This article asses what is known and what remains to be understood about problem-solving courts. Specifically, the article asserts that drug courts serve a needy population, court mandated treatment programs have higher retention rates, those who participate longer have better outcomes, those in drug courts had lower rates of recidivism, drug use, and that graduated sanctions have statistically...

Youth courts provide an efficient—albeit unconventional—alternative to the formal juvenile justice system. Although structures of youth courts vary, the purpose remains the same: to rehabilitate and deter youth offenders in a forum largely governed by their minor peers—one free of the stigma associated with the traditional justice system. This Note examines the expansion of youth courts; variou...

This article presents an outline of the basic issues pursuing claims in Polish civil process and, more broadly, proceedings. It contains a short introduction to history Code Civil Procedure, taking into account period before World War II, post-war period, and after political transformation 1989–1990. The indicates characteristic change leading principles procedure Poland over last 30 years infl...

An explosion of Eighth Amendment challenges to lethal injection protocols has struck the federal courts. The Supreme Court's recent decision in Hill v. McDonough,1 which empowered prisoners to bring challenges to lethal injection procedures under 42 U.S.C. para. 1983, has facilitated a flood of new lethal injection cases. In response, several courts have ordered states to alter their protocols,...

so far, many international criminal courts have been established for trying international crimes by united nations and security council. such as; nuremberg international military tribunal, tokyo tribunal, international criminal tribunal for former yugoslavia, international criminal tribunal for former rwanda, international criminal court and special court for searle one. special tribunal for le...

The number of mental health courts in the United States is rapidly increasing, from one in 1997 to nearly 100 in 2004. However, to date there is comparatively little research regarding these specialty courts. The present study reports data on the referral and disposition decision-making processes of seven mental health courts. Information on all referrals to the seven courts over a three-month ...

Contemporary criminal procedure legislation establishes some features of the for proceedings relating to terrorist crimes. However, size and importance such are so insignificant that there is no differentiation in form this group. Meanwhile, second half 19th early 20th century, military Russia were characterized by significant specifics cases involving state The study historical experien...