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The Current System Of Resolving Insurance Disputes In Saudi Arabia: Its Weaknesses And Ways Of Developing It, Saleh Alsheha

Maurer Theses and Dissertations

Insurance industry generally revolves around financial risks, and the business of insurance companies is reliant on the resolution of claims that arise from these risks associated with insurance policies. In fact, insurance companies routinely adjust claims and provide indemnities to the insureds or beneficiaries. In some cases, however, the resolution of claims may falter, resulting in disputes that involve conflicting views between the insurer and insured on the eligibility of indemnity. Hence, this requires the existence of an effective and smooth mechanism that guarantees the end of such conflicts and protects the rights of the parties involved in insurance contracts. …

E Drejta E Autorit, Rregullimi Ligjor Dhe Ndërkombëtar I Saj, Majlind Qadraku

Theses and Dissertations

E drejta e autorit lidhet me krijime artistike, të tilla si poema, romane, muzikë, piktura dhe vepra kinematografike etj. Në shumicën e gjuhëve evropiane, përveç anglishtes, të drejtat e autorit njihen si të drejtat e autorit. Shprehja e së drejtës së autorit i referohet aktit kryesor që, në lidhje me krijimet letrare dhe artistike, mund të bëhet vetëm nga autori ose me autorizimin e tij. Ai akt është krijimi i kopjeve të veprës letrare ose artistike, siç është një libër, një pikturë, një skulpturë, një fotografi ose një pamje lëvizëse. Shprehja e dytë, të drejtat e autorit i referohet personit …

The Legal Feasibility Of Ratification Of The United Nations Convention On Contracts For The International Sale Of Goods (Cisg) By Saudi Arabia: A Comparative Study Between Cisg And Islamic Law, Ibrahim Mansour Alwehaibi

Maurer Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the legal feasibility of ratification of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for International Sale of Goods (CISG) by Saudi Arabia as well other Islamic countries that apply Islamic law (Sharia). To understand the feasibility, this study is divided in three parts. Part One serves as a brief introduction to the CISG and Islamic Law (which is the governing contract law in Saudi Arabia). Part Two provides a comparison between the provisions of the CISG and Islamic Law, assessing whether they conflict or are compatible with one another. It is challenging to examine the entire Convention, so …

A Comparison Of Sbir Investment Methods: Afwerx Vs Legacy, Evan A. Gist

Theses and Dissertations

The AFWERX Open Topic (AOT) program uses funding from the United States Air Force’s (USAF) Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) budget to adapt commercial technology to USAF needs. The AOT approach to small business investment is markedly different from that of legacy SBIR investment methods. This research is a comparison of processes and outcomes for AOT and legacy SBIR. The first axis of comparison is on commercialization rates. Applying a legacy definition of commercialization on a sample of AOT contracts, we found AOT’s commercialization to be 37% (compared to an 8.8% for legacy SBIR). We caveat this finding by …

مفھوم النزاع المسلح غیر الدولي وأثره على تطبیق القانون الدولي الإنساني, عمر عبد الحلیم بكور

Theses

عرفت البشریة النزاعات المسلحة غیر الدولیة منذ عصور قدیمة، ومع ذلك فقد ظلت بعیدة عن أي تنظیم قانوني لھا بما في ذلك القانون الدولي للحرب، حتى تنبھ المجتمع الدولي إلى خطورة ھذه الفئة من النزاعات، وما تتسم بھ من طابع مأساوي نتیجة انتشار العنف والأسلحة فیھا والانتھاكات الخطیرة للمبادئ الأساسیة للقانون الدولي الإنساني؛ ومن ثم فقد حصلت الكثیر من التطورات على صعید ھذا الأخیر طوال النصف الثاني من القرن العشرین، تجسدت باتفاقیات جنیف الأربع لعام 1949 وكذلك بروتوكولاتھا الأول والثاني لعام 1977 ، فضلا عن مجموعة الأدوات القانونیة الأخرى والمبادئ العرفیة، وبالرغم من ذلك مازال ھناك جدل محتدمٌ في الأوساط …

Human Capital Loss In Law Enforcement, Anthony J. Deprospo

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Employees are an organization’s most valuable asset. Unfortunately, law enforcement as a whole has been faced with an epidemic of staff retention, which includes police officers. Police departments, such as New Jersey Transit and across the country, have had to deal with police officers’ voluntary separation. Since its inception, the NJ Transit Police Department has had a long history of struggling to keep staff, and turnover within the department has an impact on expenses, resources, ridership, and taxpayers. Not only are police officers valuable, but they are also very costly (Wareham et al., 2015). Recruiting and hiring costs tend to …

Procedurat Për Lidhjen E Martesës, Loreta Bulukraqi

Theses and Dissertations

Në këtë punim trajtohen dhe analizohen kushtet dhe procedura për lidhjen e martesës në këndvështrimin e të drejtës pozitive në Kosovë. Qëllimi kryesor i këtij punimi është shqyrtimi dhe analizimi i kushteve ligjore dhe procedurës për lidhjen e martesës sipas legjislacionit pozitiv në Kosovë. Përkatësisht, punimi ofron informacione të rëndësishme në lidhje më kushtet për lidhjen dhe vlefshmërinë e martesës, pengesat dhe ndalesat martesore si dhe për karakteristikat dhe rrjedhën e zhvillimit të procedurës për lidhjen e martesës. Për realizimin e qëllimit të tij punimi është mbështetur kryesisht në këto metoda: metodën e analizës, metodën doktrinare (përshkruese) dhe metodën krahasimore. …

Trafikimi I Qenieve Njerëzore Për Periudhën 2015-2017, Vesa Kryeziu

Theses and Dissertations

Trafikimi me qënie njerëzore është dukuri relativisht e re në Kosovë. Megjithatë viteve të fundit ka marrë përmasa tejet shqetësuese nëse u bazohemi në statistikat e publikuara nga agjenci të ndryshme qeveritare dhe joqeveritare. Trafikimi me qenie njerëzore, kryesisht me qëllim të prostitucionit, ka shënuar rritje të dukshme gjatë viteve të fundit ndërkohë që përpjekjet për ta luftuar këtë dukuri, jo vetëm pasojat e saj, por edhe shkaqet që i paraprijnë dhe e mundësojnë atë, nuk kanë qenë në harmoni me intensitetin dhe dinamikën e zhvillimit të saj. Prostitucioni, tash për tash, ka karakter kryesisht “importues”.

Ato që merren me …

Investigations Of Fraud, Waste, Abuse, And Corruption In The Public Sector: A Survey Of Organizational And Software-Based Aids And Obstructions, Lawrence Kom

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Corruption present significant challenges to the efficient use of public resources and stifle government service improvement by detracting from policy development and undercutting funding for important initiatives. The purpose of this study is to better understand the aids and impediments to investigations of these offenses and provide a generalizable definition for the mission of Inspectors General, the group tasked with monitoring and addressing these offenses. This study also sought to identify the material role of software in investigations of Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Corruption. Through a purposive sampling, 18 Inspectors General from the federal, state, and …

Production, Not Dependence: The Metaphysics Of Causation And Its Role In Explanation, Responsibility, And The Law, Yuval Abrams

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Causation is production, not dependence. It is not merely a matter of how two facts or events covary, but about what underlies that covariation. Furthermore, causation is unified (not fragmented or plural) and is a natural relation (in the world). To cause is to make something happen, to generate. The causal nexus (the web of causal influence) consists entirely of productive positive causes. With these fixed, the (causal) dependence relations are determined.

Dependence belongs to the theory of explanation. Causal dependence is an explanatory notion: A causally explains B, in virtue of a causal relation between cause C and effect …

Liability Of The Structural Engineer: Establishing, Quantifying, And Managing Risks, Justin Thomas Ittmann

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Liability is an important topic to all practicing professionals—including practicing engineers. However, the topic of liability does not receive the necessary attention required relative to other professions. Further, engineers that desire to learn more about liability in relation to their practice do not have many university options within an engineering curriculum or from outside materials available to a non-legally trained engineer. The goal of the study is to provide a comprehensive overview of liability directed towards an intelligent practicing engineer, while avoiding unnecessary over-simplification of the material. This study initially provides an in depth survey of the legal standard of …

Perceptions Of Student Organization Advisors Regarding Hazing And Antihazing Law, Paul Andrew Hermansdorfer

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Despite persistent and documented issues regarding hazing, scholarly attention remains limited. A review of the literature revealed the majority of studies focused on student perceptions and behavior. Faculty and staff, specifically student club and organization advisors, should be involved with the prevention of hazing, too, but first there must be an understanding of the perceptions and issues that challenge them. The purpose of this descriptive, cross-sectional, nonexperimental study was to examine student organization advisors’ awareness and perceptions of West Virginia Antihazing Law, awareness of hazing on their campuses, and responses if hazing were to occur. The study was administered to …

An Economic Analysis Of Cyber Warfare Governance Models, Kevin M. Kelleher

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Allusions to death delivered by bits and bytes have been in vogue since the Reagan administration. Yet, as the internet and its connected devices have since proliferated, cyber violence remains far more fiction than fact. Nevertheless, prominent U.S. officials have all but assured the eventuality of a devastating attack. In anticipation, political, legal, and industry experts are now seeking to codify and inculcate international norms to govern acts of war prosecuted via cyberspace. Two of the most prominent governance models to emerge are the Tallinn Manual and Microsoft’s Digital Geneva Convention. The driving thesis of this research argues that within …

Antitrust In Times Of Information Technology: An Analysis Of Big Tech Monopoly Cases, Shamayeta Rahman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The information technology industry is one of the most rapidly growing yet concentrated markets existing today. Big Tech monopolies and their increasingly anticompetitive behavior posits risks for competition, technological innovation and consumer welfare. This ranges from price discrimination, limiting consumer choices to the unethical use of data. The particular nature of information technology, with its network effects and negligible marginal costs, incentivizes and facilitates predatory market practices making antitrust analysis in this industry extremely complex. Certain schools of antitrust thought are more sensitive (namely the post-Chicago school) to these implications than others, though antitrust application is still lacking in both …

Cyberbullying And Anti-Bullying Laws, Sydney A. Vaughn

Criminology Student Work

Over the years, the number of social network platforms have drastically increased and changed the way individuals interact with one another. The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of cyberbullying and the anti-bullying laws that have been created. The information gathered identifies thirteen key components when developing an effective antibullying law, policy, or regulation. In this paper, the anti-bullying laws for Massachusetts and Wisconsin are compared and contrasted to highlight the subtle impactful but differences. One of the largest school districts in the Commonwealth, Boston Public Schools, created a bullying prevention and intervention plan that successfully …

Sustainable Ecolabelled Seafood From The East China Sea: Regional And General Regulatory Regimes, Platinasoka Lin

SJD Dissertations

The aim of this work is to conduct a systematical review of fisheries management and to be an easy-understood guidebook for building an ecolabelling scheme of fisheries in the East China Sea, and also for Asian countries having plights of lacking good marine scientific research, advanced fisheries management, and public marine conservation awareness.

For this purpose, details of ecolabelling mechanism and the definitions of sustainable seafood are explored and a scoring checklist for ecolabelled seafood is created as a check tool, together with a certification standard named "ProFish." This work examines multiple types of legal documents, among them international conventions …

The Original Intent Of The Single Tax Principle: From Theory To Practice, Gianluca Mazzoni

SJD Dissertations

This dissertation is comprised of the following articles:

• The Italian Patent Box Regime and the Foreign Tax Credit, published as Mazzoni, G. “The Italian Patent Box Regime and the Foreign Tax Credit.” European Taxation 59, no. 9 (August 20, 2019). https://doi.org/10.59403/2p3evbr.
• The Italian Supreme Court's Decision in the ITW case (No. 32840): The Beneficial Ownership Requirement and Double Non-Taxation?
• Present at the Creation: Archival Research and Evidence on the Origins of the Single Tax Principle, published as Mazzoni, Gianluca. “Present at the Creation: Archival Research and Evidence on the Origins of the Single Tax Principle.” Intertax 47, no. Issue 10 …

Back To Basics: Rethinking Normative Principles In International Tax, Shay Moyal

SJD Dissertations

This dissertation is comprised of the following articles:

• Moyal, Shay Shimon, Back to Basics: Rethinking Normative Principles in International Tax (May 11, 2019). The Tax Lawyer, Volume 73, Issue: 1 (Fall 2019), Also available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3386678 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3386678
• Moyal, Shay Shimon, Don't Stop the BEAT (February 03, 2020). “Don’t Stop the BEAT,” Tax Notes Federal, Feb. 3, 2020, pp. 721-735 and Tax Notes International, Feb. 3, 2020, pp. 533-547., also available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3539601
• Moyal, Shay Shimon, Section 267a and the Taxation of Hybrid Mismatches Under the Code (September 10, 2020). The Tax Lawyer, Vol. 74, No. 2, also …

The Shifting Scheme Of Athletic Fundraising: Investigating Private Giving Under The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act, Kirsten Nicole Brown

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

With a consistent decline in state funding to public higher education, institutions have become more reliant on private funding to institutional support. The shift in government policy through the introduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (2017) created financial uncertainty within athletic departments and university foundations. The TCJA eliminated the 80 percent tax deduction on season ticket donations and increased the standard deduction. With these policy changes, athletic development officers speculated a decline in donations in 2018 and beyond. Using quantitative methodology and a longitudinal approach, this study examined athletic donations from January 1, 2013 to July 31, …

Post-Crisis Financialization Through Product Innovation: Assessing Complexity, Growth & Design In Exchange Traded Funds, Ryan Clements

Duke Law SJD Dissertations

This dissertation examines emerging risks and regulatory concerns in exchange traded funds (ETFs). It makes four core arguments through four published or accepted (and forthcoming) law review articles, alongside two published blog posts, all of which were written and previously submitted to the SJD Committee during the author’s dissertation research period. These articles are organized herein as dissertation chapters together with a contextual introduction and a summary conclusion which frames the dissertation within the scholarly literature on economic “financialization,” and emerging challenges associated with the growth of large interconnected asset managers.

The four core arguments in this dissertation are as …

The Morning After: A Phenomenological Approach To Understanding The Process Of Repair And Reconciliation In The Aftermath Of Clergy Sexual Misconduct, Damion Taj Quaye

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations

American religious institutions are expected to be free from the unsettling behaviors found in secular institutions. However, scandals in churches have revealed a difficult truth; the people who operate these faith institutions are just as flawed as those who do not. This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the damage caused by clergy sexual misconduct. Congregations, families, religious organizations, and the concept of the Christian church suffer because of clergy sexual misconduct. There are significant barriers to repair and reconciliation. Cases of clergy sexual misconduct in the Roman Catholic Church have received much of the attention, but the problem is bigger than …

Judicial Elections, Public Opinion, And Their Impact On State Criminal Justice Policy, Travis N. Taylor

Theses and Dissertations--Political Science

This dissertation explores whether and how the re-election prospects faced by trial court judges in many American states influence criminal justice policy, specifically, state levels of incarceration, as well as the disparity in rates of incarceration for Whites and Blacks. Do states where trial court judges must worry about facing reelection tend to encourage judicial behavior that results in higher incarceration rates? And are levels of incarceration and racial disparities in the states influenced by the proportion of the state publics who want more punitive policies? These are clearly important questions because they speak directly to several normative and empirical …

Habeas Corpus And The Politics Of History, Isaac Cui

Pomona Senior Theses

Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam, a Tamil citizen of Sri Lanka, was apprehended after unlawfully entering the United States. Placed in expedited removal proceedings, which allows for streamlined deportation, Thuraissigiam sought asylum. However, he was found to lack the requisite credible fear of persecution based on a protected status. He petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus to review the legality of that determination. But because the expedited removal process limits federal habeas jurisdiction, his petition was dismissed. He claims that limitation violates the U.S. Constitution’s Suspension Clause, which provides: “The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless …

The Need For Thailand To Accede To Conventions On Statelessness, Pattranan Ruamsuk

Maurer Theses and Dissertations

‘Statelessness’ is a global phenomenon that refers to the lack of nationality of an individual. Although the issue of statelessness can be understood as the lack of nationality or the protections based on nationality, the solutions can be complicated because they interfere with the sovereign power of the state. Thailand is home to one of the largest stateless populations in the world. It has been working on solving the problem of statelessness with the help of international organizations, such as the United Nations and the Adventists Development and Relief Agency. However, despite the positive developments in Thailand, there are still …

Të Mirat Publike Dhe Rëndësia E Tyre Në Raport Me Shtetin, Abdullah Hoxha

Theses and Dissertations

Ky punim argumenton se “të mirat publike” kanë një rëndësi të madhe në zhvillimin normal të një shteti. Shekulli në të cilin jetojmë karakterizohet me një zhvillim të hovshëm në mënyrën e krijimit dhe të trajtimit të burimeve financiare, si dhe kjo nxit nevojën për përdorimin në mënyrë sa më efikase dhe më të barabartë të të mirave dhe të shërbimeve publike. Arsyeja pse kam vendosur që pikërisht në këtë lëndë ta punoj temën e diplomës, me ç’rast përfundoj studimet në këtë fakultet, lidhet me disa lëndë të tjera profesionale që i kam pasur në fakultet. Qëllimi i këtij punimi …

“ Roli I Balistikës Në Hetimin E Krimit “, Alberiana Ejupi

Theses and Dissertations

Në shkencën e Forenzikës, studimi i balistikës paraqet analizën apo studimin e lëvizjes dinamike, lëvizjen këndore dhe efektet e njësive të predhave, si plumbave, raketave, bombave, etj.

Në të njëjtën kohe është më se e vërtet se gjatë një hetimi penal mund të vijnë në shprehje apo zbatohen një numër i caktuar i aplikimeve balistike. Të gjitha këto me qëllimin e vetëm të hetimit dhe zbulimit të krimit.

Në fakt kjo ka të bëjë me pjesën e fizikës që merret me studimin e trajektores së predhës dhe të sjelljes së saj prej momentit të shkrepjes në tytë deri në rënien …

Mënyrat E Fitimit Të Pronësisë, Feime Avdullahi

Theses and Dissertations

Në këtë punim flitet për të drejtën e pronësisë në mënyrë të përgjithshme që nga burimi i saj në të drejtën romake, e cila është pikënisje për të gjitha sistemet e mëvonshme juridike dhe veçanërisht për mënyrat e fitimit të saj. Nisur nga kjo, edhe fitimi i së drejtës së pronësisë trajtohet nga këndvështrimi historik, me përfshirjen e literaturave dhe studimeve të ndryshme lokale dhe ndërkombëtare, si dhe aspektin ligjor të cilin i’a përkushtojnë kodet civile përkatëse të shteteve të cituara në punim.

Nga mënyrat për fitim të pronësisë janë nxjerrë ato më kryesoret dhe më të njohurat, duke qenë …

“Masat Dhe Denimet E Zbatuara Ndaj Të Miturve Në Kosovë Gjatë Viteve 2015-2017”, Labinot Limoni

Theses and Dissertations

Të drejtat dhe liritë themelore të njeriut, për të cilat, sot, në kohët moderne flitet shumë, në fakt burojnë fillimisht nga të drejtat e fëmijëve. Në legjislacionin penal të Kosovës trajtimit të fëmijëve të cilët bien në konflikt me ligjin i kushtohet kujdes i posaçëm, duke miratuar një ligj të veçantë Kodin e drejtësisë për të mitur në vitin 2010, dispozitat e të cilit rregullojnë të gjitha çështjet e drejtësisë për të mitur. Kodi i drejtësisë rregullon trajtimin e të miturit si kryerës i veprës penale, fëmijës dhe të miturit si pjesëmarrës në procedurë, e cila bazohet në respektimin e …

Trashëgimia Ligjore, Laodika Salihu

Theses and Dissertations

Trashëgimi është një kategori e lashtë shoqërore. Si kategori shoqërore trashëgimi ka lindur me atë formë të zhvillimit të shoqërisë njerëzore, kur disa të mira material, përveç bashkësisë shoqërore, u përkisnin edhe përsonave të caktuar.

Objekt i trajtimin në këtë punim diploma është trashëgimia ligjore.

Justifikimi i trashëgimisë konsiderohet si një ndër instucionet më të vjetra të së drejtës civile dhe paraqitet edhe si fakt social në çdo shoqëri. Pasuria trashëgimore e trashëgimlënësit, me shekuj, brez pas brezi, ka kaluar tek trashëgimtarët sipas bazave juridike valide për thirrje në trashëgimi.

Trashëgimi nuk është vetëm kategori shoqërore dhe juridike me studimin …

Qeverisja E Ndërmarrjeve Publike, Arbëri Hiseni

Theses and Dissertations

Kjo temë diplome ka për qëllim shqyrtimin dhe analizimin e qeverisjes së ndërmarrjeve publike në Republikën e Kosovës. Analiza bazohet në të dhënat sekondare duke shqyrtuar publikimet rreth temës në fjalë si dhe ligjet në fuqi. Në veçanti, ky punim trajton tre aspekte atë filozofik, organizativ dhe juridik të ndërmarrjeve publike në Republikën e Kosovës. Gjetjet rekomandojnë se se nevojitet një reformë e thellë në organizimin dhe qeverisjen e NP-ve duke u nisur nga forma e qartë e operimit ekonomik e determinuar me ligj në kohezion me tregjet dhe sistemet ndërkombëtare dhe në raport me specifikat e vendit. Gjithashtu element …