s The pilot Drug Courts in Glasgow and Fife have important procedural differences that had been instituted to enable the Drug Court model to be adapted to different local contexts. s The referral procedures adopted had both strengths and weaknesses. The procedures in Glasgow, for example, had generated fewer referrals but were more effective in 'fast-tracking' offenders into treatment. s The ra...

APLA Limited v Legal Services Commissioner (NSW)2 (‘APLA’), decided in September this year, had the potential to be a landmark decision in the field of implied constitutional freedoms comparable to Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth3 (‘ACTV’) and Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills4 (‘Nationwide News’). In the two latter cases the High Court concluded that the provision for a syst...

The European Court of Human Rights has consistently noted that precarious conditions detention are contrary to Article 3 the Convention. As a result, criminal procedural legislation Republic Moldova provided for compensatory remedy in case finding circumstances article 4732 par. (3) Code Criminal Procedure. Thus, event such circumstances, court orders reduction custodial sentence and, regarding...

GOVERNMENT mandated commodity market­ ing programs continue to be both popular and controversial. These programs, which are re­ quested, approved, and funded by California produc­ ers, have the stated objectives of contributing to or­ derly marketing and/or improving producers’ returns. Their popularity is reflected by their long-standing use and the number of California commodity groups which ...

Deportation may work severe hardship, causing a complete break of established social and economic ties. This fact has led to a doctrine of judicial leniency towards aliens ordered to be deported; the deportation statutes are to be strictly construed and all doubts as to their construction are to be resolved in favor of the alien.' While recognizing the continuing existence of this doctrine, the...