In this study, machinability tests on Assab Korkmaz Orvar Supreme (1.2344 ESR, AISI H13 Premium) hot work tool steel widely used in industry were carried out. Machinability tests were carried out through single point turning method at eight different cutting speeds (120, 160, 200, 240, 280, 320, 360 ve 400 m/dak), four different feed rates (0,05; 0,10; 0,15 and 0,20 mm/min) and 1 mm depth of cu...

A key explanatory variable in many scientific accounts of the U.S. Supreme Court is the preferred policy position (or ideal point) of each justice. In this paper we measure the ideal points of each justice serving from 1937 to 2000 using a measurement model derived from a simple, uni-dimensional spatial model of votes on the merits. The measures we obtain are dynamic, in that justices’ ideal po...

At the intersection of behavioral and institutional studies of policy-making lie a series of questions about how elite choices affect mass public opinion. Scholars have considered how judicial decisions—especially US Supreme Court decisions—affect individuals’ support for specific policy positions. These studies yield a series of competing findings. Whereas past research uses opinion surveys to...

Experiencing ubiquitous contention, the correlation between execution as a form of legal punishment and morality pervades in the modern era to form a central concern for examination. Competing accounts of moral theories have provided dichotomous vindications for capital punishment, indicating a substantial strife in criminal justice morality. This thesis will examine these rival philosophies in...

REVISED SYLLABUS (2/6/14) This course examines major Supreme Court decisions in light of constitutional doctrine and the public policy controversies at the time they were handed down. It then places them in broader historical context. The overarching thesis of this course is that the Supreme Court is a major player in just about every major public policy in the United States. Its decisions regu...

The Supreme Court judgement in 'Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board' has caused a change in the law concerning the duty of doctors on disclosure of information to patients regarding risks. The law now requires a doctor to take reasonable care to ensure that the patient is aware of any material risks involved in any recommended treatment, and of any reasonable alternative or variant treatments...

Correctional psychiatrists can pursue authorization for forcible medication of pretrial detainees housed in a federal prison hospital through two pathways: an administrative process based upon the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Washington v. Harper and a judicial process founded on the Court's ruling in Sell v. United States. The pathway associated with Harper pertains to the involuntary treatm...

Court-appointed Technical Consultants (CTCs) are fundamental figures in the Italian judicial system. CTCs are experts appointed by judges in order to supplement their activities by ascertaining, collecting and analyzing facts concerning the specific subject of a lawsuit. These experts formulate opinions, gather motivations and perform checks to provide clear, objective and irrefutable answers t...

Title of Document: THE DETERMINANTS OF COURTMARTIAL DECISIONS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE AIR FORCE’S CRIMINAL COURT PROCESS Patricia D. Breen, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015 Directed By: Professor Brian D. Johnson, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice In spite of many similarities with civilian criminal courts, public debate continues about further “civilianizing” the modern court...

1. Legal Documentation and its Sources Legal documentation seems to be particularly suitable for hypertext applications because it deals with texts which by their very nature are highly correlated, both explicitly and implicitly: legislation refer to other legislation, court decisions interpret legislation or refer to other decisions, legal authority comments both case law and legislation. Ther...