Proceedings of Learned Societies

The place of the Principle of Proceedings within a reasonable time in the criminal proceedings

Observing a reasonable deadline throughout the criminal investigation process, as one of the most fundamental defensive rights of the accused, emphasizes the importance of reasonable expediting in the process of proceedings in a high degree of accuracy, which considers necessary for the fair trial and the desired outcome of criminal proceedings. Delivering justice within a reasonable time is on...

On the age dynamics of learned societies-taking the example of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

In a hierarchical organisation of stable size the annual intake is strictly determined by the number of deaths and a statutory retirement age (if there is one). In this paper we reconstruct the population of the Austrian Academy of Sciences from 1847 to 2005. For the Austrian Academy of Sciences we observe a shift of its age distribution towards older ages, which on the one hand is due to risin...

The Roles of the Learned Societies in Improving Quality of Life in the context of Globalisation

This manuscript is an adapted text of an address to the Thai Royal Institution during the 'International Conference for the Celebrations on the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King's 7th Cycle Birthday Anniversary'. There are many problems facing the world in the context of increasing globalization. "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." The Old Testament (Leviticus 19:18), reminds ...

The Challenges of E- Proceedings in Iran

With the development of information and communication technology, the need for the plaintiffs and the use of paper has decreased in the process of proceedings, but this type of trial has many legal and executive challenges. The present research in purpose view, applied and in terms of methodology is descriptive-analytic which seeks to analyze the legal and enforcement challenges of electronic j...

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