Punitive Damages

Law & contracts   |   Other law subjects   |   Presentation   |   06/04/2007   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «What are punitive damages for? How should punitive damages be computed? Bibliography. Punitive damages What are punitive damages for ...»

Synopsis abstract : «What are punitive damages for?. How should punitive damages be computed?. Are punitive damages 'out of control'?. On what principles do courts rely in awarding punitive damages?. What other principles could help the courts determine the amount of...»

Suicide at work in France and Japan

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/16/2009   |   .doc   |   15 pages
Document abstract : « managers. If the managers have not done their utmost to avoid the suicides, the families may win and the punitive damages are huge. In ...»

Synopsis abstract : «The suicide in French and Japanese companies.. The journalistic point of view.. Working conditions.. Reactions in such a situation.. Are there cultural differences?. Company concept.. Implication in both countries.. Cultural and religious...»

How should we punish offenders?

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   08/18/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « D. Kahneman., D. Schkade., & CR Sunstein., (1998). Shared outrage and erratic awards: The psychology of punitive damages. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A common justification for offender punishment.. Insight into the psychological aspects of offender punishment.. The utilitarian theory.. Arguments of Auld (1986) and Burr (1987).. The severity of punishment model.. The retribution...»

Treating adolescent drug addiction

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Presentation   |   11/05/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « that can be passed from generation to generation, and damages the child s in this country has been on abstinence, rehabilitation, and punitive measures against ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Different moral and social concepts of addiction.. Adolescent who experiments with illicit drugs.. Those who create methamphetamines.. Peer pressure.. The role of genetics in drug addiction.. The combination of genetics and passive...»

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