Justice Beyond Borders

Beyond borders

Editorial It is my honor to introduce the first issue of the Journal of Periodontal & Implant Science (JPIS) under the auspices of the Korean Academy of Periodontology (KAP) which has reached its 50th year of foundation. The KAP was established in 1960 and issued its first official publication, the Journal of the Korean Academy of Periodontology (JKAP) in 1971. Since then, it has been providing...

M&A Beyond Borders: Opportunities and Risks

In cooperation with the About the survey The Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 670 executives in January 008 about their attitudes to cross-border mergers and acquisitions. The survey and paper were sponsored by Marsh, Mercer and Kroll. Respondents represent a range of different regions, with approximately 30% from Asia-Pacific; one-quarter each from Europe and North America; and the remaind...

Comparative Criminal Justice: Beyond ethnocentricism and relativism

The task of comparative criminal justice, most scholars would agree, is to compare and contrast our ways of responding to crime with those practiced elsewhere. It also often involves, even if it does not necessarily have to do so, borrowing from, or at least trying to learn from, what is done in other places. It would seem obvious, therefore that, if it is to be at all helpful, comparison requi...

Constructs of Justice: Beyond Civil Litigation

Theoretical Unification in Justice and Beyond

Theoretical Unification in Justice and Beyond The goal of scientific work is to understand more and more by less and less. In this effort, theoretical unification plays a large part. There are two main types of theoretical unification – unification of different theories of the same field of phenomena and unification of theories of different fields of phenomena. Both types are usually a surprise...