This article considers the implications of assisted outpatient commitment laws (OPC), with specific focus on New York's "Kendra's Law" through the lens of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ). In this article, the author offers perspectives on the relationship between involuntary civil commitment, outpatient commitment, and the concept of the "least restrictive alternative"; considers pertinent empir...

There is a large literature that finds that common law countries perform better than civil law countries in various aspects of the institutional environment. This article extends these findings to another dimension of institutional quality—the cost of registering property. In a sample of 121 countries, we find that the cost of registering property is lower by 26 percent of the world average in ...

one of problems of the law of obligations is the classification of the sources of obligations. in the law of the rome the obligation arose from contract and crime. in french law there is other sources and this classification has been recorded in other codes. the lawyers believe that this classification is not extensive and logical. today there is unilateral obligation and obligations by other s...

the acts of the state in administrative law, according the criterion of the method, are divided into act of authority and act of management. this division is used in the different areas of administrative law such as the determination of the competent judge, the rules of civil liability of the state, etc... in the system of administrative law of iran, the criterion of the act of authority is use...

the mental disabled are not regarded responsible for their harmful behavior as they are unable to realize the harmful effect of their conduct. thus their behavior cannot be considered as culpable and they are not at fault in a moral sense. however french law (art. 489- 2 code civil) and iranian law (art. 1216 iranian civil code), impose legal liability to such persons for their tortiuos behavio...

division of profits from common properties, known in islamic jurisprudence as mahāyāt, is a suitable solution for preventing the loss resulting from commonage and can allow for the possibility of equitable vindication of the property and prevention of its idleness and is a wise procedure for sustaining the partnership. nevertheless, the civil law and the other iranian laws have not dealt with t...

abstract      uncertainty is one of the general rules of the law of contract that is discussed from different aspects under islamic and iranian law. however, despite the long history of the subject and its importance, there are still ambiguities about its application in contracts especially the new ones. this article succinctly examines the meaning, scope and application of gharar (uncertainty)...

arbitrator is a private judge. he accepts a judicial function by a contract. all legal systems (common and civil law) have been recognized this contract and the arbitrator’s judicial function. leave or violation of duties by the arbitrator can be followed by the different sanctions including civil, criminal and disciplinary, but the common law and civil law start from the opposite directions to...