Antiandrogen treatment of sexual offenders raises serious legal and ethical considerations in both the medical profession and in the courts. Discussion is offered on the use of antiandrogens in both an involuntary and voluntary context. The potential negative impact of this treatment modality on such constitutional issues as privacy interests, right to procreative freedom, freedom of speech and...

Illegal goods are trafficked through couriers with whom legal contracts cannot be enforced. We model the problem of these couriers absconding and focus on a finite horizon problem in which trade cannot be sustained through reputational effects. Nonetheless, trade remains possible if there are sufficient gains. Optimal schemes have one courier making numerous, but a finite number of, return trip...

An introduction is followed by ten chapters which deal with " Crime and Responsibility," " Heredity," " Legal attitude towards and Legal Penalties for Drunkenness," &c. A most important chapter follows dealing with the " Legal Capacities of these Cases," and treats of their legal responsibilities, their ability to manage their own affairs, and to be accepted as witnesses. The last chapter is up...

The paper is devoted to the examination of a general theoretical problem concerning understanding limits legal institution punishment. defines that from ancient times and first sources law present, punishments have been improved implementing their potential as means intimidation, manipulation, elimination harm, achieving justice many other functions, striving for systematization. study describe...

Women’s lack of legal veiling, as the non-feasance of a divine obligation in the Islamic society, is a criminal act for which the law has foreseen punishment. This behavior and its instances are called “tabarruj” (bedizenment) in the Islamic narrations. Notwithstanding the viewpoint of those who follow the superficial enlightenments of recent centuries and do not consider bedizenment so reprehe...

Supernatural belief does not sit easily with the law. Squaring such legal concepts as reasonable person is a particularly vexing task. Nevertheless, it necessary for courts to take account of fact South African society. Belief in witchcraft an ongoing and widespread phenomenon, giving rise question whether can play role exculpating, or mitigating punishment those who engage criminal conduct con...