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22. Young Children’S Emerging Ability To Make False Statements., Thomas D. Lyon, Elizabeth C. Ahern, Jodi A. Quas Apr 2010

22. Young Children’S Emerging Ability To Make False Statements., Thomas D. Lyon, Elizabeth C. Ahern, Jodi A. Quas

Thomas D. Lyon

This study examined the origins of children’s ability to make consciously false statements, a necessary component of lying. Children 2 to 5 years of age were rewarded for claiming that they saw a picture of a bird when viewing pictures of fish. They were asked outcome questions (“Do you win/lose?”), recognition questions (“Do you have a bird/fish?”), and recall questions (“What do you have?”), which were hypothesized to vary in difficulty depending on the need for consciousness of falsity (less for outcome questions) and self-generation of an appropriate response (more for recall questions). The youngest children (21⁄2 to 31⁄2 years …


Dolo Eventual Y Dolo Directo. Consideraciones Metodológicas A Partir De Un Caso Práctico, José Balcázar Quiroz Apr 2010

Dolo Eventual Y Dolo Directo. Consideraciones Metodológicas A Partir De Un Caso Práctico, José Balcázar Quiroz

José Balcázar Quiroz

No abstract provided.


The Moral Limits Of Jurisdiction, Beau James Brock, Harold Leggett Apr 2010

The Moral Limits Of Jurisdiction, Beau James Brock, Harold Leggett

Beau James Brock

As the states and the public face new rules on emissions under the Clean Air Act, the authors find that environmental policy devoid of economic feasibility equals ethical bankruptcy by policymakers to the detriment of all citizens and their economic liberty


Hanousek V. United States: Social Engineering Encroaching On Individual Liberty, Beau James Brock Apr 2010

Hanousek V. United States: Social Engineering Encroaching On Individual Liberty, Beau James Brock

Beau James Brock

A legal decision that unexpectedly judicially “extended the reach environmental criminal law” was Hanousek v. United States, wherein the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held the legal standard for criminal negligence under the Clean Water Act (CWA) was ordinary negligence.


Development Of A Dna Database In Ireland — Assessing The Proposed Legislation, Liz Campbell Apr 2010

Development Of A Dna Database In Ireland — Assessing The Proposed Legislation, Liz Campbell

Liz Campbell

The collection and retention of DNA samples are seen universally as crucial for purposes of criminal investigation and prosecution, as a means of excluding innocent suspects, and of exonerating the wrongfully convicted. However, there is less consistency across jurisdictions regarding whose DNA should be obtained by the state and for how long it should be stored. The need for a measured approach in this context is underlined by the “exceptionalism” of genetic material, given the depth and sensitivity of the information contained within, and the potential for “function creep”, whereby state powers insidiously increase and data gathered for one purpose …


Renaissance Of Environmental Criminal Investigation In Louisiana: A Model For The Nation, Beau James Brock, Michael Daniels Mar 2010

Renaissance Of Environmental Criminal Investigation In Louisiana: A Model For The Nation, Beau James Brock, Michael Daniels

Beau James Brock

In Louisiana, perpetrators of knowing criminal violations of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, Title 30 subject themselves to felony conduct. Now, that is not just idle words on a page. This law enforcement arm built to preserve the quality of life for every citizen of Louisiana is no longer a paper tiger, but a fightin’ tiger, capable of and willing to investigate in any situation. In the spring of 2008, sustainable programmatic changes in CID were immediately put into place. Some of these included the following: 1) comprehensive overhaul of the then current policies and procedures; 2) the replacement of …


Federal Hill Protest Targets Landlords, Donna M. Hughes Dr., Melanie Shapiro Esq Mar 2010

Federal Hill Protest Targets Landlords, Donna M. Hughes Dr., Melanie Shapiro Esq

Donna M. Hughes

Landlords who rent space to spa-brothels were the target of a protest on Atwells Avenue on Federal Hill in Providence on the evening of March 28th. About two dozen neighbors, friends, and anti-trafficking activists gathered to condemn landlords who rent to spa-brothels.


Men Still Visiting Brothels, Melanie Shapiro Esq, Donna M. Hughes Dr. Mar 2010

Men Still Visiting Brothels, Melanie Shapiro Esq, Donna M. Hughes Dr.

Donna M. Hughes

Wednesday night, I gave a talk at Brown University, as part of the Human Trafficking Awareness Week. After the talk, I stopped for a coffee on Atwells Avenue on the way home. One Spa, an illegal spa-brothel, is next door to the coffee shop and just above the office of the Federal Hill Gazette. From the time I got out of my car and returned with my coffee, I saw three men go into the brothel—one white man in his late thirties dressed in carpenter pants, a flannel shirt, and baseball cap, one older balding white man with glasses, …


Australia’S Homeless Act, James Farrell, Caris Cadd Mar 2010

Australia’S Homeless Act, James Farrell, Caris Cadd

James Farrell

The Federal Government’s White Paper on Homelessness, The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness (White Paper) proposed the introduction of new legislation that would ‘underpin the national response to homelessness, setting standards to deliver the best quality services possible’.This article outlines the significance of this recommendation to Australians experiencing homelessness and focuses on why the problem of homelessness should be situated within a human rights framework.


14. Investigative Interviewing Of The Child., Thomas D. Lyon Feb 2010

14. Investigative Interviewing Of The Child., Thomas D. Lyon

Thomas D. Lyon

Children, if questioned in a supportive manner, are capable of providing enormous amounts of productive information in response to open-ended questions. The irony is that many direct and suggestive methods once thought necessary to overcome abused children's reluctance to disclose abuse have been found counterproductive in two ways: they minimize the number of details in true allegations at the same time that they increase the risk of false allegations.


21. Children’S Reasoning About Disclosing Adult Transgressions: Effects Of Maltreatment, Child Age, And Adult Identity., Thomas D. Lyon, Elizabeth C. Ahern, Lindsay A. Malloy, Jodi A. Quas Feb 2010

21. Children’S Reasoning About Disclosing Adult Transgressions: Effects Of Maltreatment, Child Age, And Adult Identity., Thomas D. Lyon, Elizabeth C. Ahern, Lindsay A. Malloy, Jodi A. Quas

Thomas D. Lyon

A total of two hundred ninety-nine 4- to 9-year-old maltreated and nonmaltreated children of comparable socioeconomic status and ethnicity judged whether children should or would disclose unspecified transgressions of adults (instigators) to other adults (recipients) in scenarios varying the identity of the instigator (stranger or parent), the identity of the recipient (parent, police, or teacher), and the severity of the transgression (‘‘something really bad’’ or ‘‘something just a little bad’’). Children endorsed more disclosure against stranger than parent instigators and less disclosure to teacher than parent and police recipients. The youngest maltreated children endorsed less disclosure than nonmaltreated children, but …


Federal Hill Resident And Restaurateur Forced To Move Because Of Spa-Brothel, Melanie Shapiro Esq, Donna M. Hughes Dr. Feb 2010

Federal Hill Resident And Restaurateur Forced To Move Because Of Spa-Brothel, Melanie Shapiro Esq, Donna M. Hughes Dr.

Donna M. Hughes

The illegal operation of a spa-brothel on Federal Hill, Providence, has forced a resident and restaurateur to move. The traffic of "johns," the video surveillance of all entrances and exits, the harassment of women who visit and work in the area, and the unsanitary residue of sex acts have neighboring residents and business owners disgusted and fed-up.


Copyright And Freedom Of Expression In Europe, Pankaj Singh Feb 2010

Copyright And Freedom Of Expression In Europe, Pankaj Singh

Pankaj Singh

This article will describe the state of European law concerning the conflict between copyright and freedom of expression. To set the stage, I will first set out the constitutional basis of copyright (or the absence thereof) in various countries in Europe. Next, I shall describe the law governing free speech, and in particular the workings of Article 10 ECHR. The analysis will thereafter focus on copyright v. free speech case law that has recently emerged from a number of continental European countries (especially Germany, France and The Netherlands), and from the former ‘gate-keeper’ to the European Court, the European Commission …


False Imprisonment As A Tort In India, Hari Priya Jan 2010

False Imprisonment As A Tort In India, Hari Priya

Hari Priya

The tort of false imprisonment is one of the most severe forms of human rights violation, and this paper aims to define and to understand the concept of false imprisonment as a tort in India. It also seeks to know about the evolution of the notion of false imprisonment as a tort, with reference to Indian and foreign cases, and understand who and when can one be held liable for the tort of false imprisonment. It further deals with the remedies available for the said tort.


Religious Freedom And Controlled Substances: A Legal Analysis, Howard M. Henderson Jan 2010

Religious Freedom And Controlled Substances: A Legal Analysis, Howard M. Henderson

Howard M Henderson

No abstract provided.


Foreword: Why "The Child Witness" Now?, Jules Epstein Jan 2010

Foreword: Why "The Child Witness" Now?, Jules Epstein

Jules Epstein

No abstract provided.


The Greatest Legal Movie Of All Time: Proclaiming The Real Winner, Grant H. Morris Jan 2010

The Greatest Legal Movie Of All Time: Proclaiming The Real Winner, Grant H. Morris

Grant H Morris

In August, 2008, the ABA Journal featured an article entitled: “The 25 Greatest Legal Movies.” A panel of experts, described in the article as “12 prominent lawyers who teach film or are connected to the business” selected “the best movies ever made about lawyers and the law.” This distinguished panel ranked its twenty-five top legal movies, choosing To Kill a Mockingbird as its number one legal movie. The panel also selected twenty-five films as “honorable mentions,” which were listed in alphabetical order. In my opinion, however, the real greatest legal movie of all time was not selected as the winner. …


"Los Bienes Jurídicos Colectivos En El Derecho Penal. Consideraciones Sobre El Fundamento Y Validez De La Protección Penal De Los Intereses Macrosociales", Elky A. Villegas Paiva Jan 2010

"Los Bienes Jurídicos Colectivos En El Derecho Penal. Consideraciones Sobre El Fundamento Y Validez De La Protección Penal De Los Intereses Macrosociales", Elky A. Villegas Paiva

Elky A. Villegas Paiva

El trabajo aborda la cuestionada intervención del Derecho penal en la protección de los bienes jurídicos colectivos. Se parte de destacar el condicionamiento que ejerce la sociedad del riesgo en la configuración del moderno Derecho penal. Posteriormente se realiza una breve descripción sobre el origen de los bienes macrosociales en el campo penal, para luego analizar los presupuestos de merecimiento y necesidad de pena, condiciones que deben superar aquellos intereses –individuales o colectivos- para que su tutela penal sea legítima. Finalmente se examinan las técnicas de tipificación frecuentemente empleadas para la protección penal de estos intereses colectivos, pues es aquí …


Legal Processing Outsourcing: Is The Lack Of A Regulatory Framework One Of The Challenges Facing The Lpo Industry In India?, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2010

Legal Processing Outsourcing: Is The Lack Of A Regulatory Framework One Of The Challenges Facing The Lpo Industry In India?, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Case Study: 1950-1970 Section- 6, The Transfer Of Property Act, 1882, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2010

Case Study: 1950-1970 Section- 6, The Transfer Of Property Act, 1882, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Amartya Sen's Theory Of Poverty, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2010

Amartya Sen's Theory Of Poverty, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Professional Communication And Confidential Communication, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2010

Professional Communication And Confidential Communication, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Sociological Study Of Children (Pledging Of Labour) Act, 1933, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2010

Sociological Study Of Children (Pledging Of Labour) Act, 1933, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Hindu Religious And Charitable Endowments, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2010

Hindu Religious And Charitable Endowments, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


The Doctrine Of Proportionality, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2010

The Doctrine Of Proportionality, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


C.P.C., 1908 Order Xx (Rules 10-20): A Case Study 1990-2010(July), Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2010

C.P.C., 1908 Order Xx (Rules 10-20): A Case Study 1990-2010(July), Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Patriarchy- The Indian Experience, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2010

Patriarchy- The Indian Experience, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


The Expansion Of The Criminal Law Of The Enemy In The Us Legal System., Héctor Zayas Gutiérrez Jan 2010

The Expansion Of The Criminal Law Of The Enemy In The Us Legal System., Héctor Zayas Gutiérrez

Héctor Zayas Gutiérrez

The purposes of this presentation are to (1) elucidate main principles of the Criminal Law of the Enemy Theory, (2) explain how the criminal law of the enemy has been adopted and expanded in the US legal system, and (3) give a quick glimpse to some comparative law examples on the Criminal Law of the Enemy Theory applications. Criminal Law of the Enemy, Enemy Criminal Law, Derecho Penal del Enemigo.


Potential For Future Growth Of The International Criminal Court: Possible Expansion Toward Universal Jurisdiction, Michael K. Marriott Jan 2010

Potential For Future Growth Of The International Criminal Court: Possible Expansion Toward Universal Jurisdiction, Michael K. Marriott

Michael K Marriott

Having an intact legal system to prosecute serious criminal offenses is a luxury taken for granted in many parts of the developed world. While comprehensive domestic legal systems are preferable to the far more complex international legal system, an unfortunate reality of the contemporary world is that where many of the most shocking and large-scale violent crimes take place, there is no domestic legal system to speak of. The International Criminal Court was created to meet the need of prosecuting these offenses. Limited in its jurisdiction on a variety of levels, the ICC nevertheless has on its current docket the …


A Fighting Chance For Outlaws: Strict Scrutiny Of North Carolina's Felony Firearms Act, Matthew Jordan Cochran Jan 2010

A Fighting Chance For Outlaws: Strict Scrutiny Of North Carolina's Felony Firearms Act, Matthew Jordan Cochran

Matthew Jordan Cochran

This comment presents a substantive due process challenge to North Carolina's Felony Firearms Act (codified at N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14‑415.1), which, as modified in 2004, criminalizes owning a firearm—even in your own home—if you've ever been convicted of a felony. The discussion is very comprehensive.

I begin with an assumption (which by now appears supported by Second Amendment jurisprudence and post-Heller commentary) that individuals have a fundamental right of self-defense, and proceed to demonstrate that the Act deprives persons of that right without being narrowly tailored toward furthering any compelling state interest. For example, the statute does not …