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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"School of Law"”.
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The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy as part of a new campus plan for Tufts University
Thesis (M.Arch)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1960.
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The Ulu Lehua Program at the William S. Richardson School of Law. Policy Context and Lived Experience, a Phenomenological Case Study
… Scholars Program at the William S. Richardson School of Law began in 1974 as an affirmative action program, addressing the need to have a more diverse bar in Hawai‘i. Dr. George Johnson designed the program as a PreAdmission Program, which was the name of the program until 2006. The legal …
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Theories of iftā’ in Islamic law with special reference to the Shāfi‘ī school of law and their application in contemporary Singapore
… theories developed and employed by the jurists of the Shāfi‘ī school of law for the purpose of issuing fatāwā. It intends to shed light on how these jurists understand the term iftā’, and what are the elements in their view that constitute the legal framework that they utilize for iftā’. This …
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The effect of legal judgements on responsibility taking behaviour : an exploratory study
Proponents of the therapeutic jurisprudence school of law point out that legal decisions may have important psychological consequences. They propose that research should peristently examine the impact of legal decisions on the psychological functioning of individuals. Judged by letters and articles …
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A critical edition of (a section of) Kitab Sharh Musnad Abi Dawud by Al-Imam Badr Al-Din Al-Ayni Al-Hanafi
The attention of scholars towards the protection of the Sunna, as a second primary source in Islamic law, started from the early centuries. Among those scholars was Abu Dawud, who was concerned in collecting the hidiths that discussed the Prophet's Sunan,in a book which he named Sunan Abi Dawud. …
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Carl Schmitt's Historicity between Theology and Technology
This thesis interprets the work of the German jurist and state theorist Carl Schmitt through the lens of a ‘double-historicism’ by using unpublished archival materials – journal entries, letters, manuscripts, and marginalia. Not only were Schmitt’s ideas and writings shaped by his intellectual and …
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Friedrich Carl von Savigny and the Politics of Legal Pluralism in Germany, ca. 1810-1847
… investigates the relationship between law and the state in early nineteenth-century Germany, traced through the lens of one jurist’s engagement with legal reform: the scholar and Prussian statesman Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779-1861). Savigny is known primarily as an innovator in the …
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Legal framework for promoting minority shareholders' protection in Thailand
… shareholders; (ii) whether the transplanting of legal frameworks from other jurisdictions into Thai law is feasible; and (iii) what the obstacles to legal reforms are.
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Self-determination and human rights : a study of the Kashmir issue
… as peoples‘ free will to choose the course of their national life. The United Nation‘s (UN) Charter was adopted in 1945 to ensure the right to self-determination of all peoples as a means of maintaining international peace and security. Since then, the UN has established the right to …
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Investment laws in Saudi Arabia : restriction and opportunities
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia follows the holy Qur’an as its Constitution, and virtually every sphere of human activity is governed by the Shariah. Owing to the particular nature of the tenets of Shariah, several forms of business activity are held to be illegal and forbidden, including anything that …
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Money laundering and terrorism financing : does the Saudi Arabian Financial Intelligence Unit comply with international standards?
… decade, there has been an increase in the number of money laundering and terrorist financing crimes across the globe. In a bid for authorities to control these criminal activities both locally and internationally, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 40+9 Recommendations were established as a …
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The Normalising Power of Marriage Law: An Irish Genealogy, 1945 – 2010
Marriage law is often conceptualised as an instrument of power that illegitimately imposes the will of the State on its citizens. Paradoxically, marriage law is also offered as a route to liberation. In this thesis, I question the efficacy of this type of analysis by investigating the actual power …
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Marriage and celibacy in mediaeval Islam : a study of Ghazali's Kitāb ādāb al-nikāḥ'
A STUDY OF AL-GIIAZALI'S KITAB ADAB AL-NIKAH This study of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's Kitab adab al-nikah identifies influences which shaped the book's form and content. The study uses literary sources in Arabic from the Islamic tradition, including Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), Sufi treatises, Arabic …
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Unleashed From the Shackles: Modern Media's Portrayal of Mental Illness: United States of Tara
<p>"[With mental illness] you get a real sense of shame, because your friends go, 'Oh come on, show me the lump, show me the x-rays,' and of course you've got nothing to show," stated famous comedian Ruby Wax. A longtime sufferer of depression, Ruby Wax shares her experiences with others by …
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Characteristics of boards of directors and board effectiveness: a study of Malaysian public listed companies
Boards of directors are integral to modern corporations and, consequently, receive much attention from regulators, researchers and stakeholders. Although this domain is receiving increased scrutiny, most studies have been based on relating various dimensions of board structure and composition to …
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FROM SLAVE TO FREE LABOR IN THE BRAZILIAN SUGAR INDUSTRY: THE POLITICAL-ECONOMY OF SOCIAL CONTROL AND CRIME IN PERNAMBUCO, 1850-1922
<p>Between 1850 and the turn of the century the dominant mode of production in the export sector of Pernambuco shifted from a slave to quasi-capitalist. The labor transition was not an evolutionary outgrowth of existing work relations--it involved struggle and coercion. The first part of this …
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Personal income tax non-compliance in Malaysia
… system was first introduced into the Federation of Malaya by the British in 1947. This was subsequently repealed and replaced by the Income Tax Act 1967, which came into effect on 1 January 1968. Subsequently, the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), formerly known as the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), …
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Digital democracy in Malaysia : towards enhancing citizen participation
This thesis investigates the relevance of digital democracy in enhancing citizen participation in policy making within the Malaysian civil service. A qualitative research method is applied through an empirical, in-depth interview based, data collection exercise of a sample of civil servants and …
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An analysis of the role and performance of audit committees in the Victorian government public sector in providing assurance and governance
The purpose of this thesis has been to identify and analyse: the role of audit committees, the attributes of audit committee members, and the functions and activities that they perform in government-funded public sector organisations, focusing on Victorian government organisations. This research …
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Corporate social responsibility and company performance : evidence from Sri Lanka
The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) developed in the Western world since the 1950s, is novel to developing countries. Various CSR principles, standards, frameworks and indices have grown significantly as researchers to expand the concept in business and academic worlds. The …
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