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Organized criminal groups and the exploitation of civil law: Comparative experiences and legal responses [PDF]

Megatrend Revija
This paper analyzes how civil law instruments are misused by organized criminal groups. The fictitious and simulated contracts, the use of fictitious legal entities, and the use of other persons as nominee owners are analyzed to circumvent the law and ...
Nikolova Marković Aleksandra, Lutovac Nikoleta, Lutovac Svetislav   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Syphilis and ‘Sons of Empire’: The ‘Prostitute’ and Britain's Fighting Arm in Nineteenth ̵ Century Colonial Punjab

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The British army in India took great care to provide European troops with facilities for sexual relations while anxiously managing venereal disease. Examining archival evidence, political debates and medical discourse from the nineteenth century, this article examines the colonial military enterprise of regulated prostitution in colonial ...
Sameera Chauhan
wiley   +1 more source

Denunciafauna – A social media campaign to evaluate wildlife crime and law enforcement in Peru

Journal of Political Ecology, 2021
Wildlife crime poses a major threat to wild fauna globally. International treaties and laws seldom provide effective solutions. The campaign 'Denuncia Pública General de Casos de Fauna Silvestre en Cautiverio' (General Public Complaint Against Captive ...
Noga Shanee, Sam Shanee
doaj   +2 more sources

‘Enthusiasts’ and ‘Fanatics’: The Decembrists as a Case Study in French Influence on Russian Culture, Emotions and Thought

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Participants in Russia's 1825 Decembrist uprising against the Tsarist regime were, quite literally, a case study in French cultural influence upon Russia. This is particularly true as it relates to Russia's emotional cultures. Although this has not, traditionally, been the primary focus of historical analysis of this event (in Soviet or ...
ADAM COKER
wiley   +1 more source

Legal Strategies for Corruption Asset Recovery and Public Trust

Arena Hukum
Recovery of corruption assets is a crucial legal and policy issue, yet Indonesia's history of asset recovery has not yielded significant results due to structural and procedural setbacks. Previous studies by Septiana & Afifah (2022) on civil confiscation
Dian Eka Kusuma Wardani, Mulia Anggraeni, Andi Rizal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

COMMON SENSE LAW: Making Right/s in the Liberal City

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article, co‐authored by encampment and university scholars, is concerned with how homeless persons challenge rightlessness. We do so by advancing a conceptual framework of common sense law, arguing that such contestations take place not only in courtrooms but also in the lived spaces of homelessness.
Ananya Roy, Jennifer Blake, Meghna Nair, Pamela Stephens   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence and Variation of Confiscation Orders: R v O'Flaherty (Carl Anthony) (Court of Appeal Criminal Division, 29th of October 2018) [PDF]

, 2018
The appellant (O'Flaherty) (O) was appealing against two confiscation orders. In short, this case demonstrates that a judge can increase the value of a confiscation order made pursuant to s.
Singh, C.
core   +1 more source

Digital Governance for Confiscating Crypto-Assets to Settle Tax Liabilities in Indonesia

Aptisi Transactions on Technopreneurship
The emergence of digital and virtual assets has created new challenges for tax authorities, as taxpayers now possess not only traditional but also digital assets that can be accessed globally through the internet.
Albert Richi Aruan, Kurnia Toha, Aad Rusyad Nurdin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

High Awareness, Low Clarity: Knowledge of the Australian Capital Territory's Multi-Drug Decriminalisation Reform Among People Who Use Illicit Drugs. [PDF]

Drug Alcohol Rev
ABSTRACT Introduction In October 2023, the Australian Capital Territory became the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise possession of small quantities of multiple illicit drugs by law, introducing an alternative, legislated pathway enabling police to divert individuals to a health education and information session or issue a $100 expiation ...
Sutherland R, Graham C, Hughes CE, Olsen A, Gough C, King C, Peacock A.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

CAPITALIZING CRISIS: Urban Extractivism in Athens Amidst Neoliberal Restructurings

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article we examine the post‐2009 transformation of Athens through the analytical lens of urban extractivism. We argue that the Greek sovereign debt crisis did not operate as a temporary disruption, but as a durable political condition that enabled the institutionalization of extractive urban governance.
Konstantinos Zafeiris, Chryssanthi Petropoulou, Mara Zacharaki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source