Global Perspectives on Law, Inequality, and Punitive Governance

Session Submission Type: Regular Session

Abstract/Description

This session explores how punitive or regulatory legal responses—whether state-led or platform-enforced—shape justice outcomes across diverse global contexts. From drug policy in the United States to forest conservation laws in Taiwan and social media regulation in Brazil, the panel examines the often unequal impacts of crime control measures on marginalized communities. Together, the papers raise critical questions about governance, due process, and the tradeoffs between protection and punishment. In doing so, the session invites a broader dialogue on how legal systems, institutions, and platforms negotiate power, rights, and accountability.

Sub Unit

• Area IX. Comparative & Historical Perspectives:  / 70. Globalization, Crime, and Justice

Individual Presentations

• Punitive vs. Rehabilitative Drug Policies: A Comparative Analysis Across U.S. States - Fahad Bin Islam Khan, University of Mississippi

• The Impact of Forest Act Amendments on Marginalized Groups in Taiwan - Lan-Ying Huang, National Taipei University, Taiwan; Meng-Ru Shih, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Shiang-Fan Chen, National Taipei University, Taiwan

• User Rights Violations In Social Media Responses to CSEA: Thematic Analysis of Brazilian Court Decisions - Karina Costa Baraldi, The University of Alabama

Chair

• Karina Costa Baraldi, The University of Alabama