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Probate Proceedings: Administration of Decedents' Estates: The Mullane Case and Due Process of Law
Nolan W. Carson
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In this article, we explore the “probate regime,” an administrative field of government activity of legally transferring, taxing, and administering bequests. As an example, we study the changes of the Egyptian probate regime in a longue durée perspective,
Adam Mestyan, Rezk Nori
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Gambling and crime: An exploration of gambling availability and culture in an English prison
Abstract Background There is evidence that prisoners have the highest rate of problem gambling in any population, but little is known about the nature of in‐prison gambling, the motives for it or how it relates to prior gambling behaviour. Aims To investigate the prevalence and type of gambling prior to prison and the prevalence, type, and reasons for ...
Lauren Rebecca Smith+2 more
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ANALYSING THE LOOPHOLES ON ESTATE ADMINISTRATION OF CRYPTOCURRENCY IN MALAYSIA
The recognition of cryptocurrency as digital assets in Malaysia under the purview of security governed by the Securities Commission of Malaysia contributed to cryptocurrency's positive acceptance, with evidence that the number of cryptocurrency users is ...
Nur Syaedah Kamis, Norazlina Abd. Wahab
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Abstract As a historian of sex work, I analyse the power dynamics in the archiving practices and interpretation of sex worker lives, deconstructing the historic and current discourses shaping the possibilities for sex workers. In this article, I explore the legends of nineteenth‐century Madams Annie Cook and Annie Chambers.
Ashley Barnes‐Gilbert
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Perkembangan Institusi Islam di Sarawak Sebelum Pembentukan Malaysia
From the rule of the Sultanate of Brunei to the colonialism of James Brooke in Sarawak shown the political and geographical landscape completely change. Historically James Brooke starts to intervene in Sarawak affairs.
Abdul Razak Abdul Kadir (Corresponding Author)+3 more
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Some cognitive transformations about the dynamics of desistance
Abstract This article explores the role of cognitive transformations in the process of desistance from crime. Based on our own and others’ subsequent research, clearly, some aspects of our initial theorizing warrant revisiting and adjustment. The discussion describes changes to ideas about the sequencing of various types of cognitive shifts, suggests ...
Peggy C. Giordano
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Defining and Managing Corporate Tax Risk: Perceptions of Tax Risk Experts*
ABSTRACT We examine the “black box” of corporate tax risk management by providing unique insights into practitioners' tax risk perceptions, tax risk management practices, and influences leading to variation in tax risk management practices across firms.
Alissa I. Brühne, Deborah Schanz
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Change of impervious space in German cities: A scaling law analysis [PDF]
The study addresses the patterns of ground sealing for two different types of German cities during 2006 to 2018. By using urban scaling law and corresponding panel regressions, it can be shown that sealing of ground in the distribution of cities with own district administration is significantly stronger and more dynamic than in a corresponding ...
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Abstract Research Question/Issue The strategy role of the board of directors is a contentious topic in both theory and practice and the debate on what boards should or should not do around firm strategy has intensified with changes in global corporate governance.
Pieter‐Jan Bezemer+3 more
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