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, 2001 Power law distributions of macroscopic observables are ubiquitous in both the natural and social sciences. They are indicative of correlated, cooperative phenomena between groups of interacting agents at the microscopic level. In this paper we argue that
Bouchaud +5 more
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‘One Does Everything to Make Life Better.’ Petty Corruption and Its Legal Implications in Hungary
Comparative Southeast European Studies, 2018 Combining research into the law with the conceptual framework offered by legal anthropology contributes to a more thorough understanding of how individuals experience corruption and anti-corruption legislation.
Burai Petra
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Unilateral Acts in the Age of Social Media
Oslo Law Review, 2018 In the past five years, a new type of politician has entered the global stage: the politician who defies mainstream opinion, who speaks freely without constraint or fear of repercussions. This type of politician is frequently at odds with centrist media,
Erlend Serendahl
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General considerations on the enforcement (application) of law
Journal of Legal Studies, 2016 Law is a system of norms developed and/or recognized by the state as norms guiding human behaviour according to the values of that particular society, establishing rights and obligations, principles and definitions, structures and relationships of social
Berlingher Remus Daniel +1 more
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"The mad", "the bad", "the victim":gendered constructions of women who kill within the criminal justice system [PDF]
, 2013 Women commit significantly fewer murders than men and are perceived to be less violent. This belief about women’s non-violence reflects the discourses surrounding gender, all of which assume that women possess certain inherent essential characteristics ...
Weare, Siobhan
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Factors of the deviant behaviour in a legal conscious society
Law and SafetyThe article examines the ontology of factors that determine the emergence and development of deviant behaviour. Given the diversity of the concept of deviance, this social phenomenon is comprehensively studied.
S. G. Pevko
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La legitimación de Don Quijote
Criticón, 2015 The opposition between natural and positive law leads Don Quixote on a continual search for the legitimization of his actions. Such legitimization of a behaviour that infringes the law draws on the knightly duties described in chivalric treatises and ...
Christoph Strosetzki
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Random model for RNA interference yields scale free network
, 2003 We introduce a random bit-string model of post-transcriptional genetic regulation based on sequence matching. The model spontaneously yields a scale free network with power law scaling with $ \gamma=-1$ and also exhibits log-periodic behaviour.
Balcan, Duygu, Erzan, Ayse
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Early modern conceptions of "natural law"
Acta Academica, 2001 This article traces the shifts in meaning of the metaphor of “natural law” in modern thought from its pre-modern meaning as a divine standard for human behaviour accessible to reason.
Ponti Venter
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Behavioural and physiological responses of shelter dogs to long-term confinement [PDF]
Veterinaria Italiana, 2013 In Italy, National Law (281/1991) prohibits euthanasia of shelter dogs if they are not dangerous or suffering seriously. Adoption rates in rescue shelters are often lower than entrance rates, leading inevitably to overcrowded facilities where animals are
Paolo Dalla Villa +7 more
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