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Rekonstruksi Sistem Peradilan Pidana Korupsi Dalam Rangka Menunjang Pembangunan Nasional, Maroni Maroni, Rini Fathonah, Nenny Dwi Ariani, Mashuril Anwar

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The extent of the working area of the Regional District Court is equal to the provincial administration area consisting of Regency/city, while its position is in the provincial capital. This condition raises the legal gap in the eradication of corruption crimes, because on the one hand so the extent of the working area of the Court of Tipikor, causing many things corruption to be held, on the side will also require a large cost and a lot of judges power, and ideally will take a long time in the process of examination of a case. The study used qualitative research …

Status Kepemilikan Dan Pemanfaatan Tanah Grondkaart Di Stasiun Depok Baru, Lenteng Agung, Dan Tanjung Barat, Sulistiowati Sulistiowati, Nurhasan Ismail, Taufiq El Rahman

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The disputes over land ownership and utilization of Grondkaart for Railway activities between the government and PT KAI should not have occurred due to both having the same vested interest for the state. However, the reality shown that land ownership dan agreement status on land use with the third party. Through the qualitative analysis, the research findings: First, land originating from Grondkaart at the location still belongs to the goverment due to the land still holding the status of the right to use or Hak Pakai during the course of the time the land used by the Government and the …

Pemberlakuan Sistem Satu Orang Satu Suara (One Man One Vote) Dalam Pemilihan Pengurus Dan Pengawas Perhimpunan Pemilik Dan Penghuni Satuan Rumah Susun, Jerry Stevenson, Mella Ismelina F. R.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Article 19 Regulation of the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Number 23 / PRT / M / 2018 concerning the Association of Owners and Occupants of Apartment Units enforces the election of Management and Supervisors of the Association of Apartment Owners and Residents of Apartment Units only by the most votes (without prioritizing deliberation) and with one person one vote system, and with conditions that only the Owner can fulfill. Thus it can be agreed that the election of Management and Supervisors of the Association of Owners and Occupants of Apartment Units is a voting right. The purpose …

Upah Proses Dalam Pemutusan Hubungan Kerja, Fitriana Gunadi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Wages is one of the elements in the employment relationship between an employer and a worker/employee based on the employment agreement. In accordance with the fundamental principle that is basically applicable to every workers/employees, wages will not be paid by employers if the workers/employees do not perform work (no work no pay). However in its development, there is an issue in the application of such principle since the ruling of the Decision of the Constitutional Court of Republic of Indonesia, which obliges employers to pay the wages to workers/employees who do not work because they are in the process of …

Peran Pemerintah Dalam Menginventarisasi Ekspresi Budaya Tradisional Indonesia, Andhika Putra Herzani

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The development of an increasingly advanced era, the expression of traditional culture (EBT) is vulnerable to exploitation by other parties due to the lack of awareness of the importance of the assets of intellectual works and is not well documented or documented EBT. Inventory is one of the Defensive Protection steps, a step taken by building an accurate database and inventory, registration or recording that must be played by the State. Preventive protection needs to be recorded or an inventory of Indonesias traditional culture to prevent cases of cultural claim by other countries which would certainly harm the Indonesian nation …

Problematika Pengaturan Mengenai Bentuk Badan Usaha Jasa Penunjang Tenaga Listrik Di Indonesia, Vioxcy Ananta Putra, Eny Sulistyowati, Muh Ali Masnun

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Legal development electricity growing rapidly as evidenced by the amount of law and regulations produced by both legislative and executive that govern all aspects about electricity that resulting in regulatory inflation in electricity law. The consequences of regulatory inflation in electricity law is the potential for legal unsynchronization between law and regulations in electricity sector. One of the potential for legal unsynchronization in the electricity sector is the regulation regarding the scope and form of business entities supporting electricity power in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 30 of 2009 on Electricity, Regulation of the Goverment of the Republic …

Interpretasi Konstitusi Dalam Pengujian Konstitusionalitas Untuk Mewujudkan The Living Constitution, Fakhris Lutfianto Hapsoro, Ismail Ismail

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The constitutional authority granted to the Constitutional Court by Article 24C paragraph (1) in the third amendment to the 1945 Constitution in the test of constitutional law against the constitution provides automatically over authority in giving the interpretation of the 1945 Constitution to the Constitutional Court. Associated with the interpretation of the constitution, then a constitution is not only considered to be a documented constitution but can be transformed into the living constitution. In practice in Indonesia, it can be found the decisions of the Constitutional Court who use constitutional interpretation to assess the constitutionality of a norm as in …

Karakteristik Pertanggungjawaban Kepala Daerah Dalam Penyelenggaraan Pemerintahan Daerah Menurut Sistem Pemerintahan Presidensial, Bachrul Amiq

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Since the beginning of the formation of the constitution for an independent Indonesia by the founders of the state, the state government system adopted is a presidential system. After the amendment to the 1945 Constitution, the perpetrators of the changes, namely the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) wanted to emphasize that the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia adhered to a pure presidential system by upholding the supremacy of the constitution, so that the executive as government administrator was responsible to the constitution. This must be in line with the implementation of local government. However, it is not explained what …

Perizinan Terhadap Adaptasi Bangunan Warisan Budaya Tjan Bian Thiong Di Kota Yogyakarta, M. G. Endang Sumiarni, Y. Sri Pudyatmoko, Yustina Niken Sharaningtyas

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This study aims to find out and examine licensing for the adaptation of the Bian Thiong Tjan Cultural Heritage Building in the city of Yogyakarta as well as to assess the background of permits granted even though the adaptation of buildings is contrary to the basic principles of preservation of Cultural Heritage Buildings. The results of the study were permits for the adaptation of the Bian Thiong Tjan Cultural Heritage Building in the city of Yogyakarta, not a permit to adapt but to apply for a building permit to establish a new building in the form of a hotel.

Till Death Do Us Part: The Legal Remedies Of Sexual Assault In Marriage - Or Lack Thereof, Kaylyn Presley

The Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service

No abstract provided.

Rehabilitative Justice: The Effectiveness Of Healing To Wellness, Opioid Intervention, And Drug Courts, Majidah M. Cochran, Christine L. Kettel

American Indian Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Default Culpability Requirements: The Model Penal Code And Beyond, Scott England

Faculty Scholarship

This Article examines section 2.02(3) of the Model Penal Code, both as proposed by the ALI and as modified by MPC states, and recommends new default culpability rules to replace it.

The Model Penal Code’s default culpability provision, Section 2.02(3), plays a central but often overlooked role in the Code’s celebrated culpability scheme. Section 2.02(3) “reads in” a requirement of recklessness when an offense is silent about the mental state required for an offense element. The provision has profound implications for criminal law because thousands of state offenses fail to prescribe culpability requirements. Without a default culpability rule like Section …

A Quiet War: The Judiciary's Steady And Unspoken Effort To Limit Felony-Murder, Maggie Davis

Arkansas Law Review

On a Wednesday afternoon a sixteen-year-old boy is hanging out after school with four of his friends. He is your average sixteen-year-old; he has a girlfriend who works at Wendy’s, and his current worry is about passing his driving test. He smokes some weed from time to time with his friends, but he has a clean criminal record. After complaining about being broke and deciding they have nothing better to do, the five friends elect to break into a seemingly vacant home in order to steal some items for resale. He is already thinking about what he will buy with …

Mayoral Candidates Scott Stringer, Eric Adams Travel Different Roads On Police Reform, Ryan Songalia

Capstones

Police reform is likely to be among the most consequential issues in the 2021 New York City Mayoral Democratic Primary and general election. Two of the leading candidates, Eric Adams and Scott Stringer, have long records to dissect on the issue.

The Problem Of Foreign Convictions In U.S. Immigration Law, Geoff Cebula

Notre Dame Law Review

Part I argues that the definition of “conviction” in the INA implicitly leaves room for courts to inquire into the procedural fairness underlying a foreign conviction. Part II surveys the traditional standards for evaluating the sufficiency of foreign convictions in the contexts of extradition and international comity, two areas where U.S. courts have had to decide when to honor foreign judgments for centuries. These longstanding criteria formed the background against which the INA definition was adopted and may provide guidance on how to apply this definition. Accordingly, Part III derives from this analysis suggestions for how the Department of State …

Law Enforcement’S Use Of Facial Recognition Software In United States Cities, Samantha Jean Wunschel

Honors Program Theses and Projects

Facial recognition software is something we use every day, whether it’s a suggested tag on our Facebook post or a faster way to unlock our phones. As technology becomes increasingly pervasive in our lives, law enforcement has adapted to utilize the new tools available in accessory to their investigations and the legal process.

Fraudulently Induced Confessions, Michael J. Zydney Mannheimer

Notre Dame Law Review

The jurisprudence on the use of police deception during interrogations is singularly unhelpful. Police may deceive in order to induce a suspect to confess, the courts tell us, unless they go too far. Police are permitted, for example, to feign sympathy for the suspect, lie about the existence of incriminating evidence, and falsely downplay the seriousness of the offense under investigation. But when police engage in other forms of deception, such as by offering false promises of leniency or misrepresenting the suspect’s Miranda rights, courts will balk and declare the resulting confession coerced. Yet neither courts nor commentators have successfully …

Seeing And Responding: How Students Perceive School Personnel To Fail To Respond To Bullying, Ethan M. Higgins, Benjamin W. Fisher, Maury Nation

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"Although research has shown that students and school personnel believe that adults respond to bullying at different rates, it is unclear why these differences occur. Using open-ended survey responses from 189 students, this study investigates why students perceive that school personnel fail to respond to bullying. Students articulated a variety of reasons for school personnel’s lack of response, including ways in which they could fail to see, notice, or respond to the bullying. In turn, students used their agency to understand and counteract school personnel’s lack of response. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed."

Disparity In Context: Judges’ Perspectives On Disparities In A Sentencing Guideline System, Justin M. Smith

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"Unwarranted disparity in sentencing continues to be a problem in criminal courts. Sentencing, a final step in the multi-stage process of criminal justice, is seen as such an important component of ensuring consistency that legislative policy has created guidelines to control judicial decision-making. Nonetheless, research shows that disparity under sentencing guidelines persists due to influences external to the law - referred to as substantive rationality. Sentencing research overwhelmingly utilizes quantitative analysis of official court data to produce its conclusions about the influences of disparity. The current study builds upon past research by using qualitative analysis of interviews with 20 judges …

Social Exchange And The Formation Of Prison Visitation Communities, Adam Trahan, Douglas Evans

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"Family members and significant others of incarcerated individuals suffer when their loved ones are incarcerated. The loss of a parent, sibling, child, spouse, or partner to incarceration can be painful. If they wish to stay physically connected to an incarcerated individual, visitation is their only recourse. Visiting a prison can be costly in terms of the amount of time it takes to travel to the facility, the total expenses incurred during travel, and the socio-emotional effects of limited contact. On top of these costs, visitation can be an intricate process to navigate due to the multitude of facility rules and …

Perceptions Of Rehabilitative Change Among Incarcerated Persons Enrolled In A Prison-Equine Program (Pep), Joyce A. Arditti, Amy A. Morgan, Sara Spiers, Virginia Buechner-Maxwell, Vicky Shivy

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"Guided by a grounded theory methodology, the authors propose a theory of rehabilitation for incarcerated persons within a prison equine program (PEP). Interviews with ten incarcerated men yielded a grounded theory of rehabilitative change centered around the importance of relationships with program staff and horses, and the uniqueness of the barn-equine environment in promoting safe attachments and positive views of self. Special emphasis is placed on the development of secure reparative attachments between men and their horses grounded in acceptance and mutual empathy, as well as the development of redemptive identities whereby participants viewed themselves as having purpose and value …

Law School News: Mike Andrews '97 Nominated To U.S. Court Of Federal Claims 12-15-2020, Michael M. Bowden

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.

In New York’S Prison System, Who Is Eligible For A Second Chance?, Jackie Harris

Capstones

Robert "Bobby" Ehrenberg is 61 years old, and he is serving a 50 years to life sentence at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murdering Silvio Goldberg, a jewelry store owner, in 1992. After decades of "self-examination, education, and rehabilitative programs," Ehrenberg applied for clemency in 2020. In the audio portion, we hear who he was before incarceration and what factors led up to the murder he committed. The other multimedia display the clemency application components, incarceration population data and upcoming state legislation that could impact Ehrenberg’s sentence.

When Clemency Is A Lifeline, Shehzil Zahid

Capstones

In 1982, Yohannes Johnson was convicted for the murder of Errol Blackwood. He has spent the last 40 years behind bars and today, he is seeking clemency. This is a profile on potential clemency recipient Yohannes Johnson.

Justice As Message Symposium: What We See When We See Law … Through The Eyes Of Dame Laura Knight, Diane Marie Amann

Scholarly Works

The eye cannot help but be drawn to the cover of Justice as Message, the new analysis by Carsten Stahn of, to quote the subtitle, Expressivist Foundations of International Criminal Justice. On the high-gloss paper jacket we see a tableau of blacks and browns and olive drab, accented only by the purple of a lawyer’s robe and the teal of a dossier perched on the bar behind him. In front, we see that the bench is buried in paper – paper that turns to ashes as the back wall gives way to a vision of buildings in ruin …

Autonomous Cyber Weapons And Command Responsibility, Russell Buchan, Nicholas Tsagourias

International Law Studies

Autonomous cyber weapons have made their way onto the battlefield, raising the question of whether commanders can be held criminally responsible under command responsibility when war crimes are committed. The doctrine of command responsibility has a long history in international criminal law and comprises three core elements: the existence of a superior-subordinate relationship, the commander’s knowledge of the crime, and the commander’s failure to prevent or repress the subordinate’s criminal actions. This article unpacks the content of these elements and applies them to autonomous cyber weapons by treating them as being analogous to soldiers since they operate within an organized …

Law School News: Two Rwu Law Alumni Included Among Historic Judicial Nominations 12-08-2020, Michael M. Bowden

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.

Local Offenses, Brenner M. Fissell

Faculty Publications

Criminal law is generally thought to exist within two jurisdictional levels: federal and state. Neglected in the legal mind, and in legal scholarship, is the vast body of criminal law promulgated by local governments. While one should ask “what” is being criminalized by cities, towns, and villages, one should also ask “how” these offenses are written. The offense-drafting practices reflected in state criminal law have been extensively studied, but this has never been attempted for local offenses. This Article undertakes that task. After surveying a large number of local criminal codes, this Article concludes that local offenses routinely fail to …

Racial Adultification And The American Criminal Justice System, Keshia Dauphin

Master’s Theses and Projects

African Americans are overrepresented in the criminal justice system and known to experience disadvantages in society because of their race, ethnicity and sometimes gender. With determination to understand the barriers that hinder African Americans from equal opportunities; this thesis explores the disparities against Black boys in the American criminal justice system. This thesis uses a qualitative study approach in which I analyze three historical cases that happened in different eras, George Stinney Jr. (1944), Central Park Five (1989); and Tamir Rice (2014). Each case will demonstrate the denial of Black childhood and Black boys being seen as adults, mistreated and …

Decarcerating New York City: Lessons From A Pandemic, Nicole Smith Futrell

Publications and Research

Over the last decade, long before the far-reaching impact of COVID-19, the criminal legal system in New York City was on a meandering path toward decarceration. Set against the national backdrop of declining crime rates and a reckoning with the economic, social, and racial costs of mass criminalization and incarceration, elected officials in New York City and State had finally acknowledged that a shift toward reducing the number of people held in New York City jails was long overdue. Sweeping legislative reforms to bail, discovery, and speedy trial statutes, as well as the planned closure of Rikers Island, the city’s …