As a result of recent decisions by the United States and California Supreme Courts, therapists now have been placed in a position in which they can be forced to testify in death penalty cases for the only purposes of achieving a conviction and a death penalty verdict. Zeal for the death penalty seems to have overcome any concern for the ethics of psychiatrists or even for the welfare of society...

This paper investigates the deviation of court decisions legalising interfaith marriage, as against Article 1 and 2 Paragraph (1) Act Number 1974 concerning Marriage. Such a notion is discussed by norms six major religions in Indonesia. utilises doctrinal approach analysing their interpretation practice. Doing so reconfirms validity marriage based on One Only God which its performance ought to ...

Abstract Based on the theory of path dependence, we show that legal tradition affects administrative court’s rulings. It also complements two other reasons for diversified verdicts: experience judges and courts (specialization) preference (bias) one parties. This effect is persistent even if verdicts are controversial result in serious consequences a party when penalty paid by complainant perce...

Context: The pilgrimage occurs from the 8th to 12th or 13th of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar, with a population of more than 2 million pilgrims in Mecca. Muslims have a series of verdicts in an appealing scenario such as Abraham the prophet. The Hajj pilgrimage is one of the most important verdicts in not only Islam but also all of the Abrahamian religions. Hajj is the 2...

The coroner's records of 110 accidental deaths resulting from poisoning, drowning and falling were examined for evidence of mental illness. Sixty per cent were classified as mentally ill before they died, depression, drug dependence and alcoholism accounting for over three-quarters of the diagnoses. Deaths given accident verdicts should be included in the study of the mortality of the mentally ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze malpractice litigation trends and to better understand the causes and outcomes of suits involving inferior vena cava filters (IVCF) to prevent future litigation and improve physician education. METHODS Jury verdict reviews from the WESTLAW database from January 1st 2000 to December 31st 2015 were reviewed. The search term "inferior vena cava filter" was used to compile da...