onslaught of drug offenders. The model alcohol offenders have emerged, The Ill. . . crease in the number of drug courts across stands m contr~t ~o ~adl.tz~nal cour~ . the country is staggering. As of 1998, a total of 275 models by combmmg]udlClal supervIsIon drug court programs were in operation, serving an and community-based treatment in an estimated 90,000 offenders (Drug Court Programs effo...

The international community is showing an increasing interest in ensuring that criminal justice takes into account the interests and rights of victims, this concern not limited to spectrum accused only, since middle last century, has spawned emergence a new science, known as "victimology", science taken parallel path traditional criminology, opening chapter understanding behavior, human phenome...

Doctrinal arguments and two examples illustrating the practice of Spanish courts highlight risk factors that can undermine effectiveness enforcement actions by States in matters involving high seas fishing. Firstly, absence from treaty law clearly defined conduct standards unequivocal criminal routes to provide a positive basis for exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction. Secondly, transcendence...

Abstract Despite being found guilty of egregious acts, crimes against humanity and war crimes, 54 the 90 perpetrators sentenced by International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia ( icty ) were granted unconditional early release uer ). This article argues that did a disservice to two principal expressive purposes punishment - moral condemnation overall norm projected , ‘universal repugnan...

Title of dissertation: CAN DRUG COURTS IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY? EXPLORING THE IMPACTS OF DRUG COURT ON CRIME Kathryn Marie Zafft, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014 Dissertation directed by: Professor Denise C. Gottfredson Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Drug courts represent one of the largest and most widespread criminal justice programs specifically developed to provide treatment and in...

due to the change in attitudes, the traditional position the teachings (doctrines) of international jurists occupied in the early centuries following the birth of modern international law descended from primary source to secondary one, and seemingly, in the first half of the 21st century, the jurisprudence of international courts paid little attention to them. but with the emergence of internat...

ISSN 0817-8542 ISBN 0 642 241 98 8 One of the most difficult areas of criminal justice policy lies in providing appropriate legal mechanisms to reflect the transition from the age of childhood innocence through to maturity and full responsibility under the criminal law. Along with specialised institutions such as Children’s Courts and juvenile detention centres, specific legal rules have been d...

Recent developments at the international level reveal that there is an increasing number of political resistances against courts and tribunals as part wide criticism basic principles law such rule law, global governance, multilateralism democratic liberalism. In this respect, future impact judicialisation which refers to uneven increase in jurisdiction judicial activity courts, are questioned. ...