The use of phallometric evidence by Canadian criminal courts has steadily increased since the early 1980s. Phallometry was initially considered by courts to be a potentially useful tool in the determination of accused persons' culpability; however, its contemporary use is limited to the postconviction contexts of sentencing and dangerous and long-term offender applications, as one of several me...

In their article, How Courts Adjudicate Patent Definiteness and Disclosure, John R. Allison and Lisa Larrimore Ouellette present a comprehensive study—thirty years’ worth of cases—of federal courts’ application of patent law’s written-description, definiteness, and enablement requirements. Using their own hand-coded dataset, Allison and Ouellette measure a number of interesting disparities in c...

DNA fingerprinting has been hailed by law-enforcement officials as the 20th century’s most important breakthrough in forensic science. They are eager to use the new technology to identify and prosecute violent criminals as well as to exonerate innocent persons who are suspects in criminal cases. Although DNA finger-printing has not yet been adequately tested in the courts, the State Attorney Ge...

The institute of evidence is an integral part achieving the objectives civil proceedings, and only through it can effective protection be ensured in courts. Within framework this paper, concept essence evidence, as well general rules proof Latvia period from 1918 to 1940, are studied.

The regulation of euthanasia by the criminal law has tended to be one of the more contentious areas of medical law, and continues to be the subject of debate. Few areas of the criminal law have been so consistently the target of reformist pressure, and certainly few areas have so strongly resisted change. Understandably, legislators are unwilling to involve themselves in a matter of law reform ...

Why do some international courts and judges extensively borrow from other international courts while others do not? Answers to this question have important implications for debates on transjudicial communication, the diffusion of international legal norms, and international judicial behavior. Judges may use external sources because they help improve decisions or because it fits their ideologica...

The article highlights issues related to determining the jurisdiction of disputes purchase goods, works and services meet state municipal needs. author comes conclusion that law enforcement practice positions highest courts Russian Federation confirm possibility considering arising from contracts supplies for needs in framework arbitration proceedings.

According to art.267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the courts of the Member States may—and sometimes must—refer questions about the validity and interpretation of EU law to the Court of Justice of the EU so that it can make a binding ruling. This article reviews the practice of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the demands that art.6 of the European ...