traditionally taught in introductory criminal law, including topics not covered by all texts in this field--such as misdemeanors, organized crime, drugs, defenses (post-traumatic stress syndrome and battered persons syndrome among them), hate crimes, and treason, obstruction of justice, and other ...
In this edited collection, Theodor Meron, the world's most important author on issues of international humanitarian law, brings together a fascinating collection of his essays on war crimes and related areas, together with a new concluding chapter, from which the book takes its title, which bring...
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It does not envisage cyber-crimes or sexual content. In theory, a victim of nonconsensual pornography could also seek to limit circulation of the images through the Copyright and Neighbourhood Act of 2006. The law provides for the protection of literary, scientific and artistic intellectual works ...
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of privacy; (4) recognition by the Supreme Court of other balancing considerations including consent, the public's right to know certain information, and law enforcement's need to counter the use oftechnology in committing crimes; and (5) the recognition of the public's “expectation of ...
The crimes also include corruption in defense contracts. According to a DOJ Press Release, Airbus will pay $527 million to the United States for the company’s violations of the International Traffic in Arms and Foreign Corrupt Practices Acts. In this case, Airbus self-reported and voluntarily ...
He has researched the law on sexual offences, crimes against corpses and failures of parents to protect children from death. Elder Law Jonathan Herring has written a leading monograph on the law’s treatment of older people. He has also published on legal issues surrounding dementia. Family Law...
State courts have exclusive (or at least primary) jurisdiction over purely state governmental matters, such as crimes occurring within the state (but not on federal property), domestic and family relations, establishment of private businesses (including incorporation of businesses), insurance, traffic ...
v Introduction to the Second Edition This book offers a comprehensive view of sex offender registration and commu- nity notification laws, commonly referred to as Megan's Law. It is meant to serve as a thorough reference, providing both primary and secondary information for laws in every state ...