... prosecutorial discretion procedural justice victims' rights Prosecuting authorities maintain a high level of discretion in their every-day professional duties, including having the power to decide whether or not, and how to, proceed with a case. As Flynn (2016 : 567) explains, such decisions ‘are governed...

...This chapter discusses the prosecutorial discretion exercised by three incumbents in the post of Chief Prosecutor in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Justice Richard Goldstone (1994-96), Justice Louise Arbour (1996-99), and Justice Carla Del Ponte (1999 onwards...

... for Rwanda ICTR interpretative community accountability Hoover J Kony Joseph Kouwenhoven Augustinus Moreno Ocampo L Special Court for Sierra Leone SCSL state sovereignty arms transfers International Criminal Court institutional culture Rome Statute case selection prosecutorial discretion...

... in Article 17(1)(d) of the Rome Statute is not to oblige the Court to choose only the most serious cases, but merely to oblige it not to prosecute cases of marginal gravity . The most fundamental claim of Priya Urs s Gravity at the International Criminal Court: Admissibility and Prosecutorial Discretion...

...Prosecutorial discretion in charge selection has far-reaching consequences throughout the criminal adjudication process. Through their initial charging decisions, prosecutors not only determine who will be subject to the state’s penal power—they also define the terms under which defendants...

... power. In particular, it elaborates on the role of modern sentencing reforms in enhancing prosecutorial discretion in plea negotiations. Next, it examines normative perspectives and philosophical arguments regarding the utility of plea bargaining. This includes discussion of how plea bargaining may...

... Therapy Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy TF CBT victims race racial disparities implicit bias prosecutorial discretion adolescence youth adolescent development Over the last quarter century, research has shown that much of youth crime is the product of normal adolescent...

... plea bargaining Fisher George history of plea bargaining probation back end sentencing plea bargaining and race race and plea bargaining mass incarceration disparities plea bargaining sentencing pretrial detention criminal history enhancements prosecutorial discretion This chapter looks...

... prosecutors at both the state and federal level. In one case, the prosecutor was actually punished for his behavior. In Arbitrary Justice, I argued that the unfettered exercise of prosecutorial discretion is one of the main causes of the many injustices in the criminal justice system...

...This chapter provides details on a famous case involving prosecutorial discretion-—the deportation case of John Lennon and the efforts undertaken by his attorney, Leon Wildes, to encourage the immigration agency to publish its policies about prosecutorial discretion. The Lennon case is significant...

... States, primarily from Central America. Prosecutorial discretion, including deferred action, serves as a central unifying theme. deportation Giovagnoli Mary Immigration Policy Center Murguía Janet National Council of La Raza El Salvador Guatemala Honduras humanitarian concerns liminal legality...

... and Customs Enforcement ICE parental detention and deportation prosecutorial discretion Somers Aryah unaccompanied minors criminal law driving under the influence DUI offenses misdemeanors Mosier Denise drug offenses humanitarian concerns mental health issues substance abuse Arizona domestic...

... of immigration policy become apparent. Using a unique sociolegal perspective and based on extensive interviews with immigration attorneys, immigrants’ and children’s advocates, and government officials, this book examines how prosecutorial discretion, deferred action, and other forms of executive action play...

... transfer laws United States juvenile court jurisdiction states concurrent jurisdiction laws judicial waiver prosecutorial discretion laws statutory exclusion laws discretionary waiver laws transfer law mandatory waiver laws transfer laws presumptive waiver laws transfer thresholds waiver...

...To Howard Davis, my husband and the love of my life ONE l Prosecutorial Discretion: Power and Privilege Delma Banks was convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death. Just ten minutes before he was scheduled to die, the United States Supreme Court stopped his execution and a year...

... of reconstituting their communities as less patriarchal. e book defends this claim in a two-part argument. Chapters 3 5 set out a general theory of prosecutorial discretion, whilst Chapters 6 9 con- sider the prosecution of domestic-violence o ences in particular, applying the insights gained from the previous...

...This chapter untangles the tensions leading to, and at times undermining, the use of prosecutorial discretion in immigration enforcement. In response to the mounting immigration crisis and in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform, President Obama enlisted prosecutorial discretion; however...

... these is comprehensive immigration reform. In its absence, we suggest a number of mechanisms, including prosecutorial discretion and deferred action, that can help balance the competing goals of public safety and family unification within a context of limited resources. Finally, we urge that future immigration policy...

...The introduction sets forth the concept of prosecutorial discretion in immigration law. It also explains how the book is organized and the author’s reasons for writing it. “Prosecutorial discretion” refers to a decision by a government employee or attorney or the acting immigration agency...