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Legal Professionals Use an Implicit Checklist to Assess Expert Witness Credibility

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In a court of law, some forms of evidence are too technical to interpret without the help of an expert witness. However, expert testimony sometimes leads to wrongful conviction. We used an online survey to quantitatively compare how legal professionals (n = 122) and lay people (n = 109) understood what makes an expert witness credible.
Mahensingh Deonaran   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Terapeutiese aborsie - basiese riglyne vir die huisarts

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 1984
No abstract available.
M.M. Opperman
doaj   +1 more source

A Closer Look at Rape Myth Beliefs Among University Students: Comparisons and Correlates Based on Field and Stage of Study, Victimisation Experiences, Demographics and Psychological Traits

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disproportionate rates of sexual violence occur among university students, with rape culture and misconceptions about consent prevalent. To comprehensively examine rape myth beliefs among different student groups, 417 UK University students enrolled on courses in four distinct disciplinary areas; social sciences (n = 131), applied sciences (n =
Dominic Willmott   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The moral and legal status of the human foetus : a critical analysis from an Islamic perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This thesis aims to ascertain what the status of the human foetus should be in Libyan law where it is currently inadequately determined. Specifically, is the foetus a person, a type of property, or something else, and is humanity significant for such a ...
Biggs, Hazel   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Legal Developments in the United States and Iran Regarding Abortion [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهشنامه حقوق تطبیقی
This research aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the legal developments regarding abortion in Iran and the United States by presenting an overview of the historical path to the legalization of abortion in both countries.
Shaghayegh Milanlouei, Shima arabasadi
doaj   +1 more source

Researching Attitude–Identity Dynamics to Understand Social Conflict and Change

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Societies undergo constant change, manifested in various ways such as technological developments, economic transitions, reorganization of cultural values and beliefs, or changes in social structures. Individuals play an active role in shaping social and societal change by interactively negotiating its manifestation.
Adrian Lüders   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Polish Parliament and the making of politics through abortion : nation, gender and democracy in the 1996 Liberalization Amendment Debate [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The collapse of communism across East Central Europe was marked by a renewal of debates around reproduction, with abortion debates surfacing in Romania, Germany and Poland.
Kramer, Anne-Marie   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The problem with abortion deserts: Reframing deserts for feminist solidarity

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract With the rise of the far right across the world, feminist scholars and activists have been drawn to the language of “abortion deserts” to describe the decimation of reproductive healthcare services. In this paper we argue that while “abortion deserts” is a rhetorically powerful category, it is too often used uncritically in ways that overlook ...
Chiara Chiavaroli, Cordelia Freeman
wiley   +1 more source

Providers’ perspectives on denial of abortion care in Nepal: a cross sectional study

open access: yesReproductive Health, 2018
Background Despite legalization of abortion in Nepal in 2002, many women are still unable to access legal services. This paper examines providers’ views, experiences with abortion denial, and knowledge related to abortion provision, and identifies areas ...
Mahesh C Puri   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conscientious objection to abortion: why it should be a specified legal right for doctors in South Korea

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2020
Background In 2019, the Constitutional Court of South Korea ruled that the anti-abortion provisions in the Criminal Act, which criminalize abortion, do not conform to the Constitution.
Claire Junga Kim
doaj   +1 more source

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