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2014

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西方侵权法中的多数人侵权:一种比较法的视角 (Multiple Tortfeasors In Western Tort Law: A Comparative Outline), Mauro Bussani, Marta Infantino Jan 2014

西方侵权法中的多数人侵权:一种比较法的视角 (Multiple Tortfeasors In Western Tort Law: A Comparative Outline), Mauro Bussani, Marta Infantino

Marta Infantino

The aim of the paper (in Chinese) is to explore the state-of-the-art of principles and rules on multiple tortfeasors liability in Western tort laws. The survey mainlyes focus on a set of Western jurisdictions from Western Europe and North America – mostly on England, France, Germany, Italy, and the United States.


Invalid Testimony: Disability And Voice In The Criminal Procedure (Co-Authored With Osnat Ein-Dor) (Hebrew), Sagit Mor Jan 2014

Invalid Testimony: Disability And Voice In The Criminal Procedure (Co-Authored With Osnat Ein-Dor) (Hebrew), Sagit Mor

Sagit Mor

This Article discuses the sociolegal reality that people with developmental and mental disabilities experience in their interaction with the criminal justice system and the challenges that the criminal system faces when it comes to deal with a case which involves a disabled person. It maintains that the barriers that disabled people face in criminal proceedings do not exist only in pre-trial stages, but also during the trial itself, since courts, too, are impacted by exclusionary legal rules and by cognitive schemas that express negative stereotypes. In 2005 a new law was introduced in Israel: Investigation and Testimony Proceedings (Accommodations for …