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Whose decision is it anyway? Defendants’ prior experience shapes prosecutorial case dismissal
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Studies of early case processing outcomes in the United States typically assume that decisions are made unilaterally by the prosecutor, such that prior contact with the legal system is universally associated with harsher outcomes for defendants.
R. R. Dunlea, Miranda A. Galvin
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Rights of nature, an ornamental legal framework: water extractivism and backbone rivers with rights in Colombia. [PDF]
J Peasant StudGonzález-Serrano MX.
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The impact of prosecutors’ office caseloads on case processing outcomes
Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Research Summary Contemporary criminal justice discourse frequently highlights rising caseloads as a crisis for prosecutors across the United States. Yet, empirical assessments of how caseloads impact prosecutorial decision making are scarce. This study exploits data on office caseloads and cases disposed between 2021 and 2024 in 19 prosecutors ...
R. R. Dunlea, Don Stemen
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Issues and Accomplishments in Administrative Regulation: Some Political Aspects [PDF]
, 1961 Fick, Winston M.
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De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
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Supply of Lato Sensu Postgraduate courses in medicine in Brazil. [PDF]
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)Dias IWH +3 more
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Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT An inherent divide features within the Lisbon Treaty between civilian and military/security competences; something previously more obvious via the ‘pillar system's’ separations. This division follows the Member States (MS) (natural) protection of their military/defence autonomy; their core sovereign powers.
Charlie J. P. Bennett
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It's the Politics!—Global Trade Governance Beyond Technocracy
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The World Trade Organization (WTO) struggles to respond to the growing entanglement of trade and geopolitics. Drawing on existing scholarship and 20 in‐depth interviews with ambassadors and senior trade diplomats conducted in Geneva ahead of the 13th WTO Ministerial 2024, this article reveals a fundamental dilemma at the heart of contemporary ...
Nora Kürzdörfer
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Barriers to advancing the sexual and reproductive health agenda in Latin America: a qualitative study of key informants' perspectives. [PDF]
Reprod HealthAlonso JP +10 more
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