Academic Catalogue of Legal Research
A judge’s decision plays a central role in the rule of law by establishing legal truth and legitimizing the state’s coercive power. This role has become increasingly complex in contemporary adjudication, where courts confront scientific, statistical, and algor…
This article examines the concept of the “robot judge” and evaluates the legal, ethical, and human rights implications of using artificial intelligence in judicial decision-making. The study explores whether AI can partially or fully perform judicial functions…
The phenomenon of child economic exploitation is an alarming global reality, often exacerbated by economic precariousness that forces many families to sacrifice their children’s education for the sake of an additional income. However, this practice exposes a p…
This article examines the legal nature of state-guaranteed legal aid and substantiates its classification as an autonomous social right of an infrastructural character. While legal aid has traditionally been regarded as a mechanism for ensuring access to justi…
Lassoued Moussa, Mouada Mohamed Amine
This study aims to analyze chemical castration as a newly introduced mechanism within criminal policy to address sexual offenses against minors, in light of the balance between the need to deter sexual crimes and the imperative to protect human dignity, It dep…
Article 72 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia, in comparison with the previous Criminal Procedure Code, provides a limited list of items that may be considered inadmissible evidence. First of all, it should be noted that the current Georgian procedural…
In the context of globalization, one of the key pillars for improving the effectiveness of a country’s legal system, ensuring access to justice, and enhancing the quality of legal proceedings lies in innovative and technological advancement. The ongoing global…
This paper provides an overview of the concept of the right to freedom of expression, the concept of digital media, relating and applicable laws as well as needed innovation in the existing legal framework to prohibit misinformation on digital media. Nowadays…
Sophia Abiri-Franklin, Olusola Adesina Akinsanya, Olalekan Moyosore Lalude, Elisabeta Smaranda Olarinde
In the West African corporate sector, the engagement of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles is becoming the trend and could be a transformative strategy for advancing women’s rights in West Africa. This paper examined the ESG framework as po…
Uju Peace Okeke, Sophia Chukwufumnaya Chima
While growing scholarship has increasingly explored the gendered impact of climate change, the legal responses remain under-examined, particularly in Nigeria. Globally, climate change is a topical issue. The cause could be natural or man-made. While natural ca…
Paul S. Masumbe, Pumza Nomnganga
South Africa has encountered a notable increase in incidents of gender-based violence (GBV) over recent years. The failure of South Africa’s criminal justice system to effectively address GBV cases has resulted in the stigmatisation of the system. Consequently…
Abdelhadi Derrar, Nassima Derrar
Respecting the private life of man is one of the most prominent basic rights guaranteed by positive laws and divine laws, as it is a pillar of human dignity and individual freedom. This right includes preserving human secrets and not dispensing them without hi…
Several biological terrorist incidents targeting the agricultural sector and food processing and distribution systems have significantly heightened global concerns about food security. This situation has intensified the focus on protecting the food supply chai…
This article examines a critical and highly debated issue concerning the abortion of a deformed fetus, a topic that continues to provoke significant legal and ethical discussions. Abortion, as addressed by statutory legislation, balances two competing rights:…
Following much-praised promises to reduce crime to zero Georgian Government in 2004 imposed a “zero tolerance” policy embodied in both criminal legislation and legal practice. The fateful phrase “No probation! Everybody to the prison!” explicitly indicated the…
Constitutional principles have enshrined individual rights in accordance with the guarantees imposed by the rules of a fair trial. However, modern judicial systems are increasingly incorporating technologies driven by artificial intelligence (AI), which has sp…
This study addresses a very important topic represented in electronic begging as a dangerous and emerging global phenomenon based on deception and fraud, which has developed instantaneously using internet technologies and various modern methods, as a result of…
Maritime piracy is recognized as an international crime, constituting a phenomenon that has posed a continual threat to the security and stability of the international community, undermining both freedom of navigation and the safety of international trade. Pir…