchen Borchelt Columbia Human Rights Law Review Volume 33, Number 2, Spring 2002 p.473 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 546 Cairo A. R. Robb:…

  • International human rights law Part 6

    International human rights law Part 6   61 The Contribution of the Inter-American Human Rights Bodies to Evolving International Law on Indigenous Rights over Lands and Natural Resources Tramontana, Enzamaria International Journal on Minority and Group Rights Volume 17, Number 2, 2010 p.241-263 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 62 Content loaded within last 14 days…