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This paper evaluates the influence of market conditions - (semi) competitive versus monopolistic markets -on (the effects of) citizen accountability on public sector organisations. Empirical material from case studies in education, healthcare, social security and land registry in the Netherlands is presented. The cases are analyzed in terms of types of citizen accountability and effects on policies of public sector organizations. The explorative research showed that Dutch public service organizations increasingly account to citizens through a variety of arrangements. The effects of citizen accountability are modest but different for competitive and monopolistic markets. Public sector organizations in competitive markets have increased their focus on both client demands and performance (...
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
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LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS ET AL. v. PERRY, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL....
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Within hours of its announcement, the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC came under attack from progressive groups. Among t...
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Introduction - I. Green Light: The Obama Administration’s Decision to Kill al-Awlaki - A. Framing the Issue - 1. Al-Awlaki-The Facts - 2. The Doctrinal Dilemma Posed by Targeting al-Awlaki - B. Relevant Statutes & Treaties - 1. The Foreign-murder Statute - 2. Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) - 3. International Law-The Geneva Conventions - C. Recent Developments-Al-Bihani v. Obama - II. Yellow Light: Is Killing al-Awlaki Prohibited by the Foreign-murder Statute? - A. Are International Law Norms Automatically a Part of U.S. Domestic Law? - 1. Pre-Medellin Treaty Status in U.S. Domestic Law - 2. Post-Medellin Treaty Status in U.S. Domestic Law - 3. The Medellin Paradigm and the International Laws of War - B. Circumventing Non-self-execution-Has Congress Incorporated the...
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The kennedy opinion - II. Implications - III. The Scalia opinion - IV. Middle ground?
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Citizens Holding Company, Philadelphia
Robert T. Smith, 601-656-4692
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S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intends to change its current process for filing and adjudication of certain applications for waivers of inadmissibility filed in connection with an immediate relative immigrant visa application. Specifically, USCIS is considering regulatory changes that will allow certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens to request provisional waivers under section 212(a)(9)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended (INA or Act), 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(v), prior to departing the United States for consular processing of their immigrant visa applications. An alien would be able to obtain such a waiver only if a Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130, is filed by a U.S. citizen on his or her behalf and that petition has been app...
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OCTOBER TERM, 1997
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STEEL CO., AKA CHICAGO STEEL & PICKLING CO. v. CITIZENS FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT
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With the priority of focusing on a preferential option for the poor, including an allegedly "unprecedented rural development project," he proclaimed, "we intend to correct intolerance, discrimination, inequality and the absence of solidarity." A few months ago, his attempts to eliminate corporate tax loopholes, as well as now repudiated accusations Unking him to the murder of prominent lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg, provoked thousands of angry members of the middle and upper classes to the streets demanding his resignation.