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Resolving Public Records Disputes In Wisconsin: The Role Of The Attorney General's Office, Jonathan Anderson

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates how the Wisconsin attorney general reviews and sometimes intervenes in access disputes over the state's public records law. The study posed three primary questions: How do the attorney general's administrative review mechanisms operate in practice? To what extent are the mechanisms effective at resolving disclosure disputes? And do the mechanisms help people unable to hire a lawyer to litigate? The study analyzed correspondence in 304 cases over six years to generate data on the quantity and nature of the attorney general's caseload in that time period. The study also interviewed 17 requesters to understand their disputes, their …

Political Culture, Policy Liberalism, And The Strength Of Journalist's Privilege In The States, Casey James-Michael Carmody

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the relationships between the strength of states' journalist's privileges and state characteristics. The state characteristics included political culture and policy liberalism. The study created an index to identify and score several important components of journalist's privilege in each state. The various components included the legal source of the privilege, when journalists could use the privilege, what types of information the privilege protected, and who could invoke the privilege. The study then used statistical tests to test the relationships between state characteristics and privilege strength. The results indicated that policy liberalism was a significant predictor of a state's …

Development Of A Commercial Arbitration Hub In The Middle East: Case Study -- The State Of Qatar, Aida Maita

Theses and Dissertations

International Commercial Arbitration is quickly becoming the method of choice for dispute resolution by States and corporations around the globe. This Dissertation analyzes and discusses the development of arbitration in the Middle East with the major focus on the State of Qatar (hereafter, also “Qatar”) as a case study. It will study the rise and development of International Commercial Arbitration as it is conducted in Qatar in relation to other regional jurisdictions such as Bahrain, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Egypt. These States have been emerging as regional powers in attracting International Commercial Arbitration in the Middle …

Protecting Women Under The International Humanitarian Law: A Study Of The Social, Cultural, And Political Conditions In Iraq And Palestine That Have An Adverse Affect On Women, Nour Mawloud Najeeb Fnish

Theses and Dissertations

This doctoral dissertation examines and studies the protection of women rights under International Humanitarian Law, (also “IHL”) within the context of the social, cultural and political and political conditions with particular reference to the women of Iraq and Palestine. Women in these two countries have suffered unparalleled difficulties that have been afflicted upon them by conditions of war. For a long period in the history of those countries, women as indispensable managers of their families have had to contend with varying challenges necessitating protection under international humanitarian law. This is even more required during periods of war and armed conflicts. …

The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan’S Legal, Economic And Fiscal Empowerment Through Commerce And Active Trade Agreements, Thouqan Makableh

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation analyzes whether international trade agreements, to which the Kingdom of Jordan is a party, and its legal framework, along with economic policies, have an impact on Jordan's organization of economic activities, particularly with respect to patterns of international trade. This dissertation further analyzes whether Jordan's commitment and subsequent policies to increase its economic growth are important determinants of its comparative advantage in the region, and researches whether the policies implemented to build international trade actually lead to an efficient, growing, and sustainable economy.

This dissertation takes a close look at all those aspects of economic, financial, and commercial …

Format E Zgjidhjes Së Martesës Sipas Ligjit Në Kosovë, Izet Hyseni

Theses and Dissertations

Në këtë punime diplome do të paraqiten raportet mbi gjendjen civile, të kurorëzimeve dhe shkurorëzimeve për periudhën kohore : 01.01.2013 – 31.12.2013, në komunat: Prishtinë , Podujevë , Mitrovicë. Përmes metodës statistikore kemi paraqitur raportin një vjeçar për komunat e lartcekura.

Metoden krahasuese e kemi përdor duke bërë krahasime nga të dhënat që i kami nxjerr nga hulumtimi i bërë në komunat e lartëcekura, duke i paraqitur në mënyrë statsikore. Përmes metodes historike kemi paraqitur në mënyrë tabelore shkurorëzimet sipas viteve dhe kohëzgjatjes së martesës . Për mes kësaj metode kemi paraqitur , kurorzimet sipas moshës mesatare të martuarve , …

Process Evaluation Of The Basic Training Program At A State Corrections Academy In The Southeast, Wendy Dawn Williams

Theses and Dissertations

This applied dissertation was designed to provide law enforcement and corrections administrators with current information about the components of basic training that can affect the retention of newly employed trainees during basic training. Attracting qualified applicants for law-enforcement jobs is a challenging task, and the preemployment screening and hiring processes are very expensive for agencies already plagued with reduced budgets. By the time a trainee actually makes it to basic training, a great deal of time and money has already been invested by the agency, and the trainee becomes an investment. When more than 20% of trainees exit a basic …