Contemporary Social Problems.

Participatory Democracy to the Contemporary Problems of Polish Social Policy

Socio-economic development, which is seen around the world today, has contributed to the emergence of new problems of a social nature. Different political, historical, geographical or economic conditions cause that, in addition to global issues of social policy such as an aging population, unemployment, migration, countries, regions, there are also specific new problems that require diagnosis, ...

Law and Contemporary Problems

In April of 2005, a group of scientists, scholars, policymakers, and legal professionals gathered at Duke Law School to discuss the implications of attempts to introduce behavioral biology evidence into the criminal justice system. The conference, entitled “The Impact of Behavioral Genetics on the Criminal Law,” was sponsored by Law and Contemporary Problems; the Institute for Genome Science an...

Law and Contemporary Problems

No country so empowers its citizens to redress the social harms committed by others as does the United States. Compensating the injured and deterring future violations are frequently seen as complementary objectives of private suits. Our legal system further affirms its commitment to compensation and deterrence through modern joinder rules and class action procedures, not to mention contingency...

Law and Contemporary Problems

Law and Contemporary Problems