Five Decades of Research on Rape Myths and Victim Interpretation
ABSTRACT Over the past 5 decades of social science research, scholars have examined false narratives and beliefs associated with rape and sexual assault (often called “rape myths”). This scoping review employs an innovative technique to sample and describe a large cohort of scholarly articles that investigate sexual assault victim interpretation and ...
Elizabeth Trudeau, Ruth Carmi
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FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF MATERIALS CONTAINING VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMPONENTS
The paper looks at some questions pertaining to the examination of “static” information materials. The presence of nonverbal elements in printed text varies widely depending the nature of the text and the channel of information transfer.
M. Kroz, N. Ratinova
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The South African Prosecutor in the Face of Adverse Pre-Trial Publicity
Pre-trial publicity regarding a pending criminal case, which publicity may be in the form of media coverage of the case or a prior decision given in parallel judicial proceedings arising from substantially the same facts as the criminal matter, may be ...
David Whitefield Melvyn Broughton
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Mental Culpability and Prosecutorial Misconduct [PDF]
This Article argues that a prosecutor\u27s intent is always relevant to the courts\u27 analysis of misconduct, and that the courts should always consider a prosecutor\u27s intent in determining whether a rule was violated and whether the verdict was ...
Gershman, Bennett L.
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Abstract Academic bullying and mobbing are increasingly recognized as systemic features of contemporary higher education rather than isolated interpersonal conflicts. Academic bullying refers to sustained hostile behaviour, often enacted by individuals in positions of power, aimed at undermining a colleague's dignity, credibility, or career progression.
Daniele Marchisio
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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS PROSECUTOR OF POWERS BY THE COURTS WHEN CONSIDERING CIVIL CASES CHALLENGING THE DISMISSAL OF EMPLOYEES WHO COMMITTED CORRUPTION OFFENCES [PDF]
Based on the analysis of anti-corruption legislation, legal literature and judicial practice, this article deals with actual problems of participation of the prosecutor in the court hearings of civil cases for reinstatement at the service of employees ...
Elnara Islamova, Irina Golovko
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Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War
ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart +3 more
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National Identity Meaning and Attitudes Toward War, Peace, and the Future of Ukraine
ABSTRACT The link between attitudes and social identity is complex, influencing perceptions, motivations, and actions. Social psychological research mainly focused on the role of attitude in identity formation, particularly in the contexts of social movements and collective action.
Karina V. Korostelina +6 more
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CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL PROTECTION AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF CONSTITUTIONALISM
Within the pluralistic worldview framework, the study of the fundamental state legal categories often requires clarifi cation of their meanings. Constitutional legal protection as an integral part of constitutionalism is manifested in all spheres of ...
A. V. Yurkovski, I. A. Kuzmin
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Is all Fair in Love and War Crimes Trials? Regulation 55 and the Katanga Case [PDF]
The use of Regulation 55 and the recent Katanga judgment at the International Criminal Court have attracted criticism – not just from outside commentators but most notably from within the Chamber through the dissenting opinion of Judge Van den Wyngaert ...
Klinkner, Melanie Josefine
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