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Dignity, Freedom, And Digital Rights: Comparing American And European Approaches To Privacy, Virginia Kozemczak

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note examines the contrasting approaches of the United States and the European Union to digital privacy, emphasizing how the US prioritizes liberty while the EU focuses on dignity. It argues that US privacy law, particularly under the Fourth Amendment, struggles to adapt to technological advancements, as seen in cases like Carpenter v. United States. In contrast, the EU's framework, guided by Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, offers more comprehensive protections by addressing the broader context of data collection and processing. The author suggests that the US could enhance its privacy protections by adopting elements …

The Prison Litigation Reform Act And The Physical Injury Requirement In The Context Of Transgender Inmates, Hunter Kravitz

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note examines the impact of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) on transgender inmates, focusing on its physical injury requirement, which disproportionately bars access to justice for those with mental or emotional injuries. It highlights the ethical and constitutional concerns arising from the PLRA's application, particularly its unequal treatment of transgender inmates, and advocates for reforms to ensure equitable access to justice.

Prostitutes And Policing - Analysis Of Tactics Used To Reduce The Demand For Sex, Morgan Helfman

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note critically examines the tactics used to reduce demand for commercial sex, focusing on the Nordic Model and its implementation in the U.S. It argues that while these tactics aim to deter buyers through shaming and criminalization, they raise ethical, legal, and practical concerns, particularly regarding police misconduct and the impact on marginalized communities. The analysis advocates for a shift toward education and rehabilitation over punitive measures to address the root causes of prostitution.

The Impact Of Covid-19 On Immigration Detention, Fatma Marouf

Faculty Scholarship

COVID-19 has spread quickly through immigration detention facilities in the United States. As of December 2, 2020, there have been over 7,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases among detained noncitizens. This Article examines why COVID-19 spread rapidly in immigration detention facilities, how it has transformed detention and deportation proceedings, and what can be done to improve the situation for detained noncitizens. Part I identifies key factors that contributed to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in immigration detention. While these factors are not an exhaustive list, they highlight important weaknesses in the immigration detention system. Part II then examines how the pandemic changed …

Social Justice In Law, Society And Development: A Marxism Perspective Of Indonesian Case, Ridwan Arifin, Vania Shafira Yuniar

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This article explores about social justice in peoples lives according to Karl Marxs prespective of the concept of social class. It also discusses Marxs concept of the struggle of the social class to provide a solution for the proletariat, to free themselves from the chain of cruelty, violence and alienation in the capitalist system to achieve social justice. The essence of social justice in Karl Marxs prespective is that if a society has created a manifestation of self through compassion, and the collaboration of a classless society, without violence, and without oppression, and humans are free from all forms of …

Kebijakan Penghapusan Izin Lingkungan Dalam Ruu Cipta Kerja Dan Dampaknya Terhadap Pembangunan Berkelanjutan Di Indonesia, Kornelius Benuf, Abram Robert Aritonang, Supriardoyo Simanjuntak

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The government is currently discussing about Jobs Creation Bill on the implementation of national development. The drafting of Jobs Creation Bill is carriedout by applying the omnibus law system. However, on the Bill there are numbers of irregularities such as the removal of environmental permits and replaced with environmental agreements. This raises legal issues because the changes of terminology onthe Bill have juridical implications for the implementations of sustainable developments in Indonesia. This legal issue will be researched further in this study. The method used is normative juridical with secondary data in the form of primary legal materials ofthe Jobs …

Rekonseptualisasi Penyelesaian Sengketa Proses Pencalonan Pilkada, Supriyadi Supriyadi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This research aims to find the ideal concept of dispute resolution process in the regional head election, so far the practice of election dispute resolution is carried out by two institutions namely Bawaslu and PTTUN. As for the results of this study in the form of the first, philosophically the Bawaslu institution was born from the provisions of Article 22E paragraph (5) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia which was interpreted to conduct supervision both in the narrow and broad sense (handling violations and dispute resolution) of the holding of elections or the elections. Second, the dualism …

Perbandingan Kedudukan Dan Kewenangan Kepolisian Dalam Konstitusi Yang Pernah Berlaku Di Indonesia, Farrel Eden Surbakti, Ali Abdilah

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The police are defined as a tool of the state in charge of maintaining the security and order of the community, providing protection, and providing protection to the public. The relationship between the community and the police themselves is mutually influencing, where the existence of the police is functional in the structure of life. When people experience changes due to various factors, then there is also a change in moral standards that result in order and order of life according to previous cultures are no longer used. This is what causes the role and function of the police must always …

Mencari Jejak Konsep Judicial Restraint Dalam Praktik Kekuasaan Kehakiman Di Indonesia, Dian Agung Wicaksono, Andi Sandi Antonius Tabusassa Tonralipu

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The decision on judicial review of Laws by the Constitutional Court was allegedly not fully obeyed by the parties affected by the decision. One form of disobedience tothe judicial review decision by the Constitutional Courtwas shown by the Supreme Court concerning the decision related to the opening of the opportunity to submit a Peninjauan Kembali more than once, which was responded by the Supreme Court with internalregulations which emphasized that Peninjauan Kembali could only be done once.From the phenomenon, this research tries to trace the concept of judicial restraint in the practice of judicial power in Indonesia, as well as …

Aspek Hukum Peran Wakaf Tunai Pada Masa Pandemi Covid 19, Siska Lis Sulistiani, Intan Nurrachmi, Eva Misfah Bayuni

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The development of cash waqf in Indonesia in the past 10 years is of particular concern. With the law No. 41 of 2004 concerning endowments became the initial foothold in the development of forms of cash endowments, including endowments of money, endowments sukuk, endowments of Islamic insurance policies and others. Of all the innovations of this waqf because waqf has more flexible properties to be able to make new breakthroughs that fit the needs of the times without reducing the essence of the waqf. The legal aspect of developing cash waqf is important because it will affect its position and …

Membangun Pengelolaan Perikanan Laut Bebas Di Asia Tenggara Yang Berorientasi Pada Keberlanjutan, Muhammad Insan Tarigan

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

High seas is an ocean legal regime that is free access to every states, including the use of its fisheries. Yet, in fact, fishing on the high seas is dominated by in part of all countries, which are developed countries or at least states with advance technology and finance. The vast potential of high seas fisheries is in line with the high of threat that must be faced, for examples overfishing and destructive fishing. The majority regionals of the world are going through fisheries crisis as well as decreasing of fish stocks in Southeast Asia. Fisheries sector is so important …

The Role Of Sharia Banking Notaries In The Development Of Sharia Economic Law In The Digital Era, Rofah Setyowati, Bagas Heradhyaksa, Maskur Rosyid

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Notary has a strategic position in making Islamic banking contracts. This is because the Notary is responsible for the correctness of the contract construction to fulfill the terms of the agreement, as well as sharia principles. This study is intended to analyze the legal consequences that arise in the relationship between the Notary profession and the Islamic banking industry. It is important to find opportunities and challenges of Notaries in supporting the development of Islamic economics in Indonesia. This study uses a philosophical, juridical and empirical approach. The results of the analysis show that the need for a notary who …

Penghasilan Tidak Kena Pajak (Ptkp) Sebagai Bentuk Perlindungan Hak Ekonomi Dalam Perspektif Hak Asasi Manusia, Auditya Firza Saputra

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

As a ratifying State to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Ecosoc), the Government of Republic of Indonesia has legal obligation to implement steps of realization in effective and measurable manner in fulfilling, promoting, and protecting the economic, social and cultural rights of all its citizens. The issue is, to fulfil such obligation the State will require high amount of cost. The State is being sourced by the taxation policy. From many taxation policies, Income Tax become one of the most preffered segment. Unfortunately, the Income Tax policy, in practice, hardly optimizing due to many social economic …

Kelemahan Pengaturan Pengupahan Bagi Dokter Di Indonesia, Muhammad Nur

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The results of the Junior Indonesian Doctors Network (JDN) survey on August 1-30 2018 stated that 26.24 percent of doctors in Indonesias main workplaces were still paid under three million rupiah per month. Then, there are 8.89 percent of doctors who are even paid under one and a half million rupiah per month. Due to the low salaries earned, many doctors end up having to take additional work hours in several practice locations to increase their income. In fact, other studies say that working continuously for doctors increases the risk of malpractice and endangers patients. Low wages also make doctors …

Reformulasi Delik Makar Dalam Rancangan Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana Nasional Tahun 2019 (Sebuah Telaah Leksikal Terhadap Terminologi Aanslag), Yaris Adhial Fajrin

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The use of the term Makar as a translation of the word Aanslag in Indonesias CRIMINAL code currently triggers a variety of polemic because it has a lot of meaning, resulting in an ambiguity that causes no legal certainty to be guaranteed. Indonesias CRIMINAL code is currently in its case that it does not provide define and the limitations of Macar deeds so that the multitasking is still prone to occur. Addressing such a thing, it is necessary to reformulation the draft proceeding in the Penal Code in order to ensure the future legal certainty. The limitation of the performance …

Kedudukan Dan Kewenangan: Badan Nasional Pengelola Perbatasan Di Indonesia, Putu Wahyu Widiartana

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The vast condition of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia made Indonesia have several border areas stretching from Sabang to Merauke. Management of the countrys territories and border areas has been regulated in Law 43/2008 on State Territories. The National Border Management Agency (Badan Nasional Pengelola Perbatasan/BNPP) is the only institution tasked with managing border areas in Indonesia. The Minister of Home Affairs as the Head of BNPP leads and controls the implementation of the duties and functions of BNPP. In this study using Border Management Theory and Authority Theory. This research uses the normative legal research method which is the …

Pemusatan Kepemilikan Media Massa Di Indonesia: Tinjauan Aspek Hukum, Muhammad Zulfa Aulia, Raffles Raffles

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Today, mass media tend to be exclusively possessed by certain business groups who generally have affiliation to authorities or political parties. This article disscusses the concentration of mass media ownership in the light of constitutional and competition law. The article argues that the privatisation of business and politics towards public information through mass media, which is inevitable, has to be minimized. This due to the fact that mass media is one of pillars to which the democracy of a nation relies on. Despite the ownership of mass media which is a part of expressions (by some elites) of the people …

Managing The Risk For Fintech Lending Amid The Global Pandemic Corona Virus, Trisadini Prasastinah Usanti, Fiska Silvia Raden Roro, Nur Utari Setiawati

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The coronavirus (covis-19) is impacting all sectors across the world. Moreover, the covid-19 pandemic will accelerate change in the world economy. That brings both opportunity and danger, says Henry Curr in The Economist. In dealing with global disaster which impacts to the finance and economy world, such as the pandemic of covid-19, fintech lending offers the fastestand the most easy lending service for people in the whole business world nowdays. However, the easy process can cause various problems such as late payment and default in payment. Fintech will suffer from those risks and it can jeopardise the business. Moreover, most …

Studi Sosio Legal Dalam Pemanfaatan Energi Terbarukan Di Perairan Indonesia, Marlina Purba

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Socio-legal studies are the kind of study that presents the point of view to see the law which focuses on the contact more than the texts. By legal socio approach, the problem which will be learned is notonly study to the norms studied or the law doctrine but see the contact detail of the norms and the enactment. How the law work in the public which will be learned by legal socio study. The legal socio study is done by refer to the research result Cotterrell R about the theory and value. Cotterrell enters the value to explain the action …

No Amendment? No Problem: Judges, “Informal Amendment,” And The Evolution Of Constitutional Meaning In The Federal Democracies Of Australia, Canada, India, And The United States, John V. Orth, John Gava, Arvind P. Bhanu, Paul T. Babie

Pepperdine Law Review

This article considers the way in which judges play a significant role in developing the meaning of a constitution through the exercise of interpretive choices that have the effect of “informally amending” the text. We demonstrate this by examining four written federal democratic constitutions: those of the United States, the first written federal democratic constitution; India, the federal constitution of the largest democracy on earth; and the constitutions of Canada and Australia, both federal and democratic, but emerging from the English unwritten tradition. We divide our consideration of these constitutions into two ideal types, identified by Bruce Ackerman: the “revolutionary” …

Joint Operating Agreements: An International Comparison From Petroleum Law, Alexander J. Black, Hew R. Dundas

Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law

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Determining Civil Liability Arising From Car Accidents According To International Private Law And International Penal Law, Ahmad Mohammed Al Hawwary

UAEU Law Journal

This research aims to explore the Legal norms governing car accident liability Most of the laws give the injured party a choice between civil or criminal procedure. This study further discusses judicial jurisdiction and applicable laws. It focuses on the criteria to determine the judicial jurisdiction such as the accident scene, the nationality of the victims and, the liable parties ; like the accident scene and the nationality of the injured and liable parties. Finally, the research paper relies on comparisons between solutions in this domain adopted by Arab countries especially Egypt and the United Arab Emirates as well as …

Legal Cultures Dialogue: Benefits And Obstacles Of Comparative Law Studies, Zaid Muhmoud Al-Aqaileh

UAEU Law Journal

This article investigates an important legal issue; the legal cultures dialogue. It seeks to shed light on the importance of comparative law in a globalizing and diverse world, and to show that it is currently possible for one legal system or one legal culture to be enriched by another legal system or another legal culture, and that legal cultural exchange may help to enhance mutual understanding between nations and provide solutions to many issues of common concern

Fiduciary Law And The Law Of Public Office, Ethan J. Leib, Andrew Kent

William & Mary Law Review

A law of public office crystallized in Anglo-American law in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This body of law—defined and enforced through a mix of oaths, statutes, criminal and civil case law, impeachments, and legislative investigations—imposed core duties on holders of public executive offices: officials needed to serve the public good, not their own private interests; were barred from acting ultra vires; could often be required to account to the public for their conduct in office; and needed to act with impartiality, honesty, and diligence. Officeholding came to be viewed as conditional, with officers removable for misdeeds. These substantive duties …

Res Judicata Of Court Judgment Outside The State Of Its Issuance, Nour Hamed Al-Hajaya

UAEU Law Journal

Res judicata is one of the main legal effects of a court judgment. Res judicata results from the award at the date of its issuance. This effect applies to both national and international judgments.

However, under private international law, French and Jordanian courts have not recognized res judicata of a foreign judgment before the issuance of execution order. As I don't agree with this conclusion, I have decided to address this subject in two chapters. Chapter one is devoted to the res judicata under French law while chapter two tackles the issue under Jordanian law. At the end I concluded …

The Legal Nature Of The Sources Of Commitment In The Western Legal Systems; A Comparison, Mahmoud Fayyad

UAEU Law Journal

Comparative legal systems still disagree on the role of the individual will in the creation of legal transactions and the legal natural of this will. The continental law legal system does not recognize the individual will as a source of obligation and organizes it under the rules of contracts because it does not make any sense until it is accepted by the counter party, so it is a form of contract regardless of the nature of obligation of the counter party. In contrast, the German legal system organizes the will of a party as a main source of obligation, and …

Treatment Of Section 232 Duties In Commerce Antidumping Proceedings, Elizabeth J. Drake

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

The goal of antidumping methodologies is to achieve a fair comparison between the price of a product in the United States (“U.S. price”) and the price at which it is sold in the exporters’ home market (or other normal value) in order to quantify and remedy the amount of dumping that has occurred. Thus, the law requires U.S. import duties to be deducted from U.S. price in order to permit an apples-to-apples comparison between U.S. prices and home market prices that do not bear any U.S. import duties. The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) has created an exception to this …

Privacy Before Trade: Assessing The Wto-Consistency Of Privacy-Based Cross-Border Data Flow Restrictions, Julian Rotenberg

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

The first decades of the 21st century have been characterized by the growth of digital trade fueled by new business models based on cross-border data flows. With data taking a central role in the digital economy, governments and their constituents have become increasingly concerned about the commercial handling and commoditization of personal data. Consequently, governments have entered the business of regulating cross-border data flows, especially with the aim of protecting the privacy of their citizens. This regulatory trend does not occur in a vacuum: The World Trade Organization (WTO) through the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) regulates the …

Satellites & Hong Kong’S Independence: How The Trade Of Commercial Satellites Impacts Democracy Abroad And National Security At Home, Nicholas A. Beekhuizen

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

Trade laws have always struck a balance between political freedom and national security. The trade of commercial communication satellites (“CCS”) between the United States and Hong Kong is no exception. Until recently, Hong Kong held a special trade designation that allowed it to purchase CCS from the United States. This exception from the strict ban on sales of certain advanced technologies to China was allowed due to Hong Kong’s semi-autonomous status. However, China’s continued encroachment on Hong Kong’s autonomy led the United States to strip Hong Kong of its special trade status and ban the free exchange of advanced technologies. …

An Inside Scoop On Scopes: An Overview Of The Laws And Policies Governing The Scopes Of Trade Remedy Orders, Scott D. Mcbride

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

The globalization of supply and processing chains has led to an increase in the complexity of international trade laws and the necessity for the United States Department of Commerce to provide clarity in the enforcement of trade remedy orders and procedures. It is therefore no surprise that over the past few years, Commerce has experienced a surge in requests for rulings on whether or not certain imported products are covered by the scope of antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Furthermore, Commerce has conducted several inquiries to determine if imported products which are outside the scope of an antidumping or countervailing …