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Bloodstains On A "Code Of Honor", Kenneth Lasson
Bloodstains On A "Code Of Honor", Kenneth Lasson
Kenneth Lasson
Abstract In the real world of the Twenty-first Century, deep biases against women are prevalent in much of Muslim society. Although there is no explicit approval of honor killing in Islamic law (Sharia), its culture remains fundamentally patriarchal. As unfathomable as it is to Western minds, “honor killing” is a facet of traditional patriarchy, and its condonation can be traced largely to ancient tribal practices. Justifications for it can be found in the codes of Hammurabi and in the family law of the Roman Empire. Unfortunately, honor killings in the Twenty-first Century are not isolated incidents, nor can they be …
Leave Film Tax Credits On Cutting-Room Floor, Sheldon H. Laskin
Leave Film Tax Credits On Cutting-Room Floor, Sheldon H. Laskin
Sheldon H. Laskin
No abstract provided.
The Whim Of Twelve Is Cloaked In Racial Prejudice: Why Inherent Racial Discrimination In The Capital Punishment System Requires That Maryland's Legislature Enact A Fairness In Death Sentencing Act, Matthew E. Feinberg
Matthew E Feinberg
At sentencing in a capital case, “[p]eople live or die, dependent on the whim of one man or of [twelve,]” and “where responsibility is divided by twelve, it is easy to say: ‘Away with him.’" Although judges, practitioners, and academics hope for a fair and reliable penalty, since the 1970s, the prospect of racial discrimination in capital punishment has had a very real impact on the criminal justice system. Throughout the country, Caucasian and African American criminals are being treated differently in death sentencing simply because of the color of their skin. “[I]n the face of science, in the face …
The Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments: A Government Service Designed To Benefit Nonresidents, 47 State Tax Notes 41, Sheldon H. Laskin
The Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments: A Government Service Designed To Benefit Nonresidents, 47 State Tax Notes 41, Sheldon H. Laskin
Sheldon H. Laskin
No abstract provided.