scholarly journals Dijkstra, Lewis, Maseland, Jos (eds. y coords.) (2016): The State of European Cities 2016. Cities leading the way to a better future. Brussels, European Union, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), 214 pp. isbn (Volume): 978-92-1-132717

2017 ◽  
Vol 0 (10) ◽  
pp. 299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro García Ferrero
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Nations ◽  
The State ◽  
Human Settlements ◽  
European Cities ◽  
The Way

scholarly journals Determination of United Nations Security Council Resolutions by States

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
Malihe Behfar ◽  
Hassan Savari
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Security Council ◽  
United Nations Security Council ◽  
The State ◽  
International Peace ◽  
State Action ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
The Way

In United Nations history, the legality of Security Council Resolutions, in many cases, is challenged. Generally these challenges take by states that affected Security Councils decisions. With notice that states are the representative for implementation of Security Council Resolutions, they intervene their determination and interpretation in the way that implement Security Council Decisions. In some cases, domestic and regional courts determine the state action in implementation Security Council Resolutions. Although this cases couldn’t provide direct review on Resolutions but affected by way of implementation. Determination by states is probable and arises some concerns about decrease effectiveness of Security Council in maintenance of international peace and security.

scholarly journals Should we say "functional diversity" to refer to "disability"?

2021 ◽  
pp. 109-132
Author(s):  
Macario Alemany
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Political Correctness ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The State ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Marginalised Groups ◽  
Legislative Reforms ◽  
Correct Expression ◽  
The Way

This article addresses "political correctness" (PC) regarding the rights of people with disabilities and specifically the state of the question in Spain. First, we focus on the expression itself and clarify what is understood by PC. This implies reviewing, albeit briefly, the main conceptual and ideological framework PC is grounded in. Second, we describe the new conceptualisation of disability given by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, tasked with ensuring compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In Spain, this Convention is about to give rise to substantial legislative reforms in civil and procedural matters, leading to a turnaround in the way the matter has been traditionally treated. Thirdly, we expose a critique of the demands to turn "functional diversity" into the sole politically correct expression to refer to the condition of people with disabilities. To finish, I come back to the question of PC and present my position on the effects of this doctrine on the prevention of discrimination against marginalised groups.

scholarly journals Evaluation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions by States

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 204
Author(s):  
Malihe Behfar ◽  
Hassan Savari
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Security Council ◽  
United Nations Security Council ◽  
The State ◽  
International Peace ◽  
State Action ◽  
Implementation Evaluation ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
The Way

In UNs history, the Legality of Security Council Resolutions, in many cases, is challenged. Generally, these challenges are taken by States that affected Security Council decisions. With notice that States are the representative for implementation of SCR, they intervene their determination and interpretation in the way that implement SC Decisions. In some cases, domestic and regional courts evaluate the state action in implementation SCRs. Although these cases couldn’t provide direct review on Resolutions, but affected in the way of implementation. Evaluation by States is probable and arises some concerns about decreased effectiveness of SC in the maintenance of international peace and security.

scholarly journals System finansowania programów operacyjnych w Polsce – implikacje dla stanu finansów publicznych

2012 ◽  
pp. 47-76
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Kłos
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Debt ◽  
Budget Deficit ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Public Finances ◽  
The Public ◽  
Structural Funds ◽  
Eu Structural Funds ◽  
The Way

The article is devoted to the issue of financing of operational programs implemented in Poland in the European Union’s financial perspectives 2000–2006 and 2007–2013. Polish membership in the European Union gives the opportunity to obtain additional funds but the possibility of absorption involves costs which Poland has to bear. The author attempts to assess the way in which Poland’s adopted systems for operational programs implemented with the participation of EU structural funds influenced the state of the public finances. System solutions used in Poland have implications for two key measures of the state of public fi nances such that is public debt and budget deficit.

The Distinct Nature of the European Union

2015 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-139
Author(s):  
Sander Luitwieler
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Nations ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Community ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cultural Community ◽  
Communal Relationship ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Radical Type

This article aims to examine the distinct nature of the European Union (eu), specifically from a neo-Calvinist perspective. While Herman Dooyeweerd makes a distinction between a state and an international organisation, namely the United Nations (un), within his radical type of juridically qualified societal structures, he mainly deals with the state in his work. This article considers whether Jonathan Chaplin’s critique of Dooyeweerd’s distinction, focusing on coercion and legitimacy in the context of the un, may be helpful to establish the nature of the eu. In addition, it introduces another distinction to this end, namely between the state as a political community and the nation as a cultural community. This distinction suggests the need to think about an additional category in between an inter-communal relationship and a community: the eu as a “community of peoples”.

‘The sins and traumas of fathers and mothers should not be visited on their children’

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shona Minson
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
The State ◽  
Dependent Children ◽  
Criminal Convictions ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Way

This chapter focuses on the rights of dependent children when their parents are sentenced for criminal offences. It provides an introduction to the harms which children suffer as a consequence of the imprisonment of their parents. The chapter considers whether sentencers take into account the impacts of a custodial sentence on those children. It examines the application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 (UNCRC) to children whose parents are facing imprisonment due to criminal convictions. The way in which the rights of a child as specified in the UNCRC are given consideration in adult sentencing proceedings is examined and is contrasted with the treatment of children separated from their parents by the state. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the implications of disregarding the rights of children rather than adopting an approach which upholds their rights.

Russia - European Union: The continuation ofthe sanctions standoff

2017 ◽  
pp. 114-127
Author(s):  
M. Klinova ◽  
E. Sidorova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Economic Sanctions ◽  
Current Data ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Year 2013

The article deals with economic sanctions and their impact on the state and prospects of the neighboring partner economies - the European Union (EU) and Russia. It provides comparisons of current data with that of the year 2013 (before sanctions) to demonstrate the impact of sanctions on both sides. Despite the fact that Russia remains the EU’s key partner, it came out of the first three partners of the EU. The current economic recession is caused by different reasons, not only by sanctions. Both the EU and Russia have internal problems, which the sanctions confrontation only exacerbates. The article emphasizes the need for a speedy restoration of cooperation.

“I'd make thee eat the mischief thou hast vented”: Discourse of Law in Ben Jonson's Catiline His Conspiracy

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-45
Author(s):  
Akihiko Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Legal Discourse ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Gunpowder Plot ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Legal Procedures ◽  
The Way

This essay explores the discourse of law that constitutes the controversial apprehension of Cicero's issuing of the ultimate decree of the Senate (senatus consultum ultimum) in Catiline. The play juxtaposes the struggle of Cicero, whose moral character and legitimacy are at stake in regards to the extra-legal uses of espionage, with the supposedly mischievous Catilinarians who appear to observe legal procedures more carefully throughout their plot. To mitigate this ambivalence, the play defends Cicero's actions by depicting the way in which Cicero establishes the rhetoric of public counsel to convince the citizens of his legitimacy in his unprecedented dealing with Catiline. To understand the contemporaneousness of Catiline, I will explore the way the play integrates the early modern discourses of counsel and the legal maxim of ‘better to suffer an inconvenience than mischief,’ suggesting Jonson's subtle sensibility towards King James's legal reformation which aimed to establish and deploy monarchical authority in the state of emergency (such as the Gunpowder Plot of 1605). The play's climactic trial scene highlights the display of the collected evidence, such as hand-written letters and the testimonies obtained through Cicero's spies, the Allbroges, as proof of Catiline's mischievous character. I argue that the tactical negotiating skills of the virtuous and vicious characters rely heavily on the effective use of rhetoric exemplified by both the political discourse of classical Rome and the legal discourse of Tudor and Jacobean England.

THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-131
Author(s):  
Mbuzeni Mathenjwa
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Local Government ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
African Union ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Status ◽  
Administrative Units

The place and role of local government within the structure of government in Africa has attracted much public interest. Prior to and after independence, African countries used local government as the administrative units of central governments without their having any legal status, to the extent that local authorities were under the strict control of central governments. The autonomy of local government is pivotal in the democratisation of a country. The United Nations, European Union and African Union have adopted treaties to promote the recognition and protection of local government in the state parties’ constitutions. Accordingly, this article explains the status of local government in Africa and its impact on strengthening democracy in African states.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document