L'agricoltura legale: i terreni agricoli confiscati alla criminalitŕ organizzata

2009 ◽  
pp. 153-173
Author(s):  
Elisa Ascione ◽  
Manuela Scornaienghi
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Criminal Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Use ◽  
Agricultural Areas

- This paper examines the role of social agriculture in disseminating the culture of legality in agricultural areas fallen prey to organized crime. It also investigates the relations between corruption and crime, underlining their negative effects on the economic growth of areas, as well as their social implications, highlighting the positive role of the social farm. In this respect the confiscation of land belonging to criminal organizations and its social use is of key importance for the institutions in asserting the rule of law. Furthermore, the article analyzes the assignment and geographic range of lands, pointing out institutional problems and the role of local administrations.EconLit Classification: Q100, Q130, Q150, K400Keywords: Social Agriculture, Legality, Social FarmsParole chiave: Agricoltura sociale, Legalitŕ, Cooperative sociali

scholarly journals Networked Justice: Judges, the Diffusion of Ideas, and Legal Reform Movements in Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATTHEW C. INGRAM
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Reform Movements ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Causal Inferences ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Network Analyses ◽  
Mexican State ◽  
The Social

AbstractExisting research shows that the ideas of judges shape their behaviour. A natural next question to ask is, where do these ideas come from? Yet, there is little empirical evidence regarding the content and distribution of these ideas and even less evidence regarding the sources of these ideas, especially how ideas transfer or diffuse among judges. In this article, a survey of judges in the Mexican state of Michoacán generates original data on the attitudes and professional ties among these legal elites, and a mixed-methods design examines the diffusion of these attitudes along these ties, sequencing quantitative network analyses and interviews with judges to strengthen causal inferences. The core finding that the social structure of judges influences the attitudes judges hold contributes a valuable analytic complement to scholarship on comparative judicial behaviour, and clarifies our understanding of the role of judicial networks in strengthening democracy and the rule of law.

Organized Crime in Russia

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaim Shinar
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
The West ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Criminal Organizations ◽  
State Employees

The breakup of the Soviet Union in the 1990s opened the gates of immigration to Israel and to the West. The wave of immigration to Israel also included criminal elements who wanted to evade the rule of law in their countries. The arrival of these people to Israel aroused my interest in the historical causes of corruption in Russia, forms of corrupt behaviour by state employees, and the processes of development and creation of criminal organizations in Russia.

scholarly journals Is “Public Interest” a Conceptual Category of Contemporary Polish Procedural Criminal Law?

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-104
Author(s):  
Hanna Paluszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Criminal Procedure ◽  
Conceptual Category ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
State Prosecutors

This study aims at presenting conceptual category named “public interest” under the Polish procedural criminal law. The concept of “public interest”, which is the subject of this analysis, is treated as an indefinite term, functioning as a general clause, whose the task of which is to render a legal text more “flexible” by referring to a set of values outside of the system. The term “public interest” is no longer used in the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The legislator still uses many other general clauses, including the “social interest” clause. The analysis of cases in which this clause is used shows that, in fact, these two conceptual categories may not be equated, should not be used interchangeably, and are not synonymous. Although the term “public interest” is no longer a statutory term under the Code of Criminal Procedure, given the fact that it expresses values such as respect for the law and the rule of law, it should be assumed that by proper shaping of the criminal trial model and ensuring that entities performing the role of public interest advocates participate in it, these values are – at least potentially – protected. State prosecutors, in their capacity of public interest advocates and in order to properly discharge their duty to uphold the rule of law, should maintain organizational independence and procedural impartiality.

scholarly journals El Tribunal de Cuentas como garantía del Estado Social, del Estado Democrático y del Estado de Derecho

2019 ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Paloma Biglino Campos
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
European Court ◽  
Democratic Principle ◽  
The Social ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Sobre Todo

El Tribunal de Cuentas sigue siendo una institución poco analizada por el Derecho Constitucional español, a pesar de que desempeña una misión esencial para el buen funcionamiento de nuestro Estado Social y Democrático de Derecho. Este artículo analiza, en primer lugar, el papel que desempeña dicho órgano a la hora de garantizar el principio democrático y defiende un contacto más directo con los ciudadanos y una relación más fluida con el Parlamento. El papel del Tribunal de Cuentas con respecto al Estado de Derecho deriva de su actividad de fiscalización y, también, de enjuiciamiento. A pesar de las críticas que esta última ha recibido, resulta imprescindible para completar el ciclo del control. La institución es, también, necesaria para asegurar el Estado Social, sobre todo desde que la introducción del principio de equilibrio presupuestario ha hecho prestar mucha más atención a la eficiencia y economía del gasto público. El artículo trata, finalmente, de algunas reformas propuestas por el Tribunal de Cuentas Europeo y el Tribunal de Cuentas de Portugal tras la revisión por pares que esas instituciones hicieron del Tribunal de Cuentas en 2015. Para llevarlas a cabo sería conveniente reformar las Leyes que regulan al Tribunal de Cuentas y aconsejable una revisión del art. 136 de la Constitución.Although the Court of Auditors is an institution which is vital for our Democratic and Social State governed by the rule of Law, a better comprehension of the body from the Constitutional Law perspective is still required. Firstly, this paper analyses the role of the Court of Auditors as a guarantee of the democratic principle. On this issue, it will be advisable to set up a more direct contact with citizens and a more fluid relationship with Parliament. Secondly, this article studies the fundamental activity of the Court of Auditors as a guarantee of the rule of law principle, not only when the institution performs its audit function, but also its judicial function. In spite of the critiques which the last one has received, it is fundamental for completing the cycle of audit. Thirdly, the paper underlines the relevance of the Court of Auditors as a guarantee of the Social Estate, especially when the principle of budgetary balance imposes more efficiency and economy on public spending. Finally, the reforms proposed by the Tribunal de Contas Portuguese and the European Court of Auditors in their peer review of 2015 are analysed. Many of these suggestions can be implemented by changing the Laws which rule on the Spanish Court of Auditors. However, other proposal may make convenient a reform of Art. 136 of our Constitution.

A Normative Justification for Establishing State Organized Crime as an International Crime

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henri Decoeur
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
International Crime ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
Interstate Cooperation ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
International Crimes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Specific Interests ◽  
Normative Justification

Chapter 5 makes a theoretical argument for establishing state organized crime as an international crime. It opens with general reflections on the social function of criminalization, discusses the dynamics of international criminalization, and identifies grounds underlying the genesis of existing international crimes, suggesting that international criminalization serves the purpose of protecting specific interests. In light of this theoretical framework, it argues that state organized crime ought to be criminalized because it threatens interests that states deem worthy of protection by way of international criminalization, constituting as it does an abuse of state authority, a threat to international peace and security, a violation of internationally guaranteed human rights, and a subversion of the rule of law and of the proper functioning of interstate cooperation. This chapter also suggests that the positing of state organized crime as an international crime would fulfil an important expressive function.

Reaktualisasi Proses Penyidikan oleh Kepolisian Berbasis Nilai-Nilai Pancasila dan Optimalisasi Pemanfaatan Teknologi

Jurnal Hukum ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 1737
Author(s):  
Ira Alia Maerani
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Public Prosecutor ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Times

Abstract                Indonesian Criminal Justice System consists of the police, public prosecutor and the courts. The role of the police investigators is certainly vital as the frontline in building public confidence in the rule of law in Indonesia. The role of the investigator is quite important in realizing society’s  justice. The era of globalization requires a pattern fast-paced, instant, measurable, and transparent of life and it requires investigators to follow the times by optimizing the use of technology. The aim of this study is to give effect to the rule of law in Indonesia that provides fairness, expediency and certainty. However, it considers to have priority of Pancasila values in the process of inquiry and investigation. The values of supreme divinity, God (religious), humanity, unity, democracy and justice are values that establish a balance (harmony) in enforcing the law. Law and its implementation can create product which meets the demands for social justice. This paper will examine the role of the investigator according to positive law currently in force as well as the role of investigator in implementing the values of Pancasila, accompanied by optimizing the use of technology. Keywords: Re-actualizing, Investigation, Police, values of Pancasila, Technology   AbstrakSistem Peradilan Pidana Indonesia meliputi institusi kepolisian, kejaksaan, dan pengadilan. Peran penyidik dalam institusi kepolisian tentunya amat vital sebagai garda terdepan dalam membangun kepercayaan masyarakat terhadap penegakan hukum di Indonesia. Peran penyidik amat besar dalam terwujudnya keadilan di masyarakat. Era globalisasi yang menuntut pola kehidupan yang serba cepat, instan, terukur, dan transparan menuntut penyidik untuk mengikuti perkembangan zaman dengan mengoptimalkan pemanfaatan teknologi. Tujuannya adalah untuk memberikan arti bagi penegakan hukum di Indonesia yakni memberikan keadilan, kemanfaatan, dan kepastian. Namun yang harus diperhatikan adalah mengutamakan nilai-nilai Pancasila dalam melakukan proses penyelidikan dan penyidikan. Nilai-nilai ketuhanan yang maha esa (religius), kemanusiaan, persatuan, kerakyatan dan keadilan merupakan nilai-nilai yang membangun keseimbangan (harmoni) dalam menegakkan hukum. Sehingga produk hukum dan pelaksanaannya memenuhi rasa keadilan masyarakat. Tulisan ini akan mengkaji tentang peran penyidik menurut hukum positif yang saat ini berlaku serta peran penyidik dalam mengimplementasikan  nilai-nilai Pancasila dengan diiringi optimalisasi pemanfaatan teknologi.Kata Kunci: Reaktualisasi,Penyidikan,Kepolisian,Nilai-nilai Pancasila,Teknologi

LEGAL ESSENCE OF ANCIENT PROVERBS AND SAYS AND THEIR SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Dranishnikova ◽  
Ivan Semenov
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Moral Standards ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Status Position

The national legal system is determined by traditional elements characterizing the culture and customs that exist in the social environment in the form of moral standards and the law. However, the attitude of the population to the letter of the law, as a rule, initially contains negative properties in order to preserve personal freedom, status, position. Therefore, to solve pressing problems of rooting in the minds of society of the elementary foundations of the initial order, and then the rule of law in the public sphere, proverbs and sayings were developed that in essence contained legal educational criteria.

Theoretical and methodological determinants of the Robert von Mol’s concept of the social state

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Svetlana Pirozhok
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Social State ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Thought ◽  
The Social ◽  
The 19Th Century

The relevance of determining the theoretical and methodological determinants of the Robert von Moll’s concept of the social state is due to the need to determine the patterns of evolution of ideas about the state and law, as well as the need to assess the ability to use the potential of the Robert von Moll’s theoretical and legal heritage, his predecessors and contemporaries to identify the optimal model of the social state. Modern Russia attempts to build such state. The proclamation and consolidation of Russia as a social state governed by the rule of law at the constitutional level requires attention both to the experiments carried out in social and legal development, and to the practices of social reform, and also to those ideas that have not yet been embodied. The ideas of European scholars regarding the evolution of the state-legal organization of society in the early modern period, based on which Robert von Mohl (1799–1875) developed original concepts of a social state and a state governed by the rule of law are discussed in the article. An analysis of the state of European political and legal thought and identification of the factors that have a significant impact on the development of Robert von Mohl’s doctrine of a social state governed by the rule of law are the purposes of the scientific article. The methodological basis of the study was the dialectical-materialistic, general scientific (historical, systemic) and special (historical-legal, comparativelegal) methods of legal research. The method of reconstruction and interpretation of legal ideas had great importance. As a result of the study, it was concluded that in the first half of the 19th century in European political and legal thought various approaches was formed to consider the problems of social protection and how to resolve them. The development trend of European political science became the transition from ideas and principles formed in the conditions of police states and enlightened absolutism to the ideas of a state governed by the rule of law (constitutional) that protects the rights and freedoms of a citizen. At the same time, it was a question of the rights and freedoms of only a part of the population: the proletariat growing in number and significance was not always evaluated as an independent social stratum. The axiological principles of state justification have also changed. Rights and utility principle became dominant principles. In the first half of the 19th century the social issue as an independent scientific problem of the European political and legal thought was not posed and not systematically developed. Questions about the social essence of the state, the specifics of the implementation of the state social function, the features of public administration in the new stage of socio-economic development of society predetermined the emergence of the idea of a social state. This idea was comprehensively characterized in the Robert von Mohl’s works. He went down in the history of political and legal thought as founder of the concepts of social and governed by the rule of law state.

International Arbitration as a Tool of Global Governance

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Nappert
Keyword(s):  
Global Governance ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
International Arbitration ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Arbitration Process ◽  
Fact Finding ◽  
Exercise Of Discretion ◽  
The Impact

It has been posited that the international arbitration process carries with it not only fact-finding and lawmaking functions but also a governance function insofar as “arbitrators … can and do engage in autonomous normative action while still adhering to the rule of law.” This contribution explores the role and ambit of the exercise of discretion by international arbitration tribunals and its interplay with the tribunals’ governance function, as arbitrators must consider “the impact of their rulings on states, persons or entities not directly represented in the case before them.” It questions whether the use of discretion is suited to the governance role of arbitral tribunals and serves, rather than compromises, the effective exercise of that role. It asks what measures ought to be considered to make arbitrators better prepared for the exercise of their governance function.

scholarly journals A Populist Monster and the future of Constitutional Democracy

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-100
Author(s):  
Andraž Teršek
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Constitutional Democracy ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Constitutional Courts ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Eu

Abstract The central objective of the post-socialist European countries which are also Member States of the EU and Council of Europe, as proclaimed and enshrined in their constitutions before their official independence, is the establishment of a democracy based on the rule of law and effective legal protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms. In this article the author explains what, in his opinion, is the main problem and why these goals are still not sufficiently achieved: the ruthless simplification of the understanding of the social function and functioning of constitutional courts, which is narrow, rigid and holistically focused primarily or exclusively on the question of whether the judges of these courts are “left or right” in purely daily-political sense, and consequently, whether constitutional court decisions are taken (described, understood) as either “left or right” in purely and shallow daily-party-political sense/manner. With nothing else between and no other foundation. The author describes such rhetoric, this kind of superficial labeling/marking, such an approach towards constitutional law-making as a matter of unbearable and unthinking simplicity, and introduces the term A Populist Monster. The reasons that have led to the problem of this kind of populism and its devastating effects on the quality and development of constitutional democracy and the rule of law are analyzed clearly and critically.

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