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Sentencing as Craftwork and the Binary Epistemologies of the Discretionary Decision Process [PDF]

open access: greenSocial & Legal Studies, 2007
This article contends that it is time to take a critical look at a series of binary categories which have dominated the scholarly and reform epistemologies of the sentencing decision process. These binaries are: rules versus discretion; reason versus emotion; offence versus offender; normative principles versus incoherence; aggravating versus ...
Cyrus Tata
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Discretionary Lane-Change Decision and Control via Parameterized Soft Actor–Critic for Hybrid Action Space [PDF]

open access: greenMachines
This study focuses on a crucial task in the field of autonomous driving, autonomous lane change. Autonomous lane change plays a pivotal role in improving traffic flow, alleviating driver burden, and reducing the risk of traffic accidents. However, due to
Yuan Lin, Xiao Liu, Zishun Zheng
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The Effect of Technical Default Cost on Discretionary Accounting Decisions [PDF]

open access: greenSSRN Electronic Journal, 2005
In this study, we investigate whether the variation in the expected costs of technical default provides insights into whether managers manipulate earnings in periods prior to technical default as well as in the fiscal year in which avoidance of technical default is unlikely.
HassabElnaby, Hassas R.   +3 more
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Faculty as street-level bureaucrats: discretionary decision-making in the era of generative AI

open access: goldFrontiers in Education
IntroductionThis study examines how university faculty members at an internationalized higher education institution in the UAE navigate the challenges of generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) plagiarism through the theoretical lens of Michael ...
Rami Alsharefeen, Rami Alsharefeen
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REVIEW OF DISCRETIONARY DECISIONS BY ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS [PDF]

open access: yesZeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej, 2017
The paper concerns reviews conducted by administrative courts of decisions issued by public administration authorities on the basis of their administrative discretion.
Paweł Artymionek
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Automated Decision-Making and Environmental Impact Assessments: Decisions, Data Analysis and Predictions

open access: yesLaw, Technology and Humans, 2021
This article critically examines the opportunities and challenges that automated decision-making (ADM) poses for environmental impact assessments (EIAs) as a crucial aspect of environmental law.
Zoe Nay, Anna Huggins, Felicity Deane
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The Discretionary Power of the Administration in Acquiring Turkish Citizenship Through Marriage

open access: yesPublic and Private International Law Bulletin, 2023
TIn Turkish citizenship law, nationality is acquired in one of two ways: through birth or through another procedure. One of other way to acquire citizenship is through the decision of a competent authority.
Merve Acun Mekengeç
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Systemic Agent-Based Modeling and Analysis of Passenger Discretionary Activities in Airport Terminals

open access: yesAerospace, 2021
Discretionary activities such as retail, food, and beverages generate a significant amount of non-aeronautical revenue within the aviation industry. However, they are rarely taken into account in computational airport terminal models. Since discretionary
Adin Mekić   +2 more
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