Technicalities in Procedure, Civil and Criminal

Simplified Civil Procedure in Japan

Japanese civil procedure covers four types of simplified procedures: ordinary proceedings in summary courts; actions on bills, notes, and checks; actions on small claims; and payment orders. Actions on small claims were newly introduced as civil procedure in 1996 to promote public access to justice. Summary courts have jurisdiction over these actions. The use of actions on small claims once inc...

Models of Juvenile Procedure in modern Iran's criminal law

Studying and exploring the patterns governing each subject leads to a systematic categorization of that subject and a better explanation of the developments of that subject in the course of history. Responses to the delinquency of children and adolescents in response to the delicate and vulnerable attitude of these people has undergone various developments and has seen various policy-makings by...

Evidence of Character in Civil and Criminal Proceedings

Expert Witness Participation in Civil and Criminal Proceedings.

The interests of the public and both the medical and legal professions are best served when scientifically sound and unbiased expert witness testimony is readily available in civil and criminal proceedings. As members of the medical community, patient advocates, and private citizens, pediatricians have ethical and professional obligations to assist in the civil and criminal judicial processes. ...

Detecting malingered memory problems in the civil and criminal arena

Feigning a psychiatric or neurological disorder may be an attractive strategy to obtain all sorts of privileges or disability benefits. In the criminal arena, feigning memory loss for a crime (crime-related amnesia) may be a way for defendants to gain sympathy or to promote a diminished capacity defence. Although crime-related amnesia may, under some circumstances, be genuine, in many cases it ...