Although there exists a large literature analyzing whether an individual's peers have an impact on that individual's own behavior and subsequent outcomes, there is paucity of research on whether peers influence a person's decisions and judgments regarding a third party. We investigate whether...

Using the universe of individual asylum cases in the United States from 2000-2004 and a difference-in-differences research design, we test whether Sept. 11, 2001 decreased the likelihood that applicants from Muslim-majority countries were granted asylum. Our estimates suggest that the attacks...

A fresh chapter, that is chapter XXIA on ‘Plea Bargaining', has been introduced in the Criminal Procedure Code. It was introduced through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005, which was passed by the parliament. This has certainly changed the look of the Indian Criminal Justice System. Some...

This note analyzes a case issued by the Navajo Nation Supreme Court, Means v. District Court of the Chinle Judicial District (1999), which concerned Russell Means, noted Indian activist and actor. The note specifically focuses on the Navajo Supreme Court's use of the Navajo Common Law concept of...

International criminal tribunals, like any criminal court, have been faced with offences against the administration of justice, such as contempt of court. The power of the UN ad hoc Tribunals to punish these offences has raised problematic issues mainly concerning respect for the principle of...

This article presents a strategic model of liability and litigation under court errors. Our framework allows for endogenous choice of level of care and endogenous likelihood of filing and disputes. We derive sufficient conditions for a unique universally divine mixed-strategy perfect Bayesian...