terminology of justice in imamiyyah jurisprudence

Empathy, Justice, and Jurisprudence

This paper uses a study of the opinions in a case recently decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., to explain the role of empathy in legal interpretation. I argue for two theses: (1) that empathy is essential to an interpretation of law if that interpretation is to serve the interests of justice and (2) that no interpretation of a law is sound if it ignores w...

State Succession in respect of “Right to Reparation” in Jurisprudence of International Court of Justice

Transferring right to reparation, as one of the consequences of succession of states, has always been debatable. International court of justice, meanwhile, has issued decisions which has consisted of the said issue in its proceedings, that is necessiating to revisiting them. The article in hands, explains the views of international court of justice (ICJ) on how the judicial organ of the united ...

Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Procedural Justice in Scottish Drug Courts

The United Kingdom, in common with other western jurisdictions, has in recent years sought to develop more effective ways of responding to drug related crime. Although the link between drug use and crime is complex, it is recognised that much acquisitive crime in the UK occurs through the need for individuals with drug problems to obtain the financial resources necessary to maintain a regular s...

Sound Principles, Undesirable Outcomes: Justice Scalia's Paradoxical Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence

Delay in Process, Denial of Justice: The Jurisprudence and Empirics of Speedy Trials in Comparative Perspective

Criminal law scholars regularly maintain that American prisons are overcrowded and that defendants in custody wait long periods of time before having their cases brought to trial. A similar refrain is made of the penal process in India—the world’s largest democracy, an ally of the United States, and a country with a judiciary that draws upon American criminal procedure law. In fact, the situati...

A critical comparison of the church-state jurisprudence of Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

by the committee members below to meet the thesis requirement for graduation with honors in Political Science at the University of Richmond.