There are two broad quest ions to be asked. F i r s t , t o what ex ten t ( i f any) can the making of — and the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r — a g iven judgement or d e c i s i o n , or mis take,he a t t r i b u t e d to a_ computer-program? And second, supposing t h a t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y cannot be a t t r i b u t e d to a program, w i t h whom does it l i e ? Who is l e g a l l...

We can well agree with Mr. Barnett when he says that a book dealing with the legal responsibility of the drunkard from the medical standpoint has been much needed by both the medical and legal professions. The present little book aims at showing how far the alcoholic criminal is responsible and we can say that Mr. Barnett has well succeeded in his aim. No doubt drunkenness is at first a vicious

An introduction is followed by ten chapters which deal with " Crime and Responsibility," " Heredity," " Legal attitude towards and Legal Penalties for Drunkenness," &c. A most important chapter follows dealing with the " Legal Capacities of these Cases," and treats of their legal responsibilities, their ability to manage their own affairs, and to be accepted as witnesses. The last chapter is up...

speedy trail is one of the important subjects of civil procedure. the concept of consequences of speedy trail, because of their direct and speedy effects on claimants and defendants and even some times on third parties, is very important. the judge’s unsuitable treatment can also have some consequences in respect of his responsibility. in this paper it has been tried to analyze the consequences...

The concept of responsibility underlies many legal rules and remedies. For the most part, criminal liability is incurred only in respect of acts for which the accused is considered responsible; and civil liability is incurred only in respect of loss or damage for which the defendant is considered responsible. However, it seems often to be suggested that questions of responsibility are matters f...

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Most of the present studies described corporate social responsibility as a holistic concept when investigating the relationship between corporate social responsibility and its outcomes. Few researches were done on the dimensions of corporate social responsibility and their effects. A fourdimension scale of corporate social responsibility is defined in this paper. They are economic responsibilit...

in iran, department of forensic psychiatry is one of the special units of legal medicine organization concerned with individuals who demonstrate psychological and psychiatric problems. the duties of forensic psychiatrists in the department are, performing psychiatric examinations and determining mental competence of two major groups of referrals: individuals who are involved in a legal problem ...