Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

The Right to Appeal in International Criminal Law
The Right to Appeal in International Criminal Law

Author: Drazan Djukić

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 2019-05-15

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 9004366687

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"In The Right to Appeal in International Criminal Law Dražan Djukić describes appeal proceedings in international criminal law and evaluates them against human rights benchmarks. While international criminal courts and tribunals mainly comply with these benchmarks, they have fallen short in certain important areas. Despite their importance to the legal process, appeal proceedings tend to receive limited attention. On the basis of benchmarks arising from international human rights law, Dražan Djukić systematically assesses the law and practice concerning appeal proceedings in international criminal law"--

Federal Sentencing the Basics
Federal Sentencing the Basics

Author: United States Sentencing Commission

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-27

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781688991422

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This paper provides an overview of the federal sentencing system. For historicalcontext, it first briefly discusses the evolution of federal sentencing during the past fourdecades, including the landmark passage of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (SRA),1 inwhich Congress established a new federal sentencing system based primarily on sentencingguidelines, as well as key Supreme Court decisions concerning the guidelines. It thendescribes the nature of federal sentences today and the process by which such sentencesare imposed. The final parts of this paper address appellate review of sentences; therevocation of offenders' terms of probation and supervised release; the process whereby theUnited States Sentencing Commission (the Commission) amends the guidelines; and theCommission's collection and analysis of sentencing data.

Criminal Litigation and Sentencing
Criminal Litigation and Sentencing

Author: The City Law School

Publisher:

Published: 2020-07-09

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 0198860404

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Criminal Litigation and Sentencing gives the reader a detailed understanding of the key laws, rules, and procedures underpinning the criminal justice system from arrest and charge of a suspect, to trial, sentencing, and appeal. Prosecution cases in the magistrates', Crown, youth, and appellant courts are each fully covered.

Sentencing Bench Book
Sentencing Bench Book

Author: Judicial Commission of New South Wales

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780731356133

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This book contains commentary on three key sentencing statutes, and on sentencing law for nine offence categories.

Military Rules of Evidence Manual
Military Rules of Evidence Manual

Author: Stephen A. Saltzburg

Publisher: Lexis Law Publishing (Va)

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 1272

ISBN-13:

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Military Rules of Evidence Manual, Fourth Edition is the only publication of its kind available to both military & civilian attorneys that analyzes what the Rules say & mean to judges & counsel in the military justice system. It also serves as an authoritative case finder. Since the Rules became effective in 1980, this book has been cited hundreds of times by the military courts. This Fourth Edition provides notes to virtually every military case that has interpreted or applied the Rules.