5. Some themes

2020 ◽  
pp. 44-61
Author(s):  
Edward Craig
Keyword(s):  
Social Contexts ◽  
The State ◽  
The Self ◽  
Role Of The State

‘Some themes’ looks in more detail at some of the topics explored by Plato, Hume, and the author of ‘Milinda’s Questions’—ethical consequentialism (what happens as a result of someone’s choices), rationalism, integrity, family, the self or no-self, and the role of the state. Could Plato and Hobbes, 2,000 years apart, really be discussing the same thing? Are we right to identify parallels between philosophers from different times and backgrounds? What do we miss when we try to extricate philosophers from their social contexts and motivations? Our understanding of philosophy is cumulative. The challenge is not in becoming familiar with these themes, but in being sensitive to their variations.

Equity and the Right to Do Wrong

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-91
Author(s):  
Andrew S Gold
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
The Self ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Private Litigation ◽  
Better Than

This chapter discusses how the ‘stickler-enjoining’ account of equity has important limits. While many distinctive doctrines of equity can be understood to limit stickler behaviour, equity in fact often turns a blind eye to, and sometimes even enables, stickler behaviour. One can sort cases in which equity restrains sticklers from those in which it is indifferent to stickler behaviour if one attends to the role of the state in private litigation. Sometimes the state’s responsibilities require it to protect plaintiffs against sticklers. Other times, it requires it to protect the stickler, as a means, for example, of keeping as open as possible each person’s sphere of choices. Ultimately, the self-regarding account of equity sheds light on the question of the relationship between equity and justice: from the distinct perspective of the judgment, sometimes equitable justice is better than legal justice and sometimes legal justice is better than equitable justice.

Anthropological Reflections on the Breakup of Sudan

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leif Manger
Keyword(s):  
South Sudan ◽  
The State ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
National Identities ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
North And South

The division of Sudan into two countries on 9 July 2011 following the self-determination referendum of 9 January represents a rare development in Africa. Few examples exist of new state formations in the continent after the end of the colonial period. Answering the call of the IJMES editor to reflect on what this event will mean for our understanding of Sudan might take us in several directions. Let me use this opportunity to comment on two themes that have concerned me lately: the role of the state and the possibility that multiple national identities will evolve in North and South Sudan.

Habit as Switchpoint

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 275-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Crook
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
The State ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Social ◽  
The 19Th Century

Building on Mary Poovey’s reflections, this article outlines a two-fold genealogy of habit in the context of the philosophy and practice of liberalism. One aspect relates to the word ‘habit’, which by the 19th century had come to mean the repetitive actions of the body and mind, thus shedding its former association with dress and collective customs. The second relates to how ‘habit’ functioned as a means of mediating the tensions of liberalism, three in particular: between the self and the social; between an individual’s past, present and future actions; and between the role of the state and the role of self-government.

scholarly journals Current Stateʼs Attitude Towards Municipal Self-Government in Slovakia

2019 ◽  
pp. 49-74
Author(s):  
Martin Vernarský
Keyword(s):  
State Power ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Public Law ◽  
The State ◽  
The Self ◽  
Judicial Power ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Role Of The State

The aim of the presented article is to point out, on the basis of a selected casuistry, signals indicating the attitude of the state (judicial power as part of the state power) towards the self-government in Slovakia. The author focuses only on the sphere of the municipal self-government because of its explicit constitutional embedding and also because of a limited extent of this article. It is about examination, whether the imaginary scissors between the legal regulation and putting it into practice open or close and from a broader perspective it is also about examination whether the statist attitude towards the role of the state in ensuring public law activities, in spite of changes in legal regulations after 1989, still remains or is gradually eliminated.

Economic and Legal Support for Commercialization of Intellectual Property in Russia

2003 ◽  
pp. 66-76
Author(s):  
I. Dezhina ◽  
I. Leonov
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
The State ◽  
Commercial Application ◽  
The West ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Legal Context

The article is devoted to the analysis of the changes in economic and legal context for commercial application of intellectual property created under federal budgetary financing. Special attention is given to the role of the state and to comparison of key elements of mechanisms for commercial application of intellectual property that are currently under implementation in Russia and in the West. A number of practical suggestions are presented aimed at improving government stimuli to commercialization of intellectual property created at budgetary expense.

General Particulars Regarding the Conflict of Interest

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-149
Author(s):  
Aurelia Teodora Drăghici
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
National Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Changing Role

SummaryTheme conflicts of interest is one of the major reasons for concern local government, regional and central administrative and criminal legal implications aiming to uphold the integrity and decisions objectively. Also, most obviously, conflicts of interest occur at the national level where political stakes are usually highest, one of the determining factors of this segment being the changing role of the state itself, which creates opportunities for individual gain through its transformations.

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