The Rape Shield Paradox: Complainant Protection Amidst Oscillating Trends of State Judicial Interpretation

Introduction of the State Committee for Judicial Investigations of Belarus

The establishment of political relations between Belarus and Iran is more than 20 years ago. Although Belarus is an Eastern European country, many parts of its forensic system (the State Committee for Judicial Investigations of Belarus) are not unlike the current process of the Forensic Medicine Organization in Iran. Therefore, in this article, in order to acquaint our forensic physicions with ...

The paradox of judicial bypass proceedings.

Using pre-recorded investigative interviews to improve the quality of complainant evidence in rape cases

There is a sound empirical basis to suggest that the pre-recorded interview of an adult rape complainant made during the investigation should provide the court with more accurate, detailed and complete testimony than live evidence later given at trial. The timeliness of the interview, and the different questioning and interviewing strategies used by police when compared to prosecutors, are all ...

Can Legislatures Constrain Judicial Interpretation of Statutes?

An aspect of the battle over deconstruction is whether resort to legislative intent might help to determine the content of a statutory text that otherwise, in splendid isolation, could be deconstructed by simply positing different interpretive contexts. I examine the same issue by recounting my own quest for determinate meaning in statutes—a sort of personal legislative history. I do not claim ...

Privacy and Personal Information Protection: A Judicial Interpretation of a Legislative Response in NSW.

Introduction Personal and privacy concerns regarding personal information which is disclosed by consumers to government departments and health care agencies for the purpose of seeking benefits, advice or assistance is a high priority for the consumers, and must therefore be given diligent attention by those who are the recipients of the information. Sensitive and personal information is only di...