The metaphor of dialogue between constitutional jurisdictions and legislatures was born in Canada to describe the role Supreme Court after adoption Charter Rights Freedoms 1982. Then he engaged Anglo-American academic space comparative law. It is relationship judiciary deliberative paradigm that raises questions, as it difficult see how supervisory function judge his authority repeal or amend l...

T preoccupation with violent offenders has heightened following the emphasis on risk appraisal over the past decade. It is there f o re not surprising that in addition to changes in sentencing and policy, correctional jurisdictions are now attending to the treatment and management of high-risk and violent offenders. This article focuses on interventions and p rograms for violent offenders that ...

California has not been the only state faced with significant workers’ compensation cost increases and market disruptions in recent years. Several other jurisdictions experienced dislocations similar to, though perhaps not as severe as, those in California. Much can be learned regarding the long term effects of reform and potential savings to the system from states with reform efforts that prec...

Highway fatality rates vary significantly among jurisdictions. Before attributing these variations to policy differences, it is important to account for exogenous factors (e.g. weather) that are beyond the control of policy makers. A new method is developed to identify states that are doing better or worse than expected. The method is applied to the 48 contiguous American states using highway f...

PROBLEM This study considers whether requiring learner drivers to complete a set number of hours while on a learner license affects the amount of hours of supervised practice that they undertake. It compares the amount of practice that learners in Queensland and New South Wales report undertaking. At the time the study was conducted, learner drivers in New South Wales were required to complete ...

THEODORE J. WEIMAN On July 22, 2004, the House of Representatives passed the Marriage Protection Act of 2004, a bill that would strip the federal courts of jurisdiction over cases challenging the constitutionality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. Two months later, the House passed a similar bill that would curtail federal court jurisdiction for challenges to the constitutionality of the Ple...