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Injunctions In Domestic Violence: Case Study In Iran, Ehsan Zarrokh

Ehsan Zarrokh

As domestic violence becomes increasingly recognized a widespread social problem, judicial system has begun playing larger roles in providing legal protection to these victims. One way they are doing this in the Iran is through the use of protective restraining orders or injunctions. The purpose of this research was to determine if permanent Injunctions for Protection provide victims of Domestic Violence with a sense of security in alleviating fear of retaliation or on-going violence.

The Second Amendment, Guns, And Murder In American History, Joseph Olson, Don Kates

Joseph E. Olson

Though Heller critics are rarely so frank as to put it this way, the case against Heller boils down to an ipse dixit that runs: Well yes, the Founders had guns; and yes they loved guns; and yes, Sam Adams. Roger Sherman, Thomas Paine, etc. all thought that perhaps the most essential human right was to be armed so as to protect your life; and yes, the Second Amendment reads “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” – but, no, the Amendment’s words somehow just do not mean what they say. They say …

Economics, Behavioral Biology, And Law, Owen D. Jones, Erin O'Hara O'Connor, Jeffrey Evans Stake

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The article first compares economics and behavioral biology, examining the assumptions, core concepts, methodological tenets, and emphases of the two fields. Building on this, the article then compares the applied interdisciplinary fields of law and economics, on one hand, with law and behavioral biology, on the other - highlighting not only the most important similarities, but also the most important differences.

The article subsequently explores ways that biological perspectives on human behavior may prove useful, by improving economic models and the behavioral insights they generate. The article concludes that although there are important differences between the two fields, the overlaps …