New Egypt divorce bills should bolster women’s rights

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Divorce Laws ◽  
Dramatic Rise ◽  
Divorce Rates

Subject Proposed amendments to divorce laws. Significance The past 20 years have seen a dramatic rise in divorce rates in Egypt, from 1.2 per 1,000 marriages in 1999 to 2.2 in 2015. To reduce the number of divorces, the Ministry of Social Solidary launched a new compulsory programme on college campuses in September 2019, under the name of Mawadda -- which means affection -- to advise young people on how to choose their partners, and introduce them to the legal rights and duties of spouses in Egypt. In addition, new legislation is being drafted to amend the legal framework governing marriage, maintenance and child custody. Impacts Legislation in Egypt put forward by top religous authority Al Azhar could influence other Sunni countries. Attempts to restrict polygamy will face wide resistance. Banning common law marriage will penalise poorer men who cannot afford high bride prices.

scholarly journals An inter-disciplinary perspective on evaluation of innovation to support care leavers’ transition

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Lynch ◽  
Hayley Alderson ◽  
Gary Kerridge ◽  
Rebecca Johnson ◽  
Ruth McGovern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Disciplinary Perspective ◽  
Care Leavers ◽  
Evaluation Approaches

Purpose Young people who are looked after by the state face challenges as they make the transition from care to adulthood, with variation in support available. In the past decade, funding has been directed towards organisations to pilot innovations to support transition, with accompanying evaluations often conducted with a single disciplinary focus, in a context of short timescales and small budgets. Recognising the value and weight of the challenge involved in evaluation of innovations that aim to support the transitions of young people leaving care, this paper aims to provide a review of evaluation approaches and suggestions regarding how these might be developed. Design/methodology/approach As part of a wider research programme to improve understanding of the innovation process for young people leaving care, the authors conducted a scoping review of grey literature (publications which are not peer reviewed) focusing on evaluation of innovations in the UK over the past 10 years. The authors critiqued the evaluation approaches in each of the 22 reports they identified with an inter-disciplinary perspective, representing social care, public health and organisation science. Findings The authors identified challenges and opportunities for the development of evaluation approaches in three areas. Firstly, informed by social care, the authors suggest increased priority should be granted to participatory approaches to evaluation, within which involvement of young people leaving care should be central. Secondly, drawing on public health, there is potential for developing a common outcomes’ framework, including methods of data collection, analysis and reporting, which aid comparative analysis. Thirdly, application of theoretical frameworks from organisation science regarding the process of innovation can drive transferable lessons from local innovations to aid its spread. Originality/value By adopting the unique perspective of their multiple positions, the authors’ goal is to contribute to the development of evaluation approaches. Further, the authors hope to help identify innovations that work, enhance their spread, leverage resources and influence policy to support care leavers in their transitions to adulthood.

Tending Towards Greater Eco-Protection in Kenya: Public Interest Environmental Litigation and Its Prospects Within the New Constitutional Order

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-56
Author(s):  
Brian Sang
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Public Enforcement ◽  
Constitutional Order ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Locus Standi ◽  
Judicial Proceedings ◽  
The Right

AbstractKenya's 2010 Constitution has inaugurated into the Kenyan legal framework, among other things, express constitutional recognition of the right to a clean and healthy environment. The constitutionalization of this right and the establishment of liberal provisions for the institution of judicial proceedings in the event of its infraction bear significant implications for public enforcement of environmental rights in Kenya. Hitherto, this was based on the restrictive interpretation of locus standi premised on the principles of common law. This article focuses primarily on public interest environmental litigation in Kenya. It analyses judicial treatment of public interest action for environmental claims in the past and proffers some insights on the prospects for such action under Kenya's new constitutional order. It argues that, with the provision of an explicit and permissive constitutional basis for public interest environmental litigation, it is reasonable to conclude that Kenya is tending towards greater eco-protection.

scholarly journals THE GROWING REALITY OF LEGAL RIGHTS FOR COMPANION ANIMALS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-150
Author(s):  
DAVID FAVRE
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
The Past ◽  
Divorce Laws ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Legal Right

Over the past decade, the fifty state legislatures of the United States have been adopting legislation for the benefit of the group of animals known as companion animals (pets). When considered together as a set, these laws create an initial set of legal rights for that group of animals. To explore that conclusion, the definition of a legal right and the particular statutes, such as new divorce laws, are considered.

Mass resignations reconfigure Hong Kong opposition

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Economic Assistance ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Independent Judiciary ◽  
Dramatic Rise ◽  
The Government

Significance The resignations will end the gridlock and obstructionism of the past few years, when opposition lawmakers blocked legislation supported by the government and establishment politicians. Impacts Contested politics will for now shift to the democratically elected (but legally powerless) District Councils and the independent judiciary. A refreshed, more moderate opposition bloc may emerge at the LegCo election next year. Hong Kong is unlikely to pass further economic assistance packages, despite new social distancing requirements amid a new wave of COVID-19. Absent a crisis or dramatic rise in repression, Western governments are unlikely to go much further in changing how they treat Hong Kong.

The German medical cannabis law of 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Franjo Grotenhermen
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
German Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Medical Cannabis ◽  
Major Step ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Insurers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to give a review on the developments leading to the 2017 law on the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids in Germany, and to present the major advances arising from this law for the supply of patients with cannabis-based drugs and its major limitations. Design/methodology/approach This paper used an Analysis of the major political statements and documents as well as court decisions of the past 20 years, which can be regarded as the major steps of this development. Findings Since 1998, when dronabinol/THC was made available in Germany on prescription there have been continuous improvements of the access to cannabis-based medicines. The law of 2017, which made cannabis flowers available to patients on a doctor’s prescription and forced health insurers to pay for a treatment under certain circumstances was a major step. However, many patients, who profit from a treatment with cannabis still do not get access. Originality/value The German law on the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids of 2017 is unique in its kind in the world. Compared to the legal framework in other countries it has several disadvantages, for example with regard to the high prices of cannabis flowers (€20-€25 per gram), and several advantages, for example with regard to the role of health insurers.

Free speech in Tunisia will be contested

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Free Speech ◽  
Similar Case ◽  
Union Leader ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Army Officers ◽  
The Government ◽  
One Year

Significance In November, the court had sentenced Ayari in absentia to three years in prison for defaming army officers and senior officials of the defence ministry. The penalty was reduced to one year in January, but his lawyers filed an appeal. The detention is the second of its kind in recent months. In a similar case on November 18, the same military court sentenced in absentia police union leader Sahbi Jouini to two years in prison for defamation. The cases unsettle many Tunisians who had hoped that the new political landscape would give them more freedoms, but in practice military courts retain the same power as under the regime of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. Impacts The legal framework makes it still possible to prosecute political opponents. The judiciary lacks impartiality and tends to side with the government of the day. This trend is likely to continue. Trust in democratic transition has been decreasing over the past year; it could fall further. The ambivalence of Islamic authorities in condemning threats against persons who offend the 'sacred' will foster extremist acts.

Cooperative education during Covid-19 pandemic: enhancing legal rights and professional development of interns in Thailand

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shubham Pathak ◽  
Siwarut Laikram
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Cooperative Education ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
The Government

Purpose The study aims at enriching the existing cooperative education sector in Thailand. Adequate cooperative education has direct impacts upon graduates’ future professional development, employability and enhanced professional skills. The cooperative education framework in Thailand is relatively a recent concept and lacks detailed research. Design/methodology/approach The methodology adopted in this study is mixed-method, inclusive of qualitative methodology where data were collected through key informant interviews and; quantitative methodology involving survey questionnaires with a sample of 350 respondents. The data analysis included the quantitative analysis with Chi-square and excerpts from the key informant interview respondents. Additional strength, weakness, opportunity and threat analysis is performed to provide for gaps at various levels of cooperative education and the potential opportunities to the graduates in Thailand. Findings The findings depict a lack of legal framework for effective skill development, uncertain moral and physical security of the interns and absence of legal rights for interns, minimal support and assistance from the government sector, reduced future employability and insufficient financial resources among poorer students. Research limitations/implications Lack of student and cooperative database with the government departments. Practical implications The Thai Qualification Framework has been adopted in a majority of universities, however, the quality assurance does not cover the student’s perspectives, financial and social limitations towards attending the cooperative education. Social implications With enhanced vulnerabilities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, adverse impacts are analysed and recommendations are provided for enhancing cooperative education opportunities towards students. Originality/value This research aims to understand the perspectives of the students who graduated with cooperative education and are currently working professionals.

scholarly journals Re Kevin in Perspective

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 2-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Wallbank
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Young People ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Attorney General ◽  
Hormonal Treatment ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
The Common

This article discusses the evolution of the common law concerning the phenomenon of transsexualism while seeking to identity the place occupied in that process by the decision of Justice Richard Chisholm (as he then was) in Re Kevin: Validity of Marriage of Transsexual [2001] FamCA 1074 (‘Re Kevin’) and the affirming decision of the Full Court of Family Court of Australia in respect of the appeal of that decision in The Attorney-General for the Commonwealth v "Kevin and Jennifer" and Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [2003] FamCA 94 (‘Re Kevin-Full Court’); collectively referred to as ‘the Re Kevin decisions’. The article examines the phenomenon of transsexualism, associated language, terminology and causation issues as well as discussing the legal rights of young people in respect of medical treatment for transsexualism aided by a critique of the Australian decision Re Alex – Hormonal Treatment for Gender Identity Dysphoria [2004] FamCA 297. 

scholarly journals Did Unilateral Divorce Laws Raise Divorce Rates? A Reconciliation and New Results

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 1802-1820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Wolfers
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Coase Theorem ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
The Past ◽  
Divorce Laws ◽  
Past Half Century ◽  
Divorce Rates ◽  
Unilateral Divorce ◽  
Past Half

Applying the Coase Theorem to marital bargaining suggests that shifting from consent to unilateral divorce laws will not affect divorce rates. I show that existing evidence suggesting large effects of divorce laws on divorce rates reflect a failure to explicitly model the dynamic response of divorce rates to a shock to the legal regime. When accounting for these dynamics, I find that unilateral divorce spiked following the adoption of unilateral divorce laws, but that this rise largely reversed itself within a decade. Overall, these changes in family law explain very little of the rise in divorce over the past half-century.

Corporeità, movimento e benessere: il potenziale educativo di itinerari motorio-sportivi inclusivi giovanili

2019 ◽  
pp. 3121-334
Author(s):  
Carmen Palumbo ◽  
Antinea Ambretti ◽  
Giovanna Ferraioli
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Personalized Learning ◽  
Barriers To Learning ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
School Activities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Teaching Learning

Over the past few decades, the adoption of an inclusive approach to education has stimulated a reflection on the educational value of body and movement within teaching-learning process in order to break down all barriers to learning and promote the full participation of young people to school activities. Indeed,body and movement represent an important didactic "medium" for developing individualized and personalized learning paths that take into account the specific needs and characteristics of students thus contributing to their global and harmonious development.

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