Asymmetric sanctions and corruption: Theory and practice in China
Abstract Asymmetric punishment of partners in crime, intended to incentivize whistle‐blowing, may increase detection and deterrence. The idea is age‐old but its use against corruption is not frequent. We study a 1997 Chinese reform that strengthened such asymmetries for some forms of bribery.
Maria Perrotta Berlin +3 more
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Family dynamics and death row: A dual‐theory approach
ABSTRACT Objective This study investigates how the incarceration and death sentence of a loved one impact family dynamics in Malaysia, drawing on restorative justice and family systems theories. Background Despite the global movement toward abolishing the death penalty, Malaysia continues to impose discretionary death sentences for crimes such as ...
Reyhaneh Bagheri
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Les silences du droit pénal : une mécanique du chaos ?
As a result of the various amnesty laws passed in Algeria, criminal law has been particularly silent on colonial crimes. However, the amnesty instituted at the end of the Algerian war is not an amnesty like any other, either in its implementation or in ...
Djoheur Zerouki
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State Integration and Violence at the Margins: The Logic of Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas
ABSTRACT This paper investigates police raids in Rio de Janeiro's favelas through a property rights framework, exploring their organisational structure, motivations and implications. Using data from police reports, academic studies, NGOs and news sources, it examines why and how the state intervenes in these contested spaces.
Joseph Bouchard
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Immigration Reform and the Urban Labor Market: Resolved and Unresolved Data Issues [PDF]
Volume 3 - Paper #49_49Immigrationreformandtheurbanlabormarket.pdf: 272 downloads, before Oct.
Briggs, Vernon M., Jr.
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ABSTRACT This article examines the death penalty in Malaysia, where foreign nationals have historically been sentenced to death at a disproportionately high rate. The international community has recognised that foreign defendants are disadvantaged in alien criminal justice systems and made efforts to address this through the United Nation's Vienna ...
Carolyn Hoyle, Lucy Harry
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Technology, Health, and Human Rights: A Cautionary Tale for the Post-Pandemic World [PDF]
Rajat Khosla
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The Economic Downturn is Accentuated by Labor Market Deficiencies of U.S. Immigration Policies: A Mandate for Change [PDF]
[Excerpt] The depth and length of the economic downturn has already led federal policymakers to implement fiscal policy remedies (i.e., government spending and tax cuts) of unprecedented proportions.
Briggs, Vernon M, Jr
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Before It Was ‘New’: A Neglected History of Lived Experience–Led Criminal Justice
ABSTRACT A growing range of criminal justice initiatives are being shaped and delivered by people with lived experience, including peer mentoring, prisoner councils and policy advocacy roles. While often seen as recent innovations, we reveal a deeper, largely unacknowledged history dating back to at least the 19th century.
Gillian Buck +2 more
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A Qualitative Study on the Tax Amnesty Perception of Income Taxpayers: The Case of Türkiye
Tax amnesty, which is not regulated in the Tax Procedure Law, has been implemented from time to time since 1924. Tax amnesty, which is seen as an urgent source of income for governments, can have positive or negative consequences for taxpayers.
Serap Püren
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