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The presumption of innocence and its role in the criminal process [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Many international instruments proclaim that those who face criminal prosecution ought to be afforded a 'presumption of innocence', and the importance and central role of this presumption is recognized by legal systems throughout the world.
Ferguson, Pamela R.
core   +2 more sources

Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disparities in Assistive Technology (AT) access exist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples despite recent policy reforms. This paper brings together First Nations and Western academic ways of being, knowing and doing to deliver an AT practice analysis based upon primary data from two research reports into the cultural safety of AT
Shane Hearn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

What's Wrong with Zeno [PDF]

open access: yes
There was a time in my school years when I have learned about Achilles and Tortoise “paradox” originated from Zeno. It was then clear that the ancient Greeks were arguing about this problem but contemporary science has clarified the issue.
Wutke, Andrew
core  

Judicial Perspectives on Neurodiversity in Queensland Courts, Tribunals and Commissions: Experiences With Disclosure and Witness Credibility

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about the impacts of the disclosure, or the non‐disclosure, of medical conditions associated with neurodiversity in the context of court proceedings and hearings before tribunals and commissions. This paper examines the experiences of twenty‐three Queensland Judges, Magistrates, and Tribunal and Commission Members with ...
Danielle Bozin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Legal and Ethical Puzzle: Defense Counsel as Quasi Witness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The U.S. criminal justice system is built on the concept of an adversarial trial. The defense and prosecution present competing narratives to a neutral audience that judges whether the prosecution has proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Slater, Elizabeth
core   +1 more source

How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

EL ESTÁNDAR DE CONVICCIÓN DE LA DUDA RAZONABLE EN EL PROCESO PENAL CHILENO, EN PARTICULAR LA RELEVANCIA DEL VOTO DISIDENTE The standard of conviction of reasonable doubt in the Chilean criminal procedure, especially referred to the relevance of a minority vote

open access: yesIus et Praxis, 2011
El sistema procesal penal chileno introdujo un nuevo estándar de convicción para condenar: más allá de toda duda razonable. Éste surge de la tradición jurídica anglosajona, por lo que resulta poco conocido -y bajo cierta interpretación inaplicable-en el ...
Raúl Carnevali Rodríguez   +1 more
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The Power of an Indictment – The Legal Implications of the Demise of Arthur Andersen [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This article examines the impact an indictment can have against a limited liability partnership of professionals, in particular the Justice Department’s prosecution of accounting firm Arthur Andersen.
Kelly, James
core   +1 more source

The morphology of the oval window in Paranthropus robustus compared to humans and other modern primates

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The oval window (OW) is an opening connecting the inner and middle ear. Its area has been shown to consistently scale with body mass (BM) in primates, and has been used alongside semi‐circular canal (SCC) size to differentiate Homo sapiens and fossil hominins, including Paranthropus robustus.
Ruy Fernandez, José Braga
wiley   +1 more source

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