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Prosecutorial Ethics: The Case for the Per Se Rule [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
“The integrity of the legal system is essential to public confidence in government. Without public confidence, the rule of law loses its meaning. The prosecutor is often the most visible participant in the criminal justice system, and thus, even the ...
Donahue, Kara S.
core   +1 more source

Dr. Hans Kohn and the political takeover of the Berlin Medical Society by the National Socialist regime in 1933

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
wiley   +1 more source

THE “BELT AND ROAD” INITIATIVE FROM THE ASPECT OF THE NEW GEOSTRATEGY AND THE IMPACT ON THE SAFETY FACTORS IN ROAD TRAFFIC

open access: yesPravo, 2022
The paper presents one of the activities at the global level and, there is partially analysed its impact on safety factors in the transport of passengers and goods, as well as in the provision of services in this area at the moment.
Miloš Grahovac
doaj   +1 more source

Stranger Rape or Impromptu Consensual Sex? Investigating Mock Juror Decision‐Making in a Genuine Contested Rape Trial

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to better understand juror decision‐making in a less typical rape trial scenario where even prior acquaintance is disputed. Adopting an improved mock trial paradigm including a video‐recorded recreation of a genuine rape allegation and jury‐group deliberation, 156 jury‐eligible participants took part in 1 of 13 ...
Dominic Willmott, Rosie Woodhams
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Gravity Threshold under the ICC Statute. Criteria and Methods in the Light of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Case [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
On 6 November 2015, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), by 3 votes to 2, dismissed the Prosecutor’s appeal against Pre-Trial Chamber I’s ‘Decision on the request of the Union of the Comoros to review the Prosecutor’s decision ...
Cimiotta, Emanuele, Ragni, Chiara
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Sex Trafficking Myth Reduction: Evaluating an Educational Approach to Reducing Victim Blaming and Increasing Victim Empathy

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined the effectiveness of a brief educational intervention designed to reduce sex trafficking (ST) myth acceptance. Using a 2 × 2 mixed design, participants (N = 189) viewed either an educational video addressing common ST myths or a control video on human memory.
Dara Mojtahedi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ON THE ISSUE OF IMPROVING CRIMINAL LEGISLATION IN THE SPHERE OF COUNTERACTION AGAINST LEGALIZATIONOF INCOME FROM ILLEGAL CIRCULATION OF DRUGS, PSYCHOTHROPIC SUBSTANCES AND THEIR ANALOGS

open access: yesRussian Journal of Economics and Law, 2012
The article views the issue of improving the criminal law in the sphere of counteraction against legalization of income obtained from illegal drugs circulation.
D. K. Chirkov, O. S. Galayeva
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Challenging The Investigator’s Investigation Termination Authority Without Public Prosecutor’s Approval

open access: yesArena Hukum
The principle of dominus litis is owned by the Public Prosecutor as the master of the case in the criminal justice system. The Public Prosecutor has a central role in criminal law enforcement which begins when following the progress of the investigation
Jefferson Hakim
doaj   +1 more source

Unveiling Bias: The Impact of Male Rape Myths and Stereotypes on Juror Verdicts in Male‐on‐Male Rape Trials

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined how male rape myths, racial/ethnicity biases, and sexuality stereotypes influence verdicts in male‐on‐male rape trials—an area that is currently under‐researched. A sample of 463 participants read a mock rape trial, where both the defendant and complainant were male, with defendant ethnicity (White, Black, Asian) and ...
Lee J. Curley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

MODERN CRIMINOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CRIME IN RURAL AREAS

open access: yesRussian Journal of Economics and Law, 2014
Objective: to examine the relevance of the issue and the characteristics of crime in rural areas in the Russian Federation, which is determined, on the one hand, by the complexity of the criminal situation in rural areas, the acuteness of the problems of
G. V. Antonov-Romanovskiy   +4 more
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