When Silence Is no Longer Acquiescence: Gays and Lesbians under Canadian Law

AbstractThis paper shows the role of the courts in the advancement of gay and lesbian rights to be restricted to intervening when three conditions are present: after legislation has been felt by minority groups to be deficient; where stating principles rather than implementing them is involved, and when legislative modification is difficult to achieve because amendment of a rigid constitution is out of question, or in parts of the country where political conservatism has a similar effect. Decisions are grounded on equality, while other values put forward by gays and lesbians such as dignity, recognition, respect of identity and difference and social concerns will be endorsed only by dissenting judges, unless the majority is sure that their mention will have no practical consequence. However, this modest victory was not achieved at the cost of representing gays' and lesbians' interests or values as common with those of the dominant heterosexual majority. On the contrary it seems that the affirmation of the “right to difference,” centered on diversity, and the openness of this constructed identity might have led to a chain reaction starting with the evolution of public opinion as a consequence of lobbying and education by the gay/lesbian community, proceeding to create a new balance of power, more favourable to the gay/lesbian minority, and finally reaching more respect from courts and legislatures alike.

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Self-Determination, Human Rights, and the Nation-State

International Community Law Review ◽

10.1163/18719732-12340007 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (4-5) ◽

pp. 443-484

Author(s):

Gaetano Pentassuglia

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

International Law ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Self Determination ◽

Nation State ◽

International Human Rights Law ◽

General Process ◽

Cultural Minority ◽

The Right

Abstract In this article I examine selective dimensions of the nexus among the right to self-determination, human rights, and the ‘nation-state’ as they relate to claims made by certain ethno-cultural minority groups. I first discuss some conceptual extensions of ‘national’ claims and their underlying relation to international law and state sovereignty. Then, I critique elements of ‘national’ self-determination that are supposedly constitutive of the law of self-determination, including arguments about sub-national groups as ‘peoples’, and discuss some alternative approaches to the role of international law vis-à-vis this sort of claims. Finally, I argue that international human rights law can offer a synthesis of the above nexus insofar as it works, not so much as a platform for accepting or rejecting seemingly ‘absolute’ rights or solely enabling legal-institutional ad hocism, but rather as a general process-based framework for assessing group- related pathologies that are (directly or indirectly) of international law’s own making.

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Calculation of Cost of Production Using the Job Order Costing Method Against Determination of Selling Prices at PT OTO Media Kreasi

Neraca : Jurnal Akuntansi Terapan ◽

10.31334/neraca.v1i2.860 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 103-125

Author(s):

Alfian Maliki ◽

Heru Satria Rukmana

Keyword(s):

Raw Materials ◽

Simple Calculation ◽

Selling Price ◽

Residual Value ◽

Labor Costs ◽

Cost Of Production ◽

The Right ◽

The Cost

PT Oto Media Kreasi is a service company engaged in the field of interior and exterior design bodies, producing based on orders or projects. The calculation of the cost of production at PT Oto Media Kreasi plays a role in determining the selling price, which affects the company's profit.The purpose of this study is to determine the calculation of the cost of production as well calculation in determining the selling price with the method applied by PT Oto Media Kreasi, also to find out the calculation of the cost of production as well as the calculation in determining the selling price using the job order costing method and to know the role of the method job order costing in loading the cost of production precisely and more efficiently.The results showed that in calculating the cost of production of PT Oto Media Kreasi still used a simple calculation, only calculating the cost of raw materials, namely Rp.1,092,778,291, direct labor costs Rp.313,200,000, and overhead costs Rp.27,600,000 . The total calculation of the company's production cost is Rp. 1,433,578,291, with a margin percentage of 35.37% of the selling price of Rp. 1,940,640,000. Whereas in calculating the cost of production using the job order costing method in calculating the cost of raw materials Rp.1,101,178,291, the accumulated residual value of raw materials Rp.8,682,000, direct labor costs Rp.313,200,000, and overhead costs Rp.60,532 .260. The total calculation of the cost of production using the job order costing method is Rp.1,466,228,551, with a margin percentage of 32.36% of the selling price of Rp.1,940,640,000. The company has not calculated the cost of goods manufactured using the job order costing method, the cost of goods manufactured is only done by estimating all costs needed to produce a product, so the costs are not classified correctly and the calculations are sufficient simple, so it is difficult to determine the right selling price for a product ordered.The proposed use of the job order costing method is expected so that the owner of the company can apply the calculation of the cost of production so that the company can determine the cost of production in determining the selling price more precisely, so that the owner can know the overall cost of producing the order and also can know the actual acquisition of margins .

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Resonance

There Goes the Gayborhood? ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691158792.003.0006 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Amin Ghaziani

Keyword(s):

Survey Data ◽

Sexual Minorities ◽

Cultural Significance ◽

Representative Survey ◽

Gallup Poll ◽

Different Types ◽

Gays And Lesbians ◽

Nationally Representative ◽

The Right

This chapter examines how Boystown can retain its queer character, how an increasing presence of straight residents affects this possibility, and how different types of sexual minorities perceive the cultural significance of gayborhoods in Chicago. Although Americans are more tolerant of gay people in general, one study, using nationally representative survey data from a Gallup poll, found that more than a quarter of Americans still prefer to not have them as their neighbors. Many gays and lesbians wonder about the right balance between inclusion and straight dominance in the gayborhood. The chapter considers the role of existing gayborhoods as safe harbors and think about how they can retain their cultural and institutional character despite the arrival of more straight newcomers.

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SOCIO EDUPRENENUR SEBAGAI UPAYA PENINGKATAN KUALITAS PENDIDIKAN DI INDONESIA

Jurnal Riset Entrepreneurship ◽

10.30587/jre.v3i2.1560 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 23

Author(s):

Hadi Ismanto ◽

Vembri Aulia Rahmi ◽

Nanang Bagus Setiawan

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Case Study Approach ◽

Study Approach ◽

The Right ◽

The Cost ◽

To Receive

Additional learning or tutoring is urgently needed to help improve learning but due to high costs, some communities, especially those in the middle to lower economic level, are unable to register their children to attend tutoring (additional tutoring). The existence of Socioedupreneur is an alternative solution for those who do not have the cost to experience tutoring. Paying sincerely or not at all can alleviate them in terms of costs and can show the importance of education for the future and instill that all have the right to receive the same education. This research was conducted to determine the role of socio edupreneur in improving the quality of education. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of socio edupreneur as an effort to improve the quality of education in Indonesia. The method used by researchers in this study uses qualitative research methods, this type of research is descriptive qualitative research, a case study approach that is an approach to study, explain or interpret a case. In essence, this study seeks to highlight a decision or set of decisions or set of decisions why the decision was taken, how it was implemented, and what the results were. This research intensively focuses on an object that is about how the role of socioedupreneur in improving the quality of education.

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The Role of the Capital Structure in Supporting the Strength of the Budgets of Iraqi Companies for the Period (2008-2011)

Journal of University of Human Development ◽

10.21928/juhd.v2n1y2016.pp222-244 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 222

Author(s):

Basam Ahmad Abdulla Al-Bamarny ◽

Ammar Shihab Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Capital Structure ◽

Balance Sheet ◽

Rate Of Return ◽

Operational Performance ◽

The Right ◽

The Cost ◽

Consequent Increase ◽

The Capital Structure

To play any economic unit to exercise its work to achieve its goals during the financial period, they should work to create the necessary funds for the exercise of various activities, and these funds are provided by the shareholders, but if the capital is not sufficient to meet the needs they resort to other sources, such as access on long-term loans, according to a number of variables such as the size of the company and the nature of its activity practiced, and these funds, whether provided by the shareholders or that have been borrowed called to the capital structure and have a direct impact on the financing of assets and of the right side of the balance sheet, it becomes this Money highly effective if the company was able to invest at a rate of return than the cost of loans. The study concluded that the capital structure that supports the power budgets of companies contribute to Iraq through the financing of assets and support the rights of owners, so it has to be re-invested to achieve a return on these assets and increase property rights, so the study recommends improving the operational performance of the companies of the Iraqi contribution including the consequent increase in the rate of return on investment, without a change in the capital structure of the companies.

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The Role of Competitive Robotics in Providing Context to Classroom Learning and Technical Skill Development in School Age Students—A Survey of Current Avenues, Assessment, and Path Forward with Systematic Implementation

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci11040167 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 167

Author(s):

Rajeev Dwivedi ◽

Arpan Kumar ◽

Bharathy Babu ◽

Nipun Grandhi ◽

Rishi Meka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Open Source Software ◽

School Age ◽

Structural Elements ◽

Wide Range ◽

Hands On ◽

The World ◽

Control Electronics ◽

The Right ◽

The Cost

Finding context, examples, and ample hands-on experimentation is fundamental for understanding complex ideas in subjects such as science and math. Recent popularity of competitive robotics has become a catalyst in the development of DIY and hobby kits. Manufacturers have made available easy to work, re-configurable, and functional, structural elements as well as control electronics. Additionally, extensive participation from the open-source software community is providing cutting edge and effective software. Despite all the right ingredients, competitive robotics continues to be unregulated and non-standardized. Additionally, in absence of regulations and standards, the organizers, suppliers, educators, and participants are left to their own means and resources that necessarily may not align with systematic learning. The cost of approved competitive kits as well as field kits becomes inhibitive for students from poorer communities. This paper surveys a wide range of competitive robotics avenues available to school-age students. A survey with various stake holders including participants, mentors, referees, and organizers is done and findings are included. A path for standardizing competitive robotics within the framework of the World Robotics League is found to be an effective tool to train the students. A description of the World Robotics League framework and initial findings are reported.

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Right-Hemisphere Specialization for Contour Grouping

Experimental Psychology (formerly Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie) ◽

10.1027/1618-3169/a000252 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 61 (5) ◽

pp. 331-339 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gregor Volberg

Keyword(s):

Right Hemisphere ◽

Contour Detection ◽

Global Processing ◽

Detection Accuracy ◽

Frequency Spectra ◽

Visual Hemifield ◽

Spatial Frequencies ◽

A Chain ◽

The Right ◽

Hemisphere Specialization

Previous studies often revealed a right-hemisphere specialization for processing the global level of compound visual stimuli. Here we explore whether a similar specialization exists for the detection of intersected contours defined by a chain of local elements. Subjects were presented with arrays of randomly oriented Gabor patches that could contain a global path of collinearly arranged elements in the left or in the right visual hemifield. As expected, the detection accuracy was higher for contours presented to the left visual field/right hemisphere. This difference was absent in two control conditions where the smoothness of the contour was decreased. The results demonstrate that the contour detection, often considered to be driven by lateral coactivation in primary visual cortex, relies on higher-level visual representations that differ between the hemispheres. Furthermore, because contour and non-contour stimuli had the same spatial frequency spectra, the results challenge the view that the right-hemisphere advantage in global processing depends on a specialization for processing low spatial frequencies.

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