A Layman's Guide to Criminal Defense

A Layman's Guide to Criminal Defense
Author: Federico A. de la Peña
Publisher:
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781450773881

Writing for everyday people who are not acquainted with terms the courts and police use, the California criminal defense team of Mr. and Mrs. de la PeaNamong the most highly awarded names in criminal defense in the United StatesNexplain how the criminal justice system works.

A Practical Guide to Using International Human Rights and Criminal Law Procedures

A Practical Guide to Using International Human Rights and Criminal Law Procedures
Author: Connie de la Vega
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2019
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 178811972X

This book is a practical, experience-based guide for advocates seeking remedies for human rights violations through the use of international institutions. Since 1948, when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, mechanisms for addressing human rights violations have multiplied to include UN Charter based bodies, treaty-based organizations including the international criminal court, and regional institutions. Each mechanism has its own admissibility requirements: accreditation, timeliness of claims, and exhaustion of remedies. For practitioners, the maze of rules and institutions can be difficult to navigate. This book offers step-by-step approaches for maximizing the institutions’ intended effect–promotion of human rights at all levels.

Criminal Law

Criminal Law
Author: Richard G. Singer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Criminal law
ISBN: 9780735540804

Already used with success by thousands of students across the country, Crinminal Law: Examples & Explanations is widely regarded as one of the best study guides available. Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this popular paperback continues to help students comprehend and apply the principles of criminal law. These distinctive characteristics make the book a favorite for both students and instructors: the proven Examples & Explanations format allows students to test their knowledge of legal principles. Readable, accessible text often incorporates humor and references to pop culture to engage student interest. Use of current and well-known cases makes the material relevant and easily applicable. A straightforward presentation, with introductory text designed to facilitate understanding. Generous use of visual aids - graphs, charts, and other illustrations iquest; to demonstrate legal standards and concepts. the Third Edition reflects recent developments in the news and case law, including these major new cases: the San Francisco 'dog maul' case. the Massachusetts 'hockey rage' case and other instances of rage. the Andrea Yates insanity trial. Apprendi v. New Jersey, and it's implications for substantive criminal law. Homicidal liability for deaths resulting from the transmission of AIDS without informing the partner of the defendant's illness. the doctrine of 'preemptive self defense' as articulated by President Bush in explaining the war in Iraq. This timely revision of Richard G. Singer and John W. La Fond's study guide helps students understand both the concepts And The context of criminal law. Make sure to require or recommend it for our next course.

Sexuality and Prison

Sexuality and Prison
Author: Arnaud Gaillard
Publisher: Max Milo
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2023-06-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 2315011787

How do the 60,000 people incarcerated in France experience their sexuality? If it seems unthinkable today not to care for and feed prisoners, it will no doubt seem incomprehensible that the prison of the 21st century has not been able to integrate respect for the right to intimacy as an essential element of human dignity. The deprivation and control of sexual relations in prison represents an additional punishment for prisoners and their families, who feel the injustice of it all. An ambitious study was needed to go beyond stereotypes, particularly when it comes to prostitution, rape and homosexuality within prison walls. In prison, it's hard to avoid regression to a solitary, pornographic sexuality. Marital sexuality is furtive and humiliating, stolen from the gaze of prison guards. A general situation that runs counter to the State's stated ambitions in terms of rehabilitation and the fight against recidivism. This groundbreaking sociological document is also a fascinating human investigation. Sixty men and women detained in France were interviewed on a regular basis. Testimonies were gathered from several foreign countries. The author was also able to interview prison and medical-social staff. He then questions the nature and use of confinement, putting it into perspective with a justice system that is all too often misunderstood. Arnaud Gaillard is Secretary General of the Human Rights Alert and Intervention Network (RAIDH). He is a lawyer and has a doctorate in sociology. He is the author of a thesis on sexuality in prison, defended at the Sorbonne in 2008. At the end of 2009, he coordinated the 4th World Congress against the Death Penalty.

Criminal Law

Criminal Law
Author: Richard G. Singer
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Criminal law
ISBN: 9781454815532

A favorite among successful students, and often recommended by professors, the unique Examples & Explanations series gives you extremely clear introductions to concepts followed by realistic examples that mirror those presented in the classroom throughout the semester. Use at the beginning and midway through the semester to deepen your understanding through clear explanations, corresponding hypothetical fact patterns, and analysis. Then use to study for finals by reviewing the hypotheticals as well as the structure and reasoning behind the accompanying analysis. Designed to complement your casebook, the trusted Examples & Explanations titles get right to the point in a conversational, often humorous style that helps you learn the material each step of the way and prepare for the exam at the end of the course. The unique, time-tested Examples & Explanations series is invaluable to teach yourself the subject from the first day of class until your last review before the final. Each guide: helps you learn new material by working through chapters that explain each topic in simple language challenges your understanding with hypotheticals similar to those presented in class provides valuable opportunity to study for the final by reviewing the hypotheticals as well as the structure and reasoning behind the corresponding analysis quickly gets to the point in conversational style laced with humor remains a favorite among law school students is often recommended by professors who encourage the use of study guides works with ALL the major casebooks, suits any class on a given topic provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures

Criminology and Criminal Policy Movements

Criminology and Criminal Policy Movements
Author: Eugenio Raul Zaffaroni
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2013-04-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0761858539

These studies recover the historical roots of thinking that are in conflict with, and critical of, present-day tendencies. Criminological theory over the last few decades has oscillated between extremes: on one side there are calls for increasing the state exercise of punitive power as the only means of providing security, in the face of both urban and international rime; while the other side highlights the need for reducing the exercise of punitive power because of the paradoxical effects that it produces. Useful for academics, practitioners, professionals and students, this book will certainly contribute to a wider awareness in crime prevention and criminal justice.

Money Laundering Through Art

Money Laundering Through Art
Author: Fausto Martin De Sanctis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2013-06-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319001736

​The art world has been discovered by criminals as an effective way for money laundering and other clandestine activities on an international level. Unfortunately, in most countries investigators, prosecutors, judges, and regulatory agencies are not equipped to accurately detect, investigate and prosecute this type of criminal activity. Also, regulation and international laws and treaties involving the art world have many loopholes that can potentially lead to the laundering of large sums of money. This book provides a bird’s eye view of novel ways in which money laundering happens through illegal activities involving art. It can serve as a guide for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and others involved in efforts to curb money laundering and financing of terrorism, revealing why somehow new techniques used by criminals have been neglected by law enforcement in most countries. Drawing from his own experience with the matter in both Brazil and in the United States, the author makes a case for broader institutional and regulatory improvement, extending beyond mere regulation of the art market.