In: International journal of legal information: IJLI ; the official journal of the International Association of Law Libraries, Band 35, Heft 1, S. 93-133
At the time of these interviews, conducted in the Squire Law Library in April and May 2005, Kurt Lipstein was 96 years old and had been associated, in various capacities, with the Library and the Faculty of Law at Cambridge University for over seventy years.
The article reveals the problem of Ukrainian and foreign state symbols criminal law protection considering domestic and world practice. The relevant norms of criminal laws of the Russian Empire, USSR and Poland, which were in force in the Ukrainian lands in the XIX-XX centuries, have been examined. An analysis of domestic judicial practice in criminal cases related to the abuse of state symbols has been done. It has been illustrated that Ukrainian law enforcement agencies do not always correctly determine the nature of this crime. That is due to the lack of constitutional laws enshrining the system of state symbols of Ukraine, as well as gaps in legal regulation, in particular in the aspect of criminal protection of the European Union flag as membership in this organization is a strategic foreign policy priority of Ukraine. Inter alia, the erroneous legal treatment of individuals' actions during the protest which took place near the President's Office on March 20, 2021 as an insult to the State Emblem has been emphasized. The authors also considered solutions of the problem within the framework of a particular legal system – in criminal law of the United States, Germany, France, Spain, Iceland, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Japan and other countries. The scientific novelty of this investigation, among other things, is in the examination of both retrospective and prospects of legal responsibility for disrespect of the State language, which is necessary to establish according to the Constitutional Court's decision on the validity of the Law of Ukraine "On ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state language". However, the authors are inclined to think that this issue should be regulated by administrative law, given the experience of some post-Soviet states. Proposals for amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine have been made. ; Раскрывается проблема обеспечения уголовно-правовой охраны государственных символов Украины и иностранных государств сквозь призму отечественной и мировой ...
In: Strani pravni život (Foreign Legal Life) - Časopis Instituta za uporedno pravo u Beogradu (Institute for Comparative Law in Belgrade review), January 2013
The subject of this paper is the indoor cultivation of marijuana in laboratory conditions in Serbia. The sample included 138 illegal laboratories discovered in Serbia in the period from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2019. In 51 (37%) of the laboratories discovered, marijuana was detected at various stages of the production process, from stems of very low height to the final product ready for distribution to the illegal drug market. This result points to the conclusion that the producers took care to have a certain amount of "the goods" ready for the illegal drug market at all times. In 136 laboratories discovered (for the two remaining laboratories there were no data available), the total of 196 persons were deprived of liberty, whose average age was 38 (+/- 10). Out of that number, only one person in each of the 96 (68.4%) laboratories discovered was arrested. The number of the arrested persons is very small, which leads us to a conclusion that the criminal investigations do not sufficiently determine the connection between the illegal producers and the rest of the criminal organization.
The breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 30 years ago still has a substantial impact on the post-Yugoslav countries which proclaimed independence. Bearing in mind that the breakup also generated a military conflict, e.g. in Croatia, the restoration of Serbian-Croatian relations remains problematic. One of the challenges is passing a fair judgment on people responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was established for this reason in particular. Ante Gotovina – a Croatian general, was one of those indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in connection with the military operation "Oluja" during which some heinous acts of crime took place. Gotovina played a clear and primary role in this operation, and therefore his actions were the main count of the indictment, firstly, for the prosecution and then for the Trial Chamber of ICTY. However, the sentence of 24 years imprisonment was never carried out following a successful appeal. The Appeals Chamber did not uphold the verdict of the Trial Chamber owing to a serious legal error and, consequently, it acquitted Gotovina of all the charges. This issue became yet another source of Serbian-Croatian conflict in connection with the most important people held responsible for the crimes committed in 1991-1995.
Readings in Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy By Morris R. Cohen and Felix S. Cohen New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1951. Pp. viii, 944,$8.50 =============================== Jurisprudence: Men and Ideas of the Law By Edwin W. Patterson Brooklyn: The Foundation Press, Inc., 1953. Pp. viii, 649. ================================ Jurisprudence--Its American Prophets By Harold Gill Reuschlein Introduction by Roscoe Pound Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1951. Pp. xii, 527, $7.50 ================================ Law and Society in Evolution By Sidney Post Simpson and Julius Stone Introduction by Roscoe Pound St. Paul: West Publishing Co.,1948. Pp. xlvi, 692 ================================= Law in Modern Democratic Society By Sidney Post Simpson and Julius Stone Introduction by Roscoe Pound St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1949. Pp. xlii, 1952 ================================= Law, Totalitarianism and Democracy By Sidney Post Simpson and Julius Stone Introduction by Roscoe Pound =================================
"This comprehensive Research Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the different financial law approaches, legal systems and trends throughout Asia. Considering how reforms following the crises have been critical for the development and growth of the region, this insightful book explores a broad range of post-crisis financial regulatory issues. It also examines how inconsistent and divergent approaches to financial market regulation are curtailing the region's potential. By focusing on the legal frameworks and regulatory models at a national level, this innovative Research Handbook addresses opportunities and challenges for financial markets and convergence in the region. Key topics include the different legal and regulatory approaches to common issues, such as banking regulation and resolution, FinTech, insolvency frameworks and ASEAN financial market integration. Specific regulatory approaches are discussed in relation to areas such as Renminbi internationalization, Islamic banking and finance, shadow banking, crowdfunding, venture capital, derivatives, bond and securities markets. The book concludes with an analysis of the impact of FinTech on regulatory convergence in Asia. The Research Handbook on Asian Financial Law will be of great value to law students, academics and policy-makers working across a diverse range of fields including financial regulation, Asian studies, banking resolution and insolvency."
In: Soziologie in der Gesellschaft: Referate aus den Veranstaltungen der Sektionen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, der Ad-hoc-Gruppen und des Berufsverbandes Deutscher Soziologen beim 20. Deutschen Soziologentag in Bremen 1980, S. 982-985
The prevalence of cross-carpeting in Nigerian politics continues to threaten the consolidation of democracy in the country. It is strengthened by the proliferation of political parties devoid of entrenched ideology or political philosophy besides attaining political and economic powers. The unusually delayed justice in defection related matters sometimes occasioned by the pile of cases before the scanty judicial umpire in the country is another block of stumbling over. The technical approach of these umpires to cases of defection or constitutional matters may not be far from being a cloak on the wheel of justice. While the elected executives at the detriment of their electorates enjoyed the freedom of assembly and association in changing their political parties after the election, the exercise of the same right by the elected members of legislative houses are subjected to certain occurrences in justification or else vacate their seats on the pronouncement of their respective leaders in the house. This historical political menace persistently thrives in the country's fledgling democracy without adequate legal instruments for effective redress. Through the conceptual approach, the study reveals that the elected executives persistently swindle the mandate of their voters with impunity while the principal officers of the parliaments freely decide who remains or exits the house on the ground of defection. It is clear that the Nigerian Anti Defection Law is inadequate in the changing political landscape of the country. This paper recommends a law reform to affect some enactments, particularly in the Constitution whereby machinery for the vacation of a seat in the parliament after defection can be beyond the powers of the principal officers, which is necessary for the attainment of socio-political orders in the country.