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Book Review: Derviš M. Korkut: A Biography—Rescuer Of The Sarajevo Haggadah, Ehlimana Memišević

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

At the beginning of 2020, the Sarajevo-based publishing house El-Kalem, released a biography of Derviš M. Korkut, a Bosniak hero, to whom Yad Vashem posthumously awarded Righteous among the Nations on December 14, 1994.

Winston Churchill's words, with which the author begins the biography—that the Balkans produce more history than they can handle—best describe the difficult times in which Korkut lived. For Korkut and his fellow Bosnians, these difficult times lasted from the beginning of the 20th century to its very end.

The book is based on exhaustive archival research and reconstructs Korkut’s life very precisely, while the concise overview …

Race Ethics: Colorblind Formalism And Color-Coded Pragmatism In Lawyer Regulation, Anthony V. Alfieri

Articles

The recent, high-profile civil and criminal trials held in the aftermath of the George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery murders, the Kyle Rittenhouse killings, and the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" Rally violence renew debate over race, representation, and ethics in the U.S. civil and criminal justice systems. For civil rights lawyers, prosecutors, and criminal defense attorneys, neither the progress of post-war civil rights movements and criminal justice reform campaigns nor the advance of Critical Race Theory and social movement scholarship have resolved the debate over the use of race in pretrial, trial, and appellate advocacy, and in the lawyering process more …

Why Judges Should Use 18 U.S.C. § 3553 To Assess Prison Sentences Qualitatively In The Context Of Collateral Relief, Luke Doughty

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

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Standing In Reserve: A New Model For Hard Cases Of Complicity, Nicholas Almendares, Dimitri Landa

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The “hard cases” for the law relating to accomplices deal with the definition of what counts as aiding and abetting a crime. A retailer might sell a murder weapon in the ordinary course of business, while an accomplice might do nothing because their help was simply not needed. How do we distinguish between these cases? The Capitol Riot is a striking example of this sort of hard case because there were so many people involved in so many different and ambiguous ways. Outside of the conceptually easy cases of someone caught on camera making off with property or attacking officers, …

A Legal History Of The Regulation Of Assault-Style Rifles In Canada, R. Blake Brown

Dalhousie Law Journal

This article provides the first legal history of the regulation of “assault-style” weapons in Canada. A contentious part of Canada’s gun control regime is the firearms classification system that divides guns into non-restricted, restricted, and prohibited firearms. The sale of semi-automatic firearms, often based on military designs that could be quickly fired and reloaded, sparked concerns since the 1970s, particularly after mass shooting events. Canada adopted a classification regime relying on both statutory provisions that used technical details of firearms and Orders-in-Council to name models of firearms as restricted or prohibited weapons. Critics warned that this system allowed private citizens …

Book Review: Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald Stanley And Colten Boushie Case, F. Tim Knight

Librarian Publications & Presentations

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Tracing The Roots Of A Poisonous Tree: On The Origins And Impact Of Criminal Terminology In A Civil Apprehension Scheme, Shani Mahiri King, Nicole Silvestri Hall

Articles (Current Faculty)

Language is powerful. It can affect how we think about and treat groups of people. Poor language choices have a massive impact on immigration law, an area of the law that determines how groups of perceived “outsiders” are classified and regulated. Language and bias in judicial opinions have been studied, but less research has been done on poor language choices in immigration statutes.

This Comment focuses on the harmful effects of poor language choices in immigration statutes, including the criminal terminology “arrest” and “warrant” in civil immigration apprehension statutes 8 U.S.C. Sections 1226 and 1357. Two fundamental problems arise when …

Adolescent Brain Development And Crime: Why New York State Should Increase The Age Of Criminal Culpability To Twenty-One Years Old, Julia Patz

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note argues that New York State should increase the age of criminal culpability from eighteen to twenty-one years old, aligning with scientific evidence on adolescent brain development. It contends that the current age threshold is arbitrary and unsupported by research, which shows that brain development, particularly in areas responsible for decision-making and impulse control, continues well into the mid-twenties. The note advocates for this policy change to improve outcomes for young offenders and reduce the harms caused by adult incarceration.

Dentistry And The Law: Did I Commit Fraud?, Dan Schulte Jd

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

The dentist is under audit by a dental plan due to issues with claims, but inattention or mistakes do not necessarily constitute fraud. For fraud to be established, specific conditions must be proven, including knowledge, intent, and damage to the dental plan. The burden of proof is high for criminal fraud, making it unlikely in this situation. The dentist's main concern should be a breach of their participation agreement and the need for better billing practices.

Creating A People-First Court Data Framework, Lauren Sudeall, Charlotte S. Alexander

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Most court data are maintained--and most empirical court research is conducted--from the institutional vantage point of the courts. Using the case as the common unit of measurement, data-driven court research typically focuses on metrics such as the size of court dockets, the speed of case processing, judicial decision-making within cases, and the frequency of case events occurring within or resulting from the court system.

This Article sets forth a methodological framework for reconceptualizing and restructuring court data as "people-first"-centered not on the perspective of courts as institutions but on the people who interact with the court system. We reorganize case-level …

Pretrial Release, Risk Assessment, And The Failing Movement Towards A Cashless Bail System: The Need To Target The Source, Brooke Hodgins

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note argues that the cash bail system perpetuates economic and racial disparities, leading to unjust pretrial detention for many individuals. It advocates for a risk-based approach, highlighting New Jersey's bail reform as a model that reduces incarceration rates and disparities while maintaining public safety.

"Knock-Knock" ... "Who's There?": The Fourth Amendment Dilemma Posed By Warrantless Police Encounters At Home, Meg Penrose

Faculty Scholarship

In a world where police abuses of power seem more common, where are the judges-particularly the originalist judges-who strive to protect the Founder's intentions? How is it that people living in certain states seemingly have less robust Fourth Amendment protections than others? This essay seeks to answer these questions and urges the Supreme Court to reassert its constitutional commitment to the Fourth Amendment so that all of us are, in fact, secure in our homes. The Court should accept the responsibility it has to provide uniform protection to all Americans and clarify the limits on constructive entry. If the Court …

Estimating The Impact Of The Age Of Criminal Majority: Decomposing Multiple Treatments In A Regression Discontinuity Framework, Michael Mueller-Smith, Benjamin David Pyle, Caroline Walker

Faculty Scholarship

This paper studies the impact of adult prosecution on recidivism and employment trajectories for adolescent, first-time felony defendants. We use extensive linked Criminal Justice Administrative Record System and socio-economic data from Wayne County, Michigan (Detroit). Using the discrete age of majority rule and a regression discontinuity design, we find that adult prosecution reduces future criminal charges over 5 years by 0.48 felony cases (↓ 20%) while also worsening labor market outcomes: 0.76 fewer employers (↓ 19%) and $674 fewer earnings (↓ 21%) per year. We develop a novel econometric framework that combines standard regression discontinuity methods with predictive machine learning …

Perbandingan Sistem Pemilihan Untuk Indonesia Yang Majemuk (Komparasi Dengan Sistem Chile Dan Amerika Serikat), Yulvia Chandra Cipta, Rosita Indrayati, Intan Permata Putri

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

General elections, including the election of president and vice president, legislative members and other regional election, are a manifestation of democracy and the basic principles of the nation in Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. Indonesia currently adheres to an open proportionality election system. As time goes by and many changes occur, the electoral system adopted by Indonesia has many shortcomings, and various problems are also faced, such as identity politics and kinship politics. Based on the many differences in electoral systems in the world, the author examines two other countries, namely Chile and the United …

Peran Perbandingan Hukum Pidana Terhadap Kebijakan Formulasi Delik Memperdagangkan Pengaruh (Trading In Influence) Sebagai Tindak Pidana Korupsi, Ade Adhari, Indah Siti Aprilia, Anis Widyawati

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Corruption is a criminal act that is intrinsically a disgraceful act because of its destructive power not only to social welfare, but also to the moral values that have been agreed upon and implemented by the Indonesian nation. In all its types and forms, corrupt practices should be qualified as criminal acts through policy formulation of criminal law norms. The act of trading influence in a global perspective is a type of criminal act of corruption, and practically occurs a lot in Indonesia. This can be observed in the cases of sugar import quotas, construction of sports centers and cattle …

Putusan Ultra Petita Penanganan Kasus Korupsi Menurut Perspektif Hakim, Y.Sri Pudyatmoko, G. Aryadi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This research aims to obtain an overview of ultra petita decisions in corruption cases from a law enforcement perspective. The method used in this research is a normative legal research method, using a case approach. The research was conducted by analyzing the views of several judges regarding ultra petita decisions in corruption cases. The research results show that judges in handling corruption cases refer to regulations from the Supreme Court. In accordance with these guidelines, judges use comprehensive considerations in making decisions. According to the judge in the ultra petita decision against a convict in a corruption case, something like …

Urgensi Pendidikan Camat Selaku Ppat Sementara Dalam Mencapai Nilai Keadilan, Sulkifli Sulkifli, Naily Fadhilah

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The position of PPAT in its implementation does not rule out the possibility of a vacancy due to the vast territorial area of Indonesia, so that a temporary PPAT is needed, in this case the sub-district head or village head. Temporary PPAT generally has the same duties and authority as PPAT. However, in practice, in carrying out their duties and authority they often make mistakes. This is because not all sub-district heads appointed as temporary PPATs have a legal education background or knowledge about PPATs. The purpose of writing this article is to understand the process of appointing a sub-district …

Ketentuan Tpks Dalam Kuhp Baru, Leony Sondang Suryani, Ahmad Ghozi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Isu kekerasan seksual terus berkembang sebagaimana perkembangan kejahatan terkait kekerasan seksual. Hal ini dilatarbelakangi oleh semakin maraknya kasus-kasus kekerasan seksual di Indonesia. Untuk menjawab permasalahan ini, maka dibentuklah UU TPKS sebagai solusi dari maraknya kekerasan seksual di Indonesia. Dalam UU TPKS tidak hanya berfokus pada korban perempuan dari tindak pidana kekerasan seksual, tetapi mencakup juga yang disebut kelompok rentan. Namun demikian, reformasi Hukum Pidana Indonesia mengenal adanya KUHP baru yang di dalamnya dimuat prinsip-prinsip penting dalam perumusan eperti rekodifikasi terbuka, prinsip Keseimbangan, dan prinsip lain yang relevan dalam penyusunan KUHP Indonesia. KUHP juga sudah mengadopsi nilai-nilai yang ada dalam konvensi-konvensi …

To The Court Of Last Resort: A Prosecutorial Roadmap In The Aftermath Of State Violence In Chile And Colombia, David F. Scollan

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

A great deal of academic research and writing has been done on the most glaring examples of war crimes and crimes against humanity. But, only a small cadre of authors have endeavored to identify the ‘lower limit’ of when state action qualifies as these heinous acts. This Note strives to add to that area of legal scholarship aimed at bringing instances of in-country state perpetrated violence out from the behind the veil of sovereign police action and into the spotlight to call them what they are: crimes worthy of international condemnation and punishment. Specifically, this Note unpacks two spasms of …

A Reflection On Contemporary Issues Regarding The Death Penalty, Talia R. Harmon, David Taylor, Chelsea Henning

Journal of Criminal Justice and Law

The general trend in the use and application of the death penalty is an increasing movement toward abolition. This is reflected in the repeal of state death penalty laws, state moratoriums, and the reduction in executions and death sentences. The nature of the death penalty debate has also changed in the past two decades. Radelet and Borg (2000) provided an exhaustive overview of the nature of the debate surrounding capital punishment. This comment updates and reflects on some of the crucial contemporary scholarship that has been done in the following six central areas: incapacitation, deterrence, caprice and racial bias, retribution, …