Prosecution of War Criminals

Prosecution of rape and sexual assault.

reflected in the low numbers of successful convictions across jurisdictions. Research conducted in the last 20 years has highlighted that the majority of victims of sexual assault are female, most perpetrators are male, and a very small percentage of victims report this crime to the police.1 Media portrayals of ‘real rape’ present it as involving women being attacked outside their home, at nigh...

Patent Prosecution in Proteomics

This paper presents a brief overview of intellectual property rights and the various areas in proteomics to which IP rights may be applicable. Technology transfer, including licensing and business agreements, are not covered in this paper. Instead, issues and complications related to national and overseas patent prosecution in this relatively new field will be discussed.

Rethinking Prosecution History Estoppel

Under the rule of prosecution history estoppel, patent applicants who amend their claims during the course of patent prosecution assume a significant risk: the risk that a court will later construe the changes as concessions that should be read to limit patent scope. This risk is exacerbated by strong evidentiary presumptions under which courts are to assume, unless the patentee presents suffic...

Sentences for Sex Criminals

Assessing dangerousness in criminals.

This article formulates a definition of the term dangerousness, indicates why the commission of dangerous offences cannot be reliably predicted, and then reviews the several factors which have been or might be used by those who have to make decisions about dangerousness in criminals. Its suggests that these factors are useful insofar as they help to illuminate the individual's capacity to feel ...