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Social Information in Court Decisions of Compulsory Child Adoption in Israel
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Ben-David, Vered – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2011
Ambiguity over the concepts of "parental capability" and "the child's best interests" in the Israeli adoption law, and a lack of sufficient professional knowledge can lead to bias in the professional decision-making process regarding child adoption. This study investigates the idea that judges do not use only legal…
Descriptors: Priming, Judges, Courts, Laws
Social Science and the Courts: Challenges and Strategies for Bridging Gaps between Law and Research
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Morgan, Julie Margetta; Pullin, Diana – Educational Researcher, 2010
Social scientists collect vital information that bears on issues of education policy. When the courts are faced with an opportunity to make a decision that shapes education, judges need access to high-quality research, but they must also be convinced that it can be useful in their decision making. This article approaches the question of how social…
Descriptors: Judges, Assignments, Community Schools, Courts
Legal Rules and Logical Procedures in Appellate Judicial Decision-Making.
Chaly, Ingeborg – 1980
In common law legal systems, the doctrine of precedent directs appellate judges to search out legal rules articulated in previous cases similar to the present case before making their decision. Although this principle is universally accepted, the extent to which legal rules determine decisions varies, since the rule element and judicial discretion…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Court Judges, Court Litigation, Courts
A Post-Speluncean Dialogue.
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Allan, James – Journal of Legal Education, 1994
A hypothetical conversation among legal theorists in the year 4301 explores court judges' different legal philosophies and approaches to judicial interpretation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Courts, Decision Making
Recognizing the Threat Posed by an Incestuous Parent to the Victim's Siblings. Part II: Improving Legal Responses
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Wilson, Robin F. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2004
Many courts refuse to protect the siblings of an incest victim even when faced with unmistakable evidence that they are at risk, arguing that no one can predict what will happen. For instance, some courts believe that a parent who molests his stepchild is unlikely to victimize biological offspring, while others believe that a father who violates a…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Judges, Siblings, Child Abuse
Assessment of the Forensic Sciences Profession: A Legal Study Concerning the Forensic Sciences Personnel. Volume III.
Schroeder, Oliver, Jr. – 1977
The place and function of forensic sciences personnel in American criminal law and court procedure, and the criteria used by criminal trial judges and lawyers to assess the value of forensic sciences personnel were investigated. Federal, state, Virgin Island, and Puerto Rican laws were examined, and a search of the medical and legal literature…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Consultants, Courts, Criminal Law
Learning the Law: Law Education for Young North Carolinians.
Edwards, Wanda Rushing; Carr, Edward G., Jr. – 1983
Arranged in five chapters, this supplementary resource for junior high students contains information on the history, practical applications, and social consequences of the law. In chapter 1, students are introduced to the origin of laws through examination of a fable, the relationship between government and laws, types of laws, and law…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Role