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Study on the service of documents : Comparative legal analysis of the relevant laws and practices of the Member States ; Final report

Simoni, Alessandro; Pailli, Giacomo - 2016

This study provides a comparative overview of how domestic service of judical and extra-judical documents is effected ….g.. initiator, executor and addressee of service), the analysis of available methods of service (personal, substituted, by post …, remedies and cure of defective service. The study also includes some questions of cross-border or transnational service. The …

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Case study on the functioning of enforcement proceedings relating to judicial decisions in Member States : Final report

Tipik; Matrix Insight Ltd - 2015

The purpose of this study was to collect data on the functioning of the EU Member States’ national judicial systems when enforcing judicial decisions in civil and commercial matters. Data on the length of enforcement proceedings is difficult to collect as Member States seldom collect this...

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Reversing the burden of proof : Practical dilemmas at the European and national level

Farkas, Lilla; O’Farrell, Orlagh - 2015

This report examines the background to EU rules on the burden of proof, the development of principles laid down in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and their application to the Racial and Employment Equality Directives in proceedings before civil and labour...

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Empirical Study of the Civil Justice System

Kessler, Daniel P. - 2004

In this essay, we discuss empirical research on the economic effects of the civil justice system. We discuss research on the effects of three substantive bodies of law- contracts, torts, and property- and research on the effects of the litigation process. We begin with a review of studies of...

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FinTech in Sub-Saharan Africa : What Has Worked Well, and What Hasn't

Yermack, David L. - 2018

The FinTech sector has begun to grow rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa. I document far greater adoption of social media …

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Does Strengthening Self-Defense Law Deter Crime or Escalate Violence? Evidence from Castle Doctrine

Cheng, Cheng - 2012

From 2000 to 2010, more than 20 states passed laws that make it easier to use lethal force in self-defense. Elements of these laws include removing the duty to retreat in places outside of one's home, adding a presumption of reasonable belief of imminent harm, and removing civil liability for...

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The Evolution of a Legal Rule

Niblett, Anthony - 2008

The efficiency of common law rules is central to achieving efficient resource allocation in a market economy. While many theories suggest reasons why judge-made law should tend toward efficient rules, the question whether the common law actually does converge in commercial areas has remained...

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Optimal Liability for Terrorism

Lakdawalla, Darius - 2006

This paper analyzes the normative role for civil liability in aligning terrorism precaution incentives, when the perpetrators of terrorism are unreachable by courts or regulators. We consider the strategic interaction among targets, subsidiary victims, and terrorists within a sequential,...

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Stand Your Ground Laws, Homicides, and Injuries

McClellan, Chandler B. - 2012

The controversies surrounding gun control policies have recently moved to the forefront of public's attention in the United States and elsewhere. Since 2005, eighteen states in the United States have passed laws extending the right to self-defense with no duty to retreat to any place a person...

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How Do Surrogates Make Treatment Decisions for Patients with Dementia? An Experimental Survey Study

Nicholas, Lauren Hersch; Langa, Kenneth M.; Halpern, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Despite the growing need for surrogate decision-making for older adults, little is known about how surrogates make decisions and whether advance directives would change decision-making. We conducted a nationally representative experimental survey that cross-randomized cognitive impairment,...

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