This Article proposes court pluralism as a new theory for analyzing the role of the justice system in addressing domestic violence. It argues that a systemic view of the justice system is essential to developing coherent reform strategies, and lays out the foundation for taking into account the unique functions of civil and criminal justice in domestic violence cases. In doing so, the Article c...

The effect of courts arises through process and precedent. First, the process of selecting cases to escalate in the legal venue reveals information about the preferences of defendant and complainant. A third party arbitrator and multilateral membership adds international obligation and reputation as new leverage for compliance. Second, a formal dispute mechanism may have broader impact if the a...

Abstract International courts and tribunals are frequently faced with the need to fill lacunae in their own rules of procedure. Among many tools at disposal adjudicative bodies, external precedent emerges as one most flexible intuitive, allowing “borrow” from procedure other bodies. This paper offers an overview how international use on procedural matters context a number typical gap-filling te...

OBJECTIVE This study sought to describe the use of criminal charges, sanctions (primarily jail), and other strategies mental health courts use to mandate adherence to community treatment, and in doing so to elaborate on earlier descriptions of such courts. METHODS Telephone interviews were conducted with staff of four mental health courts, located in Santa Barbara, California; Clark County, W...

This paper aims to report on the judgment of Cristiano Paes de Castro v. United Nations and Brazil case (RE 1.034.840) regarding jurisdictional immunity international organizations, highlight its most relevant contributions repercussions so far, inquire whether matter is finally set before Brazilian courts. The Supreme Federal Court reasserted rule established a binding thesis prescribing obser...

on 26 february 2007, the international court of justice issued it's judgment on the application of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (bosnia and herzegovina v.serbia and montenegro). the court finds that serbia has not committed genocide, through its organs or persons whose acts engage its responsibility under customary international law, in violation...