Showing papers on "Settlement (litigation) published in 1980"

Waiting for the Barbarians

Abstract: A novel in which, for decades, the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire, but a quixotic act of rebellion lands him in jail, branded an enemy of the state. From the author of DUSKLANDS.

The Indian History of British Columbia: The Impact of the White Man

Abstract: This classic of anthropology examines the effects of immigrant settlement on the population, economy, culture, government and religion of British Columbia's First People. This new edition retains Duff's original 1965 text, but contains added photographs and a new foreword updating the names of First Nations in the province.

Excavations at the Site of Early Mombasa

Abstract: Arab historical sources make it plain that Mombasa was among the earliest towns of importance on the East African coast, but no archaeological work had been undertaken at settlement sites there. In this article Mr Sassoon gives an account of the work carried out at the site of the town to which the Arab authors were probably referring. Mr Sassoon was curator of Fort Jesus Museum from 1974 to 1976 and organizer of the Mombasa Wreck Excavation from 1976 to 1978.

Lawyers' Choice: A Theoretical Appraisal of Litigation Investment Decisions

Abstract: This article explores economic determinants of lawyer behavior which in turn shape basic decisions affecting their clients in such areas as whether to file litigation, how much discovery to employ, whether to accept a settlement offer, and the like. Three methods of compensating lawyers are identified: fee-for-service, contingent-fee, and third-party payment. It is hypothesized that each of these methods creates very different configurations of economic incentives, some of which conflict with the best interests of clients. The possibilities for maximizing various of these economic goals are discussed along with the limitseconomic and noneconomic-on such behavior. Finally, the article suggests some potential applications of this analysis for public policy and further research.

The Northeast Petén Revisited

Abstract: The role of environmental versus sociopolitical factors in establishing the characteristics of Maya settlement in Peten, Guatemala, has been debated, but evaluations have been hampered by a lack of diachronic data. Archaeological surveys and excavation conducted within a larger historical ecology project focused on the twin lake basins of Yaxha and Sacnab, in northeast Peten, have provided a diachronic perspective on the settlement debate. In this area early settlement decisions appear to reflect topographic or environmental concerns, but the evolution of civic-ceremonial authority in the region caused deviations from this pattern.

The Keppel Islands - Preliminary Investigations

Abstract: The research findings into the Aboriginal prehistory of the Keppel Islands to study their occupation and adaptation are described. The findings give an idea about the population, determinants of settlement and adaptive strategies related to particular environmental contexts.

Civil Courts and the Development of Commercial Relations: The Case of North Sumatra

Abstract: This study of the relationship between businessmen and the civil courts in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra finds that Sumatran businessmen seldom use the courts either to collect retail debts or to settle commercial disputes among themselves. In fact, they were found to litigate disputes only when they hoped to salvage something from a failing business relationship, or when simply opening litigation could by itself help discharge a bureaucratic responsibility, satisfy a personal grudge, or harass a defendant into making an out-ofcourt settlement. The unusual cost structure of the civil courts, relatively low formal costs and relatively high informal costs, contributed to an unfavorable image of the courts as expensive, arbitrary, and inefficient dispute settlement mechanisms in the eyes of one important group of businessmen, the rubber exporters. Other characteristics of the exporters, their trading partners, and the social and economic relationships among them were found, however, to present more basic obstacles to the use of the courts in settling commercial disputes. These results then suggest some general conditions under which the capacity of a legal system to influence the development of commercial relations is severely limited.

Man and tropical karst in Southeast Asia

Abstract: Some karst regions of Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi, Bali, Madura), on closer examination geomorphologically and hydro-geologically quite distinct from each other, are checked with regard to land-use, settlement and other economic and cultural significance. Brief comparisons are made to similar regions from the Philippines (Bohol), Thailand etc.

Settlement of maritime boundary disputes: An analysis of the law of the sea negotiations

Abstract: Maritime boundary delimitation is likely to continue to be a most prolific source of disputes between states, even under the prospective Law of the Sea Convention. A compromissory article in the Convention which covered such disputes would be effective only insofar as it permitted unilateral referral to a third party when bilateral methods fail. But the negotiation of any compromissory clause has proven extremely difficult. One group of states refuses to accept any third‐party system which is compulsory; the other group rejects any procedure which is not compulsory. Compromise efforts have focused on formulae which would exempt only some boundary disputes from compulsory settlement. An exception for disputes which predate the Convention has drawn the most attention. But the complete exception of this category would eliminate all the disputes which are politically important at the Conference. Other compromise possibilities have assumed that all delimitation disputes would ultimately be subject to ...

Spatial Analysis of Basin of Mexico Settlement: Problems with the Use of the Central Place Model

Abstract: In a recent report, Michael Smith proposes that the primary determinant of the settlement pattern of the southeastern Basin of Mexico during the Late Horizon (A.D. 1350-1520) was marketplace exchange. This assumption, and the use of the central place market model in analyzing the pattern, are critically evaluated and found to be unwarranted. A review of data and theory leads to the conclusion that environmental and political factors outweigh commerce in shaping the settlement pattern in this area.

Excavations at Assiros, 1975–9: A Settlement Site in Central Macedonia and Its Significance for the Prehistory of South-East Europe

Abstract: Archaeological research into the prehistory of Central Macedonia started at the end of the last century with the explorations of Makridis, Schmidt, Träger, Wace and others, who reported on the numerous mound settlements and the surface material to be found on these, or undertook minor excavations. Extensive excavation began fortuitously with the entrenchments of the French and English expeditionary forces who arrived in 1916 to open a new front against the Austrians and Bulgarians and ‘dug in’ in a wide arc from the Vardar (modern Axios) to the Struma (modern Strymon) to the north of Thessaloniki. Enlightened officers, both French and English, encouraged the recovery of antiquities wherever possible, as well as undertaking the topographical study of many of the mounds. The finds were collected together into a temporary museum in the White Tower, and were later reported by Picard, Rey, Gardiner and Casson at the end of the war.