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Articles 1 - 11 of 11
Full-Text Articles in Law
Addressing Sexual Misconduct In Community Corrections_June 2-4, 2003, Brenda V. Smith
Addressing Sexual Misconduct In Community Corrections_June 2-4, 2003, Brenda V. Smith
Presentations
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Opening A Door To Help: Legal Services Programs' Key Role In Representing Battered Immigrant Women And Child, Leslye Orloff, Amanda Baran, Laura A. Martinez-Mcintoh, Jennifer Rose
Opening A Door To Help: Legal Services Programs' Key Role In Representing Battered Immigrant Women And Child, Leslye Orloff, Amanda Baran, Laura A. Martinez-Mcintoh, Jennifer Rose
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
Mariella Batista approached the family court building in Riverside, California, 9- year-old son in tow, ready for her hearing. Her family law attorney, who had little domestic violence experience, had no time to meet with Mariella before the court date and arranged to meet her outside the courthouse before the hearing. Mariella, a Cuban immigrant, had a history of years of abuse at the hands of her partner and was attempting to gain control of her life by instituting legal action to gain custody of her son. Suddenly her estranged partner approached her and grabbed the boy. In fear, Mariella …
Sexual Abuse Of Women In United States Prisons: A Modern Corollary Of Slavery_April 25, 2003, Brenda V. Smith
Sexual Abuse Of Women In United States Prisons: A Modern Corollary Of Slavery_April 25, 2003, Brenda V. Smith
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On Statutory Rape, Strict Liability, And The Public Welfare Offense Model, Catherine L. Carpenter
On Statutory Rape, Strict Liability, And The Public Welfare Offense Model, Catherine L. Carpenter
American University Law Review
Statutory Rape. At the center of a long-standing debate on whether its commission should require proof of a criminal mens rea, the prosecution of statutory rape offers a revealing look at the struggle to demarcate the parameters of the public welfare offense doctrine. Specifically, with respect to statutory rape, disagreement is deep and entrenched on whether statutory rape should be categorized as a public welfare offense, which would render irrelevant defendant's lack of knowledge of the victim's age. And despite wholesale revamping of state statutory rape laws on issues of age, gender, and potential grading and punishment, the debate on …
The Inter-American Human Rights System: Activities From Late 2000 Through October 2002, Richard J. Wilson
The Inter-American Human Rights System: Activities From Late 2000 Through October 2002, Richard J. Wilson
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
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Mental Health And Incarceration: What A Bad Combination, Olinda Moyd
Mental Health And Incarceration: What A Bad Combination, Olinda Moyd
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
The District of Columbia has one of the highest per capita incarceration and criminal justice supervision rates in the United States1 and among the highest in the world. The local prison population has risen dramatically over the past decade for a variety of reasons including increased rates of re-incarceration for parole violations and the imposition of longer sentences for drug offenses. Recent acts of Congress have seriously impacted the sentencing laws in the District including determination of where persons sentenced for violating local D.C. laws will serve such sentences. On August 5, 1997, President Clinton signed into law The National …
International Law Issues In Death Penalty Defense, Richard J. Wilson
International Law Issues In Death Penalty Defense, Richard J. Wilson
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
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Judging Global Justice: Assessing The International Criminal Court, Diane Orentlicher
Judging Global Justice: Assessing The International Criminal Court, Diane Orentlicher
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
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Culture Is No Defense For Infanticide, Michele Wen Chen Wu
Culture Is No Defense For Infanticide, Michele Wen Chen Wu
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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The War Crimes Research Office Presents: News From The International Criminal Tribunals, Maria Allison, Leslie Wilson
The War Crimes Research Office Presents: News From The International Criminal Tribunals, Maria Allison, Leslie Wilson
Human Rights Brief
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Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Sarah Hymowitz, Abby Richardson
Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Sarah Hymowitz, Abby Richardson
Human Rights Brief
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