While the term sports law has been used as a catch-all phrase to describe the increasing number of sports-related disputes being submitted to the courts for resolution, no substantive defmition of this phenomenon has been forthcoming. This paper suggests categorical parameters for the field through a descriptive case analysis of four types of sports disputes frequently litigated: traditional ne...

Social commitments are developed for multi-agent systems according to the current practice in law regarding contract formation and breach. Deafeasible commitments are used to provide a useful link between multi-agent systems and legal doctrines. The proposed model makes the commitments more expressive relative to contract law, improving the model for the life cycle of the commitments. As a cons...

This article explores the ways in which parricide was comprehended in England and Wales, c.1600-1760, and shows that while some parallels exist with modern explanatory models of parricide offenders, they had very different meanings in the early modern context. While both lunacy and the cruelty of parents were understood as possible contexts for parricide, neither were common. The dominant expla...

There was a time when waiters would try to shoo away the cheeky house sparrows (Passer domesticus) that flit around European sidewalk cafés in search of crumbs. Where I live, at least, they now seem have given up: outnumbered, outmaneuvered, and with any scant success reversed by patrons who toss birds tidbits. It's dynamic holds mirror our love–hate relationship these little creatures (Figure ...

Momentary photography is enjoyed by many smartphone users, especially with the popularity of apps such as Snapchat and Instagram. Many traditional positive psychology interventions focus on lengthy writing tasks to express emotions experienced during past events, acts kindness gratuitous situations. In this work we developed SnapAppy, a application integrate momentary intervention methodologies...