This paper studies interjurisdictional competition in the fight against crime and its impact on occupational choice and the allocation of capital. In a world where capital is mobile, jurisdictions are inhabited by individuals who choose to become workers or criminals. Because the return of the two occupations depends on capital, and because investment in capital in a jurisdiction depends on its...

NatioNal Notifiable Diseases surveillaNce system, 1 april to 30 JuNe 2014 A summary of diseases currently being reported by each jurisdiction is provided in Table 1. There were 54,644 notifications to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) with a notification received date between 1 April to 30 June 2014 (Table 2). The notification rate of diseases per 100,000 population f...

This Article attempts to provide a practical guide to individuals attempting to determine which mergers and acquisitions fall under Community jurisdiction. Part I reviews the basic considerations the European Economic Community Regulation No. 4064/89 gives to the term “Community dimension.” Part II examines the separation of jurisdiction between the Commission of the European Communities and th...

This paper is devoted to the analysis of all constitutions equipped with electoral systems involving two step procedures. First, one candidate is elected in every jurisdiction by the electors in that jurisdiction, according to some aggregation procedure. Second, another aggregation procedure collects the names of the jurisdictional winners in order to designate the final winner. It appears that...

Although jurisdictional turf wars between congressional committees have long been recognized, scholars have largely overlooked the impact of jurisdictional fights on policy proposals and outcomes. This paper develops a theoretical perspective on how legislators balance the benefits of expanded committee jurisdiction against preferred policy outcomes. It shows why: a) senior members, and young m...

The rules under which jurisdictions (nations, provinces) can deny immigration or expel residents are generally governed by a constitution, but there do not exist either positive or normative analyses to suggest what types of exclusion rules are best. We stylize this problem by suggesting four constitutional rules of admission: free mobility, admission by majority vote, admission by unanimous co...