Evaluation and assessment of the constitutionality of penitentiary decisions, in the light of the introduction of the penitentiary credit system by Ágnes Czine

“…Findings: According to the Section 27 (1) of the Act on the Constitutional Court, the decision on the merits, i.e. the decision on the substance of the charge and the decision on criminal responsibility, or the decision on the guilt and the acquittal, can be the subject of a constitutional complaint. …”
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Capital Punishment without Capital Trials in Japan’s Lay Judge System by David T. Johnson

“…By the end of 2010, lay judge panels had made five capital decisions, resulting in one life sentence, three death sentences, and one acquittal.This article examines a series of recent death penalty judgments under Japan's new lay judge system.…”
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The Conflicting Soviet Responses to the Lausanne Process (1922-1924) by R. Matos Franco

“…The process involved the trial of Russian émigrés Moritz Conradi and Arkadii Polunin, who were accused of murdering Vatslav Vatslavovich Vorovskii, the Soviet representative in Italy and head of the delegation to the Lausanne Conference, on May 10, 1923. The acquittal of Conradi and Polunin by a Swiss jury on November 16, 1923, under the verdict of "not guilty," as they were seen as avenging victims of Soviet repression, had a significant impact on the Russian emigration. …”
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Crony Capitalism and Corruption in the Middle East and North Africa by Fatih Kırşanlı

“…Lastly, in Yemen, certain tribes, families, and acquittances of Saleh dominated the Yemeni economy. After the Arab protests, all of these countries changed their regimes except Syria, where the demonstrations ignited a civil war. …”
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