CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Na Ãltima dÃcada a frota brasileira de veÃculos quase dobrou de tamanho. Ao mesmo tempo, a cada ano, aumenta o nÃmero de vÃtimas decorrentes de acidentes de trÃnsito no Brasil. O objetivo desta tese à compreender como as condiÃÃes socioeconÃmicas e culturais contribuem com a violÃncia no trÃnsito. Embora este seja um problema comum a todos os paÃses na modernidade, em alguns casos, como no Brasil, o maior problema nÃo à o nÃmero total de acidentes, mas o percentual letal destes. Ao contrÃrio dos paÃses desenvolvidos, no Brasil, a maior parte dos automÃveis de passeio, tipo de veÃculo que mais se envolve em acidente de trÃnsito com vÃtimas, nÃo dispÃem de equipamentos de seguranÃa bÃsicos, como airbags e freios ABS, essÃncias para evitar que o acidente se torne fatal. Soma-se a isto a incapacidade do Estado em regular adequadamente o ambiente social do trÃnsito. A falta de puniÃÃo dos infratores, desde infraÃÃes leves, como o estacionamento em local proibido, a casos mais graves como o homicÃdio no trÃnsito, incentiva as prÃticas ilegais. Problemas no aprendizado dos condutores e na obtenÃÃo da Carteira Nacional de HabilitaÃÃo (CHN) permitem que milhares de motoristas nÃo qualificados circulem nas ruas e estradas brasileiras. Nosso crescimento econÃmico nÃo foi acompanhado por um processo que transformasse os condutores em indivÃduos capazes de respeitar a alteridade dos demais participantes do sistema de trÃnsito. O trÃnsito ainda à para alguns um espaÃo privilegiado, que deveria respeitar a hierarquia social existente, que entra em conflito com aqueles que consideram este um espaÃo democrÃtico / The Brazilian car fleet almost doubled its size in the last decade. At the same time, the number of victims from car accidents rises every year. This thesis aims at understanding how economic and cultural conditions contribute to violence caused by cars. In spite of the fact that this is a common issue in every country nowadays, in some cases, such as it happens in Brazil, the problem is not the total number of car accidents but their lethal percentage. In Brazil, contrary to what is seen in developed countries, most automobiles, a kind of vehicle most frequently involved in accidents with victims, do not offer basic safety equipment, such as airbags and anti-lock braking system (ABS) which are major deterrent of fatalities. One should add to this the stateâs inability to regulate properly the social environment created for vehicles. Exemption from punishment for violators, ranging from light infractions, such as parking at unauthorized places, to more serious ones, such as homicides fired by car accidents foments illegal practices. Problems involving training of new drivers and issuing of a driverâs license release thousands of unauthorized drivers to take Brazilian streets and roads. The countryâs economic development did not create an equal process of transformation that allowed drivers to changing into individuals capable of respecting alterity involving other users of the transit system. Transit is still a privileged space for some who do not respect the existing social hierarchy and who defy those who consider driving a car an exercise of democracy.

Submitted by Irene Nascimento (irene.kessia@ufpe.br) on 2016-10-11T18:50:58Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação - Rayane Maria de Lima Andrade.pdf: 1674292 bytes, checksum: 3e79f999b7281fa86ddc98578b72c138 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-11T18:50:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação - Rayane Maria de Lima Andrade.pdf: 1674292 bytes, checksum: 3e79f999b7281fa86ddc98578b72c138 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-28 / CNPQ / A dissertação de mestrado ora apresentada teve como objeto de estudo o Sistema de Justiça Criminal de Pernambuco. O objetivo principal foi avaliar a capacidade de incriminação do referido sistema, questionando a tomada de decisões que ocorre no processamento dos delitos e sua efetividade em processar a totalidade dos casos que chegam ao seu conhecimento e, assim, oferecer uma resposta institucional satisfatória à sociedade. Visando esse propósito, foi realizada a reconstituição do fluxo de procedimentos e pessoas para os casos de homicídios dolosos ocorridos na cidade do Recife, acompanhado de estudo de tempo e análise sociológica acerca das tomadas de decisões no decorrer desse processo. Desta feita, a partir de uma perspectiva quantitativa, foi possível mensurar o tempo despendido pelo sistema de justiça criminal como um todo, e por cada organização em específico, no processamento desses homicídios, além de quantificar as perdas ocorridas em cada fase decisória da justiça criminal, identificando, assim, os principais pontos de atrito (ou gargalos) do sistema. Os resultados encontrados foram analisados e interpretados à luz do referencial teórico da sociologia da violência onde foram abordadas questões como impunidade, morosidade e acesso à justiça. / The Masters’ Degree Dissertation here presented had as focus an analysis about the Criminal Justice System of Pernambuco. The main purpose of this work was to evaluate capacity of incrimination within the System, questioning the decisions that are made during crime processing, as well as its effectiveness to process the whole amount of cases that come to its account, and, therefore, offering an satisfactory institutional answer to society. Focusing on that goal, this dissertation seeks to reconstruct the flux of the procedures and people for the cases of homicides occurred in the city of Recife, along with a Time Study and a Sociological analysis about the decisions made during the process. From a quantitative perspective, it was possible to measure the time spent from the Criminal Justice System as a whole and in each organization that composes it, in what regards to murders processing. It was also possible to quantify the amount of cases lost during each decision step of the Criminal Justice, therefore identifying the main conflicts within the System. The results presented here were analyzed and interpreted having the Sociology of Violence as a theoretical framework, addressing issues like impunity, justice slowness and justice access.

During the last decade reports of international personnel perpetrating acts of sexual exploitation and abuse against the very population in which they are mandated to protect are a disturbing outcome of some peace operations provided by the United Nations. Sexual exploitation and abuse have been a problem since the first peacekeeping operations in the beginning of 1990’s, however it was not until 2004 when the media reported disturbing acts of sexual abuse of children by French peacekeepers that the whole worlds eyes turned to these claims. This thesis will deal with a sensitive and relevant topic, sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers. The purpose of this research is to understand and explain why United Nations peacekeepers are involved in the horrors which they seek to address.

"It is noted that special measures are always necessary in post-conflict situations to bring about the restoration of normalcy to societies. Truth commissions have been identified as a key to uniting, reconciling and helping the people to confidently deal with their past. Whilst these are noble notions, practically, truth commissions face serious challenges. The dissertation shall seek to highlight these problems and offer recommendations. ... The dissertation is divided into five chapters. Chapter one is the general introduction. It gives a brief political history of Ghana and South Africa and their impact on the enjoyment of human rights. The chapter shall also discuss the need for national reconciliation in both countries. Chapter two discusses truth commissions in contemporary societies. It briefly discusses the establishment of national reconciliaton commissions and their mandates. Chapter three focuses on the laws establishing the TRC and NRC of South Africa and Ghana respectively. These legislation shall be considered in detail in order to analyse their objectives to know whether or not thet are achievable within their stated mandates. Chapter four discusses the challenges truth commission poses to international law and its implications on rule of law. The chapter shall discuss the issue of amnesty to perpetrators of gross human rights and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in the light of international law. Chapter five considers the way forward and suggest recommendations." -- Chapter 1. / Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2003. / http://www.chr.up.ac.za/academic_pro/llm1/dissertations.html / Centre for Human Rights / LLM

The thesis examines the results of the international commission against impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), founded in 2006 by an agreement between the government of Guatemala and the UN. It represents a unique tool of UN, connecting in its mandate national and international elements, whose singular goal is a fight against contemporary national crimes, in contrast to a more classical model of UN, which focuses predominantly on international or past crimes. The thesis tries to answer whether the level of corruption and presence of organized crime in the state institutions was lowered during the mandate of CICIG, whether the level of impunity was lowered at the national courts and how big of a role could be attributed to CICIG. The analysis is diveded into two parts. In the first one, based on a few key indicators, the institutional situation in crime prosecution in Guatemala is evaluated before and after the mandate of CICIG. In the second one, with the use of a process-tracing method, the role of CICIG in 3 key cases is analysed, especially concerning the power of its influence in Guatemala. A short discussion about the good and bad characteristics of the CICIG model concludes the thesis.

Social movements have increased as a way of supporting groups in their protests. This study addressed what factors led to the mobilization of the Green March movement in its fight against political corruption and impunity in the Dominican Republic. The purpose of this case study was to explore the Green March movement's actions by using Meyer's conceptualization of political opportunity theory. The research questions addressed what factors led to the mobilization of the Green March movement and what strategies and tactics were used. The research design was a qualitative, instrumental case study and data were collected through interviews with 12 members of the Green March movement. These data were transcribed, inductively coded, and then subjected to Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis procedure. Findings of the study supported the undergoing political opportunities by the Green March movement within the political structure of the Dominican government. There were 3 key themes that emerged from this study indicating the conditions for mobilizations to happen such as tolerance by the government, powerful methods to communicate grievances and concerns, and the lack of a repressive governmental system. Finally, the findings help explain political openness and the curvilinear relationship between political corruption and mobilizations of the Green March movement. If political reforms are achieved because of the movement, the country's political system may transform from treating politics as a business to treating politics as a social service to promote the common good. Therefore, this study's findings can lead to positive social change by providing more information on the Green March movement and what makes it successful for the Dominican people.

One of the most violent periods of the Guatemalan civil war was the government of General Efraín Ríos Montt in the early 1980s, which went down in history with the sad legacy of genocide, large-scale displacement and other war crimes. Most of them have never been investigated or punished. The breakthrough of impunity was the accession of Claudia Paz y Paz to the head of the public prosecutor's office. Trial with Ríos Montt became the most exposed one. Despite the subsequent annulment of the incriminating verdict, this process was an important milestone in Guatemalan justice, but also in international law, contributing several key precedents. Ríos Montt became the first head of state to be convicted of genocide by a domestic tribunal. This work deals with the factors that influenced the war crimes prosecutions after the signing of peace agreements and analyzes the importance of the trial of Ríos Montt in the Guatemalan coming to terms with the past by the state. Key Words Guatemala, Efraín Ríos Montt, genocide, impunity, transitional justice

Immunity in criminal law Abstract This thesis aims to offer the reader a view of the institution of parliamentary imunity as it relates to criminal law. This topic frequently divides both the experts in criminal law and also the general public. Despite the fact that most of the time this legal issue is talked about with respect to the constitutional law it has an impact on criminal law, both the substantive criminal law and the procedural criminal law. The complexity of this topic is self-evident and opinions vary greatly across the field, which is one of the reasons why this topic is sought out quite frequently by many students who approach it from various angles. The work is structured in a way to familiarise the reader with the necessary knowledge even if the reader is not an expert in law, but who is, for example, interested in the topic from a political perspective. The thesis covers the basic introduction to the topic, historical evolution of the institution including the legal transformations all the way up to the date this work has been finalised, squaring this institute with the basic principles of democratic state and a comparative analysis of this institute in other European countries. Important part of this thesis is dealing with specific uses of the parliamentary imunity. The conclusion of this...

Circumstances excluding Criminal Liability with a focus on the Impunity of the Agent Abstract The Thesis adresses Circumstances excluding Criminal Liability with a focus on the Impunity of the Agent. The aim of the Thesis was to evaluate current Legislation and to define the limits of Circumstances excluding Criminal Liability Excesses. The next objective was to determine the appropriateness of the Impunity of the Agent and its legislation. The Thesis firstly analyzed the historical legal developments of Circumstances excluding Criminal Liability in Czech countries in order to attain the above mentioned objectives. The historical development is followed by the discussion of the Circumstances excluding Criminal Liability, their general legislation and theoretical foundations, the reasons for adopting their legislation, also the errors of law and of fact. Next chapters are devoted to specific Cirmustances of excluding Criminal Liability, starting from the Necessity, Self - Defence, Consent, Permissible Risk and Lawful use of Firearms. The Circumstances excluding Criminal Liability were analyzed in their statutory legislation by using Academic Literature and mainly the case - law, which clarified some vague rules and limits of the Circumstances excluding Criminal Liability. The third part of the Thesis...

With the rise of new information and communication technologies, advocacy campaigns in development have experienced a resurgence of video as an instrument to enrich outreach efforts and build bridges, to empower marginalised groups and rescue the culture and heritage of indigenous people, and to reach decision-makers – and ultimately change policies and laws. The use of “humanising” elements through film, such as the oral testimonies of individuals, allows practitioners to transport the realities and conditions of specific localities to audiences otherwise unable to experience them directly. The present study examines the mechanisms through which video advocacy reaches audiences, looking specifically at trade-offs and knock-on effects among key stakeholders, based upon the case study of the Our Voices Matter advocacy film. The video features oral testimonies of local women survivors of rape from the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is employed to campaign for justice for women victims of sexual violence and to mobilise social change to alter the role of women in the region. In light of the multifaceted nature of video advocacy use in development, the study utilises a composite of three analysis techniques, employing the collection and critical examination of information both qualitative and quantitative in nature: A content analysis of the case study, examining the narrative and semiotic elements used by the film’s producers, was designed to complement interviews with stakeholders of the campaign. An international survey of women was conducted to shine light on how vulnerable groups across the world relate to the video in question and evaluate the effectiveness of video advocacy. The composite discussion reveals insights into video advocacy conception, strategy, and implementation, with particular emphasis on stakeholder mapping, while underscoring the potential for trade-offs and knock-on effects among stakeholder groups. The case study also provides a theoretical and practical basis for similar communication for development campaigns.