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Sentence Variability in a Mathematical Sentencing Framework: A Statistical Analysis of Brazilian Court Data

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents the findings of a quantitative study on sentencing practices in Brazil, focusing on the presence of numerical patterns and “penal clustering” in judicial decisions. Drawing on a dataset of criminal sentences from São Paulo—the country's most populous and active judiciary—the research statistically investigates whether ...
Gabriel Silveira de Queirós Campos, Américo Bedê Jr., Aline Pires de Angeli Ferreira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Authority of a Senate of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic to Initiate Legal Compliance Proceedings Upon a Petition Filed by a Natural or Legal Person

Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Iuridica
The article provides a perspective on the expansion of the powers of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic. This is possible when the complainant, together with the constitutional complaint, petitions the Senate of the Constitutional Court of ...
Gabriela Dobrovičová, Lukáš Tomaš
doaj   +1 more source

The Place of History in British Criminology: 20th‐Century Developments

Sociology Lens, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 16-30, March 2025.
ABSTRACT While the relevance of historical research and analysis for the development of a critical criminology in the United States in the 1970s has recently received some attention by historical criminologists, the place of history in British criminology—and British critical criminology in particular—remains a largely unexplored area of academic ...
Roberto Catello
wiley   +1 more source

Tuberculosis Presenting as Migratory Arthritis: A Case Report from Iraq. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is uncommon, and musculoskeletal involvement presenting as migratory arthritis is particularly rare in immunocompetent individuals, often leading to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. We report the case of a 66‐year‐old man with diabetes mellitus who presented with recurrent migratory inflammatory arthritis ...
Mahdi FJ, Othman MS, Al-Obaidi AD, Almusawi M, Ahmed MJ, Shimal AA, Awadalla EK, Algodi M.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Bucklew v. Precythe: The Power of Assumptions and Lethal Injection [PDF]

, 2019
Once again, the Supreme Court of the United States has an opportunity to determine the extent to which death-row inmates can bring as-applied challenges to the states’ method of execution and prevent possible botched executions. In Bucklew v.
Gomez, Renata
core   +1 more source

Cloistered justice: The opposing trends of barricade and respective secrecy

Journal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Two recent reports illustrate contrasting trends in open justice exceptions conceptualised as respective and barricade secrecy. Respective secrecy protects the parties involved and their constitutive social ties and, as evaluation report into the Family Court Transparency Pilot indicates, has been shrinking.
LYDIA MORGAN
wiley   +1 more source

(Dis)obeying the law: corporate tax morale in developing countries

Journal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Ensuring high tax compliance is one of the key objectives of every tax system. Yet, while tax non‐compliance is known to be significant among small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), the motivations underlying it remain surprisingly underexplored, particularly in the context of developing countries.
RITA DE LA FERIA, TU ANH TRAN
wiley   +1 more source

Intergenerational Estrangement in Germany: Same‐Gender Relationships Predict Reduced Closeness to Fathers but Not Mothers

Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine whether same‐gender relationship (SGR) status predicts intergenerational estrangement, operationalized as emotional closeness as well as physical contact to parents, in Germany. Background The relationship to the family of origin can be a source of support or stress.
Anne R. Vogel, Elisabeth R. Geller, Melanie S. Fischer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Violence Shapes Place: The Rise of Neo‐Authoritarianism in the Global Value Chain and the Emergence of an ‘Infernal Place’ in the Bangladesh Garment Industry

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how and to what extent violence has become a pivotal tool for conducting business in places integrated into the global value chain. It also explores the roles stakeholders play in silencing workers' resistance within these places.
Shoaib Ahmed
wiley   +1 more source

Ekstensifikasi Kewenangan Mahkamah Konstitusi Melalui Konstruksi Mekanisme Constitutional Complaint dan Constitutional Question

Jurnal Analisis Hukum
Kedudukan hukum pihak yang ingin mengajukan PUU dalam UU Mahkamah Konstitusi adalah pihak yang mengalami kerugian konstitusional akibat dari keberlakuan suatu undang-undang. ketentuan a quo seolah-olah melimitasi kewenangan MK yang terbatas pada pelanggaran hak konstitusional akibat penormaan undang-undang. Padahal, pelanggaran hak konstitusional warga
openaire   +1 more source