Court proceedings for imposition of administrative sanctions

Revolving Door: Reactions of Chronic Drunkenness Offenders to Court Sanctions

Threat and Imposition of Economic Sanctions 1945-2005: Updating the TIES Dataset

Involuntary hospitalization – German court proceedings 1992–2005

Background An overview of compulsory admission and civil commitment in Germany is presented. Legal, administrative, and methodological aspects are described. The expiry of compulsory admission or retention in a closed psychiatric ward is not strictly identical to legal commitment. In Germany, civil commitment (a form of guardianship) is regulated on a nationwide basis. Public commitment (throug...

Intermediate Sanctions for Juvenile Offenders: A Utah Juvenile Court Case Study

Decreasing Deforestation in the Southern Brazilian Amazon—The Role of Administrative Sanctions in Mato Grosso State

Forest conservation efforts through regulatory enforcement routinely failed to prevent large scale deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. However, a turning point occurred in 2005, when a combination of unfavorable economic conditions and an unprecedented coordinated effort between governmental institutions resulted in a gradual slowdown in deforestation. The continuation of this deforestation ...