Why Means MatterLegally Relevant Differences Between Direct and Indirect Interventions into Other Minds

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-88
Author(s):  
Jan Christoph Bublitz
Keyword(s):  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Other Minds ◽  
Causal Pathways ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
And Control ◽  
In Virtue Of ◽  
The Brain

Whether there are intrinsic differences between different means to intervene into brains and minds is a key question of neuroethics, which any future legal regulation of mind-interventions has to face. This chapter affirms such differences by a twofold argument:. First, it present differences between direct (biological, physiological) and indirect (psychological) interventions that are not based on crude mind–brain dualisms or dubious properties such as naturalness of interventions. Second, it shows why these differences (should) matter for the law. In a nutshell, this chapter suggests that indirect interventions should be understood as stimuli that persons perceive through their external senses whereas direct interventions reach brains and minds on different, nonperceptual routes. Interventions primarily differ in virtue of their causal pathways. Because of them, persons have different kinds and amounts of control over interventions; direct interventions regularly bypass resistance and control of recipients. Direct interventions also differ from indirect ones because they misappropriate mechanisms of the brain. These differences bear normative relevance in light of the right to mental self-determination, which should be the guiding normative principle with respect to mind-interventions. As a consequence, the law should adopt by and large a normative—not ontological—dualism between interventions into other minds: nonconsensual direct interventions into other minds should be prohibited by law, with few exceptions. By contrast, indirect interventions should be prima facie permissible, primarily those that qualify as exercises of free speech. The chapter also addresses a range of recent objections, especially by Levy (in the previous chapter).

scholarly journals Legal status of the company's share in own authorized capital under the Law of Ukraine “On limited and additional liability companies”: problems of legal regulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11/1 (-) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Volodymyr TSIUPRYK
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
A Company ◽  
Authorized Capital ◽  
A Share

Introduction. Nowadays, the issue of determining the legal status of the company's share in the own authorized capital of LLC and TDV has become quite acute, as evidenced by the adoption on July 28, 2021 by the Commercial Court of Cassation in Case № 904/1112/20, in which the Court established a new approach legal nature of such a phenomenon and expressed his own position on the understanding of the legislation concerning the legal status of the share of LLC and TDV in its own authorized capital. Given that a limited liability company is the most popular type of legal entity that is chosen to conduct business in Ukraine, the analysis of this issue is relevant. Some scientific value for the development of the transfer of the participant's share are the works of individual authors devoted to the study of the legal nature of the share in the authorized capital but the problems arising around the legal status of the company. in their own authorized capital in these works were only mentioned along with others, but did not receive a detailed separate study. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the normative regulation of the legal status of the company's share in the own authorized capital of LLCs and ALCs, identification of shortcomings in their legal regulation and implementation, as well as the search for ways to eliminate them. Results. One of the most relevant decisions concerning the subject of this article is the Judgment of the Commercial Court of Cassation in case № 904/1112/20 of July 28, 2021. The court in this case found that the votes attributable to the share belonging to the company itself are not taken into account when determining the results of voting at the general meeting of participants on any issues. However, Ukrainian legislation does not contain any direct norms that would prohibit the exercise of the right to manage a company in relation to itself on the basis of a share in its own authorized capital. That is why the company cannot be a participant in relation to itself, although they seem logical, but do not have sufficient regulatory support, and therefore do not allow to be firmly convinced of their compliance with the law. In view of this, it can be stated that there is a significant gap in the national legislation on this issue, which, in our opinion, the Court failed to “fill” with this decision in the case. Conclusion. In the Ukrainian legislation at the level of the Law of Ukraine “On Limited and Additional Liability Companies” Article 25 defines the possibility for a company to acquire a share in its own authorized capital. However, the regulation of the legal status of such a share cannot be called sufficient, due to which in practice there are certain problems in the implementation of the provisions of the legislation concerning the share of the company in its own authorized capital. The solution of these legal problems is necessary to ensure the highest quality and clarity of the law, as well as to form case law with common approaches to understanding a single rule.

scholarly journals Exceptions to Law as a Means of Ensuring Its Legitimacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-39
Author(s):  
S Yu Sumenkov
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Main Role ◽  
General Version ◽  
Regulatory Impact ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

The article reveals the relations between two phenomena of legal reality: the legitimacy of law and exceptions to the law. The author agrees that the legitimacy is the most important feature of the right, indicating the recognition of both the right itself and its regulatory impact by the majority of the population. The legitimacy of the law is achieved through its effectiveness, especially speed and differentiation. But the main quality that contributes to the legitimacy of law is the possibility of coordination of different-vector interests of numerous and heterogeneous subjects of social relations. The main role in solving this problem is played by exceptions to the law, which offer a different, compared with the General version of regulation, without destroying the standardizing effect of legal regulation.

scholarly journals MEDICINES: CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL REGULATION ON RESTRICTION OF THE PROPERTY RIGHT CONCERNING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SUBJECTS AND THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON IMPORT OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS IN CONDITIONS OF CONFLICT AND TEMPORARY OCCUPATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Юрій Бисага
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
Medicinal Products ◽  
Public Values ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

  The purpose of this article is to identify the features of restriction of ownership on the subjects of technology transfer regarding production of medicines and the right to run business on the import of medicines in conditions of conflict and temporary occupation. The methodological basis of the conducted research is the general methods of scientific cognitivism as well as concerning those used in legal science: methods of analysis and synthesis, formal logic, comparative law etc. When determining the legitimate purpose of restriction, it is necessary to apply the principle of proportionality, which is the concordance of measures applied to the above entities in order to limit the exercise of their rights with those public values that are protected by such restriction. On the procedural level, the State having realized the right for withdrawal has to comprehensively inform the General Secretary of the Council of Europe as for the measures taken and the reasons for them, as well as the time when those measures have ceased to apply and the provisions of the Convention are profoundly applied again. As the case law of the European Court of Human Rights shows, the derogation from the obligations under the Convention must have territorial and temporal specifications. The following features of the constitutional and legal regulation of restriction of property rights for subjects of technology transfer to the production of medicines are revealed: 1) restrictions on the implementation of these rights should be provided by the law, which must meet the following requirements: clarity, accuracy, accessibility; 2) the measure is a temporal one; 3) the range of entities in respect of which it is applied to are the subjects of technology transfer being residents of the aggressor country; 4) legitimate purpose of implementation is protection of public values (national security, life and health of persons staying on the territory of Ukraine, territorial integrity, etc.); 5) necessary in democratic society. The following features of the constitutional and legal regulation of restrictions on the right for running business activities regarding import of medicines during conflict and temporary occupation of the part of the territory of Ukraine by the Russian Federation are revealed: 1) restrictions on the exercise of these rights are provided by the Law of Ukraine “On Foreign Economic Activity” from 04.07.2017 №18.1-07/18369, which meets the following requirements: clarity, accuracy, accessibility; 2) the measure is temporal one; 3) the range of entities in respect of which it is applied to is addressed to the applicants of medicinal products, alternative and/or potential manufacturers, applicants-holders of registration certificates of which are the subjects of the Russian Federation; 4) legitimate purpose of implementation is protection of life and health of persons staying on the territory of Ukraine in connection with the impossibility of providing Ukraine with proper control over the quality of production of medicines within the Russian Federation; 5) necessary in democratic society.    

scholarly journals Supervision and Control as Special Forms of Protecting Labor Rights of Employees who Work for Employers Being Individuals

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
І. В. Василько
Keyword(s):  
Labor Rights ◽  
Labor Laws ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
Automated Information System ◽  
The Law ◽  
Compliance With The Law ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
And Control

The emphasis has been placed on the fact that the number of recent cases of violation of labor rights of employees working for employers being individuals has significantly increased, which, in turn, necessitates effective supervision and control in this area. Based on the analysis of scientific views, the author has provided own definition of supervision and control as special forms of protecting labor rights of employees working for employers being individuals. It has been emphasized that the control within the framework of the considered issues ensures observance of the law in the sphere of labor, allows to reveal and eliminate certain shortcomings in time, as well as to take measures to prosecute employers who have violated current labor legislation. Features of this scientific category have been outlined. It has been stated that the control and supervision activity acts as a kind of guarantee of the realization of the right of employees to fair and safe working conditions, proper equipment of workplaces and compliance with the law by employers while concluding an employment contract with an employee. It has been argued that the implementation of control and supervisory activities in the studied area relies on various public authorities, where their main functions should include the detection of violations of labor rights of employees by employers, development of propositions to prevent violations of labor laws, monitoring the compliance with regulations issued in regard to employer in the result of inspections by the competent authorities, development and approval of the annual plan for scheduled inspections; drawing up minutes on administrative offenses against employers who have violated labor legislation; organization and monitoring of the compliance with labor legislation, including the collection, processing and analysis of information, operation of an automated information system for control and supervision.

scholarly journals The right of Police officers and the Criminal-executive system to use firearms: some issues of theory and practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 136-143
Author(s):  
A. А. Alimov ◽  
◽  
S. A. Yunusov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Penal System ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Executive System ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

The article is devoted to the analysis of the Federal Law «On the Police» and the law of the Russian Federation «On Institutions and Bodies Executing Criminal Sentences in the Form of Imprisonment», which empowers the police and the penal system with the right to use firearms. Possible problems of the implementation of the provisions of the legislation are identified, specific measures are proposed to improve the efficiency of legal regulation of the use of firearms by police officers and the penal system

Some issues of the legal regulation of the conditions for serving the sentence of juvenile convicts in educational colonies

2019 ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Ольга Александровна Алфимова
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

В статье освещается правовая регламентация условий отбывания наказания несовершеннолетними осужденными в воспитательных колониях. Правовой институт изменения условий отбывания наказания является одним из основных средств дифференциации исполнения наказания в виде лишения свободы. Он призван стимулировать правопослушное поведение несовершеннолетних осужденных. Но эффективная реализация данного института затрудняется по причине имеющихся на сегодняшний день недостатков как на уровне действующего законодательства, так и правоприменения. Не вполне ясна позиция законодателя относительно запрета на проведение длительных свиданий на строгих условиях отбывания наказания несовершеннолетним осужденным в ВК. Представляется, что в данном случае закон необоснованно строг к несовершеннолетним осужденным. This article covers the legal regulation of the conditions for serving a sentence by juvenile convicts in educational colonies. The legal institute for changing the conditions of serving a sentence is one of the main means of differentiating the execution of a sentence of deprivation of liberty. It is intended to stimulate the right-wing behaviour of underage convicts. But the effective implementation of this institution is hampered by the current shortcomings both at the level of the current legislation and at the level of law enforcement. The position of the legislator on the prohibition of long visits on strict conditions of serving the sentence of juvenile convicts in the educational colonies is not quite clear. In this case, it appears that the law is unduly strict on juvenile convicts.

Legal Regulation of Land Lease in Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1398
Author(s):  
Dmytro V. SANNIKOV ◽  
Svetlana V. KHOMINETS ◽  
Denys L. KOVACH ◽  
Rymma A. TSYLIURYK ◽  
Alona O. CHYRYK ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Successful Resolution ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Legal Position ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

The paper investigates the legal regulation of land lease in Ukraine. The expediency of strengthening the role and responsibility of the state in the field of conservation of leased land is substantiated. The current legislative provisions governing the legal issues of leasing land plots in Ukraine are provided. The main issues of legal regulation of land lease in Ukraine are formulated from the standpoint of the current legislative acts. The relevance of the issue is determined by the urgent need to resolve all issues arising between the parties upon handover (acceptance) of land for lease in Ukraine within the framework of the current legislation. Legal regulation of all issues related to the lease of land in Ukraine helps to prevent and resolve disputes between the parties related to ignorance, or failure to perform obligations of lease agreements, which are consolidated by the provisions of the current legislation, by any of the parties. Relations between lessees and lessors acquire a legislative framework, which greatly facilitates the resolution of all possible disputes. The practical significance of the study lies in identification and statement of the main regulations of current legislation, which objectively govern the issues of lease relations between the parties in Ukraine, from a legal position. The results of the paper, the conclusions and opinions contained therein, can be used in practical activities by organizations and individuals concluding lease agreements with each other for the right to use land plots in order to settle their lease obligations from the standpoint of the law. Of particular importance is the ability to facilitate the successful resolution of disputes between parties entering into lease relations, or to completely avoid them.  

Self-Defence in Response to Attacks by Non-state Actors in the Light of Recent State Practice: A Step Forward?

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAPHAËL VAN STEENBERGHE
Keyword(s):  
Use Of Force ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Operation Enduring Freedom ◽  
Armed Attack ◽  
The Us ◽  
State Practice ◽  
State Actors ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
Self Defence

AbstractThis article analyses the recent state practice in which the right of self-defence has been invoked in order to justify the use of force in response to attacks by non-state actors. The main purpose of this analysis is to determine whether the law of self-defence has evolved through this practice. It is submitted that the latter confirms the tendency, evidenced by the US operation ‘Enduring Freedom’ in Afghanistan in 2001, towards allowing states to respond in self-defence to private armed attacks, that is, attacks which are committed by non-state actors only. The article also aims to shed some light on other fundamental conditions of the law of self-defence which played a significant role in the legal assessment of the recent state practice. It is argued in this respect that this practice confirms that any armed attack must reach some level of gravity – which may be assessed by accumulating minor uses of force – in order to trigger the right of self-defence, and that proportionality of the action taken in self-defence may be assessed in quantitative terms, but only as a means of making a prima facie judgement about the necessity of this action.

scholarly journals Revocation of will and judicial proceedings for declaring a will ineffective under the Law on Inheritance of Serbia with reference to other contemporary European legal systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-160
Author(s):  
Jelena Vidić-Trninić
Keyword(s):  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Court Decision ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Inheritance Law ◽  
Judicial Proceedings ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
Domestic Regulation ◽  
Made In

In Serbian law, a valid will can be revoked based on the will of the testator, more precisely through the revocation of the will or based on a court decision. This paper analyzes the solutions of the Law on Inheritance of Serbia, dedicated to the mentioned ways of revoking a last will, and at the same time examines the legal regulation of that issue in other legal systems in Europe. The author finds that in the realization of the right to revoke a will, the legislation of Serbia undoubtedly affirms the freedom of will, and that in that respect, it is in principle harmonized with the legal solutions observed on European legal soil. In the aspect of the purpose for which it is prescribed, a special advantage of domestic regulation is the possibility of declaring a will ineffective through a court decision. The author further considers that certain solutions that can be found in comparative law, such as the possibility to invalidate testamentary dispositions made in favour of former spouse, could be accepted in Serbian inheritance law as well. Finally, according to the author, some existing legal solutions dedicated to the revocation of wills, need to be specified and completed de lege ferenda, in order to achieve legal certainty.

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