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<i>Reculer Pour Mieux Sauter</i>: A Review of Attachment and Other Developmental Processes Inherent in Identified Risk Factors for Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Offending
Kenny, Dianna T.; Blacker, Susan; Allerton, Mark - In: Laws 3 (2014) 3, pp. 439-468
The task of this paper is to identify the causes of juvenile delinquency and juvenile offending. The French proverb chosen for its title (<i>Step back in order to jump better</i>) reflects the inherent challenge in this task; that is, how far back must we step in order to gain a complete understanding...
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Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities: An Emerging Strategy
Larson, David Allen - In: Laws 3 (2014) 2, pp. 220-238
Persons with disabilities often find themselves marginalized by society and by our justice systems. We can improve … access to justice by training better advocates. Advocates not only must be knowledgeable concerning relevant laws and … even within that population may be a more efficient and effective way to improve access to justice than by attempting to …
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The Imposition of the Death Penalty on Mexican Nationals in the United States and the Cultural, Legal and Political Context
Olivero, James Michael - In: Laws 2 (2013) 1, pp. 33-50
This paper reviews death penalty perspectives from the United States, Mexico and international law. The United States … practices the death penalty on not only its citizens, but those of other nations who commit capital crimes. Mexico is a death …
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The Electronic Monitoring Paradigm: A Proposal for Transforming Criminal Justice in the USA
Yeh, Stuart S. - In: Laws 4 (2015) 1, pp. 60-81
the American criminal justice system. …
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The Uneasy Marriage between Law and Equality
Westerman, Pauline C. - In: Laws 4 (2015) 1, pp. 82-90
There are two ways in which the social ideal of equality has found expression in the law: in the principle of equal treatment and in the principle of non-discrimination. In this article the meaning of these two legal principles is analysed, in order to answer the question to what extent they can...
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Examining the Conservative Shift from Harsh Justice
Pollock, Joycelyn; Glassner, Steven; Krajewski, Andrea - In: Laws 4 (2015) 1, pp. 107-124
Recently, a political shift has been observed, in that some political conservatives are now advocating, adjusting, or abandoning draconian drug laws, including mandatory minimums, and funding diversion, re-entry, and drug programs. Vocal proponents of this movement include Grover Norquist, Rand...
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Understanding Proposed Changes to the H-1B Visa: Protecting American Government Interests, Improving the Opportunities for American Companies, or Potentially Hurting Hopeful Immigr...
Stonawski, Rebecca - In: Laws 2 (2013) 3, pp. 233-243
This paper will examine the US government’s proposed changes to the H-1B visa, a dual-intent visa meant to bring highly-skilled individuals to the US labor market. It will first explain what the H-1B visa is and is not and what might happen to the H-1B visa in the future. The focus of the...
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Engendering the Evidence Base: A Critical Review of the Conceptual and Empirical Foundations of Gender-Responsive Interventions for Girls’ Delinquency
Kerig, Patricia K.; Schindler, Sheryl R. - In: Laws 2 (2013) 3, pp. 244-282
the juvenile justice system: is there unequivocal evidence for gender-specificity in the risk factors that contribute to … proposes an agenda for future research into the development of effective interventions for juvenile justice-involved girls. …
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Millennium Development Goals and the Protection of Displaced and Refugee Women and Girls
Akram, Susan M. - In: Laws 2 (2013) 3, pp. 283-313
The international protection regime of refugee, stateless and displaced women and girls has significant deficiencies. As refugees and displaced persons, women and girls experience unique challenges. They suffer abuse disproportionately as women through rape, human trafficking, and female genital...
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Image Right and Copyright Law in Europe: Divergences and Convergences
Synodinou, Tatiana - In: Laws 3 (2014) 2, pp. 181-207
This paper analyses the multiplicity of image rights in Europe and the classical conflictual relationship between the right to one’s own image and copyright law. First, the paper analyses the main mechanisms of legal protection of a person’s image in selected jurisdictions, in both the civil...
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