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The Welfare of Performing Animals
by David A. H. WilsonThis timely book describes and analyses a neglected area of the history of concern for animal welfare, discussing the ends and means of the capture, transport, housing and training of performing animals, as well as the role of pressure groups, politics, the press and vested interests. It examines primary source material of considerable interdisciplinary interest, and addresses the influence of scientific and veterinary opinion and the effectiveness of proposals for supervisory legislation, noting the current international status and characteristics of present-day practice within the commercial sector. Animal performance has a long history, and at the beginning of the twentieth century this aspect of popular entertainment became the subject not just of a major public controversy but also of prolonged British parliamentary attention to animal welfare. Following an assessment of the use of trained animals in the more distant historical past, the book charts the emergence of criticism and analyses the arguments and evidence used by the opponents and proponents in Britain from the early twentieth century to the present, noting comparable events in the United States and elsewhere.
The Welfare of the Child: The Principle and the Law (Routledge Revivals)
by Kerry O’HalloranFirst published in 1999, this book responds to the meaning given to the welfare principle attracts a great deal of controversy and explores the reasons for the controversy and examines the growing legal significance attached to the principle. In an illuminating and accessible manner, this informative volume: provides a record of the milestones which have shaped the principles development by tracing its evolution over the centuries discloses the essence of what has been termed 'the golden thread running through the common law' provides a measure of the impact of the principle on the coherence of modern family law by assessing the significance of its present operational role and functions. The welfare principle began as a common law principle forged in medieval England, yet it has informed the law relating to children in some of the most developed western societies. It is now being refracted through international legislative and judicial developments to challenge the future shape of family law in the UK. By considering the ways in which the legal system has shaped and been shaped by the principle, this invaluable book leads its readers to an appreciation of the content and structural influence of the welfare principle.
Welfare's Forgotten Past: A Socio-Legal History of the Poor Law
by Lorie CharlesworthThat ‘poor law was law’ is a fact that has slipped from the consciousness of historians of welfare in England and Wales, and in North America. Welfare's Forgotten Past remedies this situation by tracing the history of the legal right of the settled poor to relief when destitute. Poor law was not simply local custom, but consisted of legal rights, duties and obligations that went beyond social altruism. This legal ‘truth’ is, however, still ignored or rejected by some historians, and thus ‘lost’ to social welfare policy-makers. This forgetting or minimising of a legal, enforceable right to relief has not only led to a misunderstanding of welfare’s past; it has also contributed to the stigmatisation of poverty, and the emergence and persistence of the idea that its relief is a 'gift' from the state. Documenting the history and the effects of this forgetting, whilst also providing a ‘legal’ history of welfare, Lorie Charlesworth argues that it is timely for social policy-makers and reformists – in Britain, the United States and elsewhere – to reconsider an alternative welfare model, based on the more positive, legal aspects of welfare’s 400-year legal history.
Well-Being in the Legal Profession: Altruism, Justice, and Legal Reform
by Randall KiserThis book provides a critical psychosocial analysis of legal practice, documenting a mental health crisis among lawyers and judges and linking this crisis to a dysfunctional legal system they continue to control.Tracing studies of lawyers and judges over 40 years, this book demonstrates that decades of mental distress and social detachment in the legal profession have seriously damaged the legal system. Focusing largely on conditions in the United States but also drawing on studies from the UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia, the book depicts how this system is jeopardized by lawyers’ egocentrism, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance abuse. To improve the legal system and lawyers’ mental health—integrating law, psychology, sociology, and policy making—the book advocates a renewed commitment to justice, compassion, respect, and fairness through an ethic of regenerative altruism.This book will appeal to legal academics concerned with the sociology of legal practice, as well as those involved in training lawyers; it will also be of interest to practicing lawyers, judges, and others engaged by issues of social justice and legal reform.
Well-Being in the Workplace: Governance and Sustainability Insights to Promote Workplace Health (Approaches to Global Sustainability, Markets, and Governance)
by Nicole CvenkelThis book is intended for human resources management academics, researchers, students, organizational leaders and managers, HR Practitioners, and those responsible for helping support employees in the 21st-century workplace. It offers a path forward to create an environment that will not only build a healthier workplace by providing appropriate and effective well-being interventions but also offers solutions to manage multi-generational and ‘holistic’ employees within the employment relationship. The book describes the factors that promote healthy and WELL organizations and introduces concepts and strategies to reduce workplace stress and mental health issues and improve workplace well-being toward sustained organizational success. Employers that embrace the corporate responsibility of promoting the health and well-being of multi-generational, holistic employees will reap cost savings, employee engagement, and productivity advantages, as well as a healthier and more productive workforce.
Well-being, Poverty and Justice from a Child’s Perspective
by Sabine Andresen Susann Fegter Klaus Hurrelmann Ulrich SchneeklothThis book presents evidence that children are the real experts of their lives. 2600 boys and girls in Germany between the ages of 6 of 11 years, with and without a migration background, were interviewed. Next to established topics of family, friends, leisure time and school, the focus of this study was on the topic of justice. Children were asked what justice in their opinion was and whether they felt treated justly or not. The 3rd World Vision Study puts the subjective well-being of children into the focus and shows that children are able to report competently and authentically about their lives. This volume is of great important to researchers, policy makers and professionals interested in children's well-being from children's own perspectives.
Well-being, Sustainability and Social Development: The Netherlands 1850–2050
by John Grin Jan-Pieter Smits Frank Veraart Harry LintsenThis open access book examines more than two centuries of societal development using novel historical and statistical approaches. It applies the well-being monitor developed by Statistics Netherlands that has been endorsed by a significant part of the international, statistical community. It features The Netherlands as a case study, which is an especially interesting example; although it was one of the world’s richest countries around 1850, extreme poverty and inequality were significant problems of well-being at the time. Monitors of 1850, 1910, 1970 and 2015 depict the changes in three dimensions of well-being: the quality of life 'here and now', 'later' and 'elsewhere'. The analysis of two centuries shows the solutions to the extreme poverty problem and the appearance of new sustainability problems, especially in domestic and foreign ecological systems. The study also reveals the importance of natural capital: soil, air, water and subsoil resources, showing their relation with the social structure of the ‘here and now´. Treatment and trade of natural resources also impacted on the quality of life ‘later’ and ‘elsewhere.’ Further, the book illustrates the role of natural capital by dividing the capital into three types of raw materials and concomitant material flows: bio-raw materials, mineral and fossil subsoil resources. Additionally, the analysis of the institutional context identifies the key roles of social groups in well-being development. The book ends with an assessment of the solutions and barriers offered by the historical anchoring of the well-being and sustainability issues. This unique analysis of well-being and sustainability and its institutional analysis appeals to historians, statisticians and policy makers.
Well-Known Trade Marks: A Comparative Study of Japan and the EU (Routledge Research in Intellectual Property)
by Hiroko OnishiThis book considers the effectiveness of well-known trade mark protection at an international level. It particularly considers EU trade mark law from Japanese perspectives, and provides a practical and critical overview of trade mark law in Japan, including the historical development of the law and the recent development on cases and policy. The book includes detailed coverage of the Japanese Unfair Competition Prevention Act, and contains the first systematic analysis of Japanese jurisprudence and legislative amendments of law in relation to well-known trade marks and unfair competition. The book goes on to comparatively analyse Japanese trade mark law alongside that of the European Community Trade Mark system. The book critically considers the difficulties in comprehensively defining a ‘well-known trade mark’ in the relevant international trade mark instruments. In breaking down the traditional definition of the ‘well-known trade mark’, the book works to address existing theoretical ambiguities in the application of trade mark law.
Well Women: The Gendered Nature of Health Care Provision
by Anne Morris Susan NottThis title was first published in 2002.This invaluable collection of essays critically evaluates the treatment received by women as recipients and providers of health care. It looks at how their role and needs are perceived and constructed by the law, by health care organizations, by the health care professions and by commercial organizations operating in the health care sector. In doing so, it constitutes a significant advancement in the current research in this area.
Wellbeing and Transitions in Law: Legal Education and the Legal Profession
by Emma Jones Caroline StrevensThis book examines transitions from law school to the legal profession, and their impact on wellbeing. There is a significant body of evidence that suggests law student wellbeing is particularly problematic, partially due to the distinctive nature of law as a discipline. Similarly, there is a growing body of international evidence demonstrating poor levels of wellbeing within the legal profession, with lawyers suffering higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression than the general population. To date there has been no detailed consideration of the impact of these transitions on wellbeing, or discussion of the best ways to ameliorate any negative effects. This edited collection will explore a range of transitions, from entry into law school through to progression to managerial roles within the legal profession. Rather than focusing on discrete areas or chunks of time, this book focuses on the process of transitioning holistically.
Wellbeing, Equity and Education
by Jennifer SprattThis book critically examines multiple discourses of wellbeing in relation to the composite aims of schooling. Drawing from a Scottish study, the book disentangles the discursive complexity, to better understand what can happen in the name of wellbeing, and in particular, how wellbeing is linked to learning in schools. Arguing that educational discourses have been overshadowed by discourses of other groups, the book examines the political and ideological policy aims that can be supported by different discourses of wellbeing. It also uses interview data to show how teachers and policy actors accepted, or re-shaped and remodelled the policy discourses as they made sense of them in their own work. When addressing schools' responses to inequalities, discussions are often framed in terms of wellbeing. Yet wellbeing as a concept is poorly defined and differently understood across academic and professional disciplines such as philosophy, psychology, health promotion, and social care. Nonetheless, its universally positive connotations allow policy changes to be ushered in, unchallenged. Powerful actions can be exerted through the use of soft vocabulary as the discourse of wellbeing legitimates schools' intervention into personal aspects of children's lives. As educators worldwide struggle over the meaning and purpose of schooling, discourses of wellbeing can be mobilised in support of different agendas. This book demonstrates how this holds both dangers and opportunities for equality in education. Amartya Sen's Capability Approach is used to offer a way forward in which different understandings of wellbeing can be drawn together to offer a perspective that enhances young people's freedoms in education and their freedoms gained through education.
Wellbeing for Sustainability in the Global Workplace (Human Centered Management)
by Paola Ochoa Maria-Teresa Lepeley Peter EssensWellbeing in the workplace is an essential element in fostering a worker’s sense of being valued, ensuring their engagement, and ultimately leading to higher levels of productivity and organizational performance. This important book specifically adds to the discussion by taking a global perspective, and evaluates wellbeing in the workplace in different countries, identifying both universal issues and specific cultural issues. Chapter authors have been drawn from across five continents and eleven countries to provide ground-breaking research in wellbeing from different regional perspectives, looking at both developed and developing world scenarios. What is clear throughout the book is that organizations that are not people-centered undermine their capacity to attain and maintain quality standards, high performance, and competitiveness. Organizational concerns about workers' wellbeing are growing exponentially due to the global VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) environment. In this environment, organizational success is no longer simply based on short-term revenue maximization, capital investments, or sales, but increasingly depends on people’s wellbeing, human capital, and the development of human talent to ensure sustained and sustainable growth and performance. This book presents a collection of studies that address current and forthcoming organizational challenges and offer realistic solutions to support leaders and managers seeking to balance and value the contribution of people with long-term organizational performance.
The Wellbeing of Women in Entrepreneurship: A Global Perspective (Human Centered Management)
by Nicholas J. Beutell María Teresa Lepeley Katherina Kuschel Nicky R. M. Pouw Emiel L. EijdenbergWomen accomplish nearly two-thirds of total work around the world (including household duties), comprise one-third of the formal labor force, but women receive one-tenth of the world's income and own only one-hundredth of the world’s property. Entrepreneurship is a vehicle for advancing the lives of women around the world. This book brings together 49 distinguished entrepreneurship scholars to provide a unique global vision of the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs necessary for fostering sustainable development and inclusive societies. Although gender inequality is an important issue, solutions leading to gender parity are far from reaching ideal levels in the formal workplace and globally. Meanwhile the number of women involved in entrepreneurship is growing exponentially because there are more opportunities for women to own a business and be their own boss. This offers women the most desirable and flexible working conditions that better align with women’s lifestyles and multiple family responsibilities. However, entrepreneurial activities are demanding and complex; compared to men, women face special challenges that deserve close attention. This book presents research and programs to effectively support women entrepreneurs in reaching levels of wellbeing required to ensure business sustainability and personal prosperity. Offering a diversity perspectives from around the globe, The Wellbeing of Women in Entrepreneurship is of great interest to academics and practitioners working in teaching and research in disciplines including business management, entrepreneurship, oganizational change, human centered management, human resources, sustainable development, and women’s studies.
The Wellbeing Purpose: How Companies Can Make Life Better
by Richard HardymentIn a turbulent world of geopolitical change, declining trust in institutions, and increasing scrutiny of companies, the big question facing leaders is: what difference does business make? Lots of companies talk about social impact, but few have defined what it really means. This book sets out a more human form of capitalism with people at its heart. The Wellbeing Purpose is the first book that explains how companies can make life better across their value chains, from sourcing raw materials to innovating, marketing and selling products and services. This book is a blueprint for raising life satisfaction for all those touched by a business – suppliers, employees, communities and consumers. It sets out the steps for any organization to create profits (wealth creation) whilst simultaneously making life better (wellbeing enhancement). Drawing on his experience as a political adviser and business consultant, Hardyment takes us on a journey across the global footprint of business. There are some startling findings along the way. Case studies from pioneering firms and the latest scientific research are used to explain how any organization can source, make and market products that create wealth and wellbeing. This is a manifesto for business to profit through helping more people to realize the good life.
Weltanschauungskämpfe, Klimasolidarität und Rettungsstrategien: Handlungsorientierungen in Zeiten zivilisationsbedrohender Herausforderungen
by Brüne SchloenDieses Buch beschreibt epochal bedeutsame Weltanschauungskämpfe bis in unsere Gegenwart hinein. Dieses aus Sicht einer fortwährenden Auseinandersetzung zwischen lichten und finsteren Kräften. Dabei werden einerseits Zerstörungsprozesse deutlich, die unsere Zivilisation bedrohen, andererseits aber auch Rettungsstrategien aufgezeigt, welche den Hauptverursachungen dieser Bedrohungen entgegenzuwirken vermögen. Dazu gilt es zunächst, Fehlentwicklungsgefahren der stets voranschreitenden Individualisierung durch Materialismus und Bildungsmängel zu erkennen. Darauf aufbauend sollen menschenwürdige Handlungsorientierungen für potenzielle Initiatoren mit Bereitschaft zu innerer Haltung verdeutlicht werden. Das Buch skizziert somit Möglichkeiten eines Paradigmenwechsels, der durch ein klimasolidarisches Grundeinkommen, Reformen des Geldwesens und eine Neukonstituierung des Internets eingeleitet werden könnte. Einen weiteren Baustein bildet eine nachhaltige Adressierung des Klimaprotests als hoffnungsstiftendes Narrativ. Der Autor fordert mit diesem Buch insgesamt zu gesellschaftsverantwortlicher Reflexion und mehr Aktivismus innerhalb unserer Zivilgesellschaft auf.
We're All Journalists Now
by Scott GantAs the internet continues to reshape almost all corners of our world, no institution has been more profoundly altered than the practice of journalism and distribution of information. In this provocative new book, Scott Gant, a distinguished Washington attorney and constitutional law scholar, argues that we as a society need to rethink our notions of what journalism is, who is a journalist and exactly what the founding fathers intended when they referred to "the freedom of the press." Are bloggers journalists, even if they receive no income? Even if they are unedited and sometimes irresponsible? Many traditional news organizations would say no. But Gant contends otherwise and suggests we think of these sometimes unruly online purveyors of information and opinion as heirs to those early pamphleteers who helped shape our fledgling democracy. He gives us a persuasive and engaging argument for affording bloggers and everyone else who disseminates information and opinion in the U.S. the same rights and privileges that traditional journalists enjoy. The rise of the Internet and blogosphere has blurred the once distinct role of the media in our society. It wasn't long ago that the line between journalists and the rest of us seemed relatively clear: Those who worked for news organizations were journalists and everyone else was not. Those days are gone. On the Internet, the line has totally disappeared. It's harder than ever to answer the question, "Who is a journalist?" Yet it is a question asked routinely in American courtrooms and legislatures because there are many circumstances where those deemed "journalists" are afforded rights and privileges not available to the rest of us. The question will become increasingly important as the transformation of journalism continues, and bloggers and other "citizen journalists" battle for equal standing with professional journalists. Advancing arguments that are sure to stir controversy, Scott Gant leads the debate with a serious yet accessible discussion about whether, where, and how the government can decide who is a journalist. Challenging the mainstream media, Gant puts forth specific arguments about how to change existing laws and makes elegant suggestions for new laws that will properly account for the undeniable reality that We're All Journalists Now. For all of us who care about the ways in which the digital revolution is sweeping through our culture, this is a work of opinion that will be seen as required reading.
Werkzeuge wirkungsvoller Compliance: Praxiserprobte Maßnahmen für Compliance Officer
by Thomas SchneiderIm Mittelpunkt dieses Buches stehen, anders als bei vielen Standardwerken zur Compliance, nicht die Ziele, sondern die Mittel, die eine wirkungsvolle Compliance ermöglichen. Aus der Innensicht des Compliance Officer werden alltägliche Probleme thematisiert und anhand konkreter, praxiserprobter Maßnahmen gelöst. Ausgehend vom Spannungsfeld zwischen Gewinnerzielung und Compliance werden darüber hinaus ethische Grundsätze sowie das Auftreten der Compliance, ihr Umgang mit Ansprechpartnern und ihr Vorgehen bei Verstößen diskutiert. Psychologisch sowie soziologisch begründete Erkenntnisse erweitern hier die Perspektive, rücken den Menschen ins Zentrum und bieten neue Ansatzpunkte für die Gestaltung einer erfolgreichen Compliance. Zusatzmaterial erhalten Sie via App: Laden Sie die Springer Nature Flashcards-App kostenlos herunter und nutzen Sie als Printbuchkäufer exklusive Inhalte, um Ihr Wissen zu prüfen.
Werte der Hoffnung: Erkenntnisse aus dem Hoffnungsbarometer
by Andreas M. KrafftTäglich werden wir über die Medien mit negativen Nachrichten aus aller Welt konfrontiert. Kein Wunder, dass sich viele Menschen Sorgen machen, Ängste entwickeln und pessimistisch in die Zukunft schauen. Dieses Sachbuch berichtet in anschaulicher und überzeugender Weise über die Entstehung und Bedeutung von Weltanschauungen und universellen Werten als eine wichtige Quelle von Hoffnung. Seine Wirkungskraft gewinnt dieses Werk aus der Integration von Theorie und Praxis. Der Leser erfährt über die empirischen Ergebnisse aus dem Hoffnungsbarometer, einer jährlichen, wissenschaftlich breit angelegten Umfrage über die Hoffnungen der Menschen, die in einem philosophischen und psychologischen Gesamtzusammenhang prägnant dargestellt werden. Dadurch findet der Leser Antworten auf zentrale Fragen, die zu einer zukunftsorientierten und durch Zuversicht gekennzeichneten Lebensgestaltung verhelfen können: Welche Hoffnungen, Einstellungen und Werte sind für ein erfülltes und harmonisches Leben förderlich und welche halten den Menschen in einem selbst gebauten Gefängnis fest?Was kann der Einzelne tun, um in einer bedrohlich erscheinenden Welt zu einem Leuchtturm der Hoffnung für sich und andere zu werden? Wie kann die Menschheit aus der Sackgasse von Egoismus, Angst und Konfrontation herausfinden und auf einen Weg des gegenseitigen Verständnisses, der Zuversicht und des Friedens gelangen? Zielgruppen: Alle an Hoffnung interessierten Menschen und alle, die ermutigt in die Zukunft blicken möchten. Zum Autor: Dr. Andreas M. Krafft ist Associate Researcher am Institut für Systemisches Management und Public Governance an der Universität St. Gallen. Als Co-Präsident von swissfuture, der Schweizerischen Vereinigung für Zukunftsforschung, leitet er das internationale Netzwerk des Hoffnungsbarometers. Er ist Vorstandsmitglied des International Hope Institute in den USA.
Werte: Die Fundamentalprobleme
by John ErpenbeckZu Recht ist heute von einer Zeitenwende die Rede. Sie ist begleitet von einer massiven Wertewende. Die hoch industrialisierten, kapitalistischen Staaten der Welt verbreiten und verteidigen ihre Wertevorstellungen von Freiheit, Demokratie und Menschenrechten. Andere Staaten Osteuropas, Asiens und Afrikas rücken dagegen Werte des physischen und politischen Überlebens an die erste Stelle. Der sich aus dem 20. Jahrhundert fortsetzende Weltbürgerkrieg führt zu einem Weltwertekrieg.Die Geschichte aller bisherigen Gesellschaft ist die Geschichte von Wertekonflikten und Wertekämpfen zwischen Klassen, Kulturen und Identitäten. Aber was sind Werte überhaupt?Diese Frage führt weiter zu bedeutsamen Fundamentalproblemen: Wie werden Werte definiert? Wie sind sie strukturiert? Wann und wodurch gelten sie? Wie werden sie angeeignet und gelebt? Wie weit lassen sie sich untereinander vergleichen? Und warum sind sie oft von so viel größerer Wirkmächtigkeit als all unser Wissen?Hier werden diese Fundamentalprobleme systematisch und zusammenhängend behandelt. Das Werk zeigt nachdenklich Suchenden Wege durch den Wertedschungel. Es weist die praktisch Tätigen in Psychologie, Pädagogik, Ökonomie, Soziologie und Politik auf viele Wertefallen hin, die ihre Arbeit verzögern, verhindern oder vernichten und sie damit wertlos machen können. Es verweist aber auch auf die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten, Werte persönlich und gesellschaftlich zu entwickeln und zu leben.
Werte schaffen - die Verantwortung von Unternehmen: Einführung in die Unternehmensethik
by Hans-Michael FerdinandGibt es eine gesellschaftliche Verantwortung von Unternehmen? Dieses Buch verwirft dieMeinung der Mainstream-Ökonomie, die Verantwortung bezöge sich alleine auf Profitund Wachstum. Es bezieht vielmehr klar Position für einen umfassenden Begriff vonWert-Schöpfung, der Schaffung von Werten, die nicht nur die Ziele und Interessen derShareholder widerspiegeln, sondern auch die Ansprüche und Bedürfnisse der weiterenBezugsgruppen eines Unternehmens, wie der Mitarbeiter, Lieferanten, Kunden undder Öffentlichkeit – und die Freiheits- und Lebenschancen zukünftiger Generationen.Schaffung von Werten und nachhaltige Entwicklung konvergieren, werden eins; damitkommt zusammen, was zusammen gehört. Die unternehmerische Ausrichtung auf einennachhaltigen Ertrag und die Einbindung der Stakeholder in einen strategischen Dialogwerden so zu zentralen Grundsätzen einer modernen Unternehmensethik. Das Buchzeigt, wie Unternehmungen die damit verbundenen Anforderungen in einem ethischenUnternehmensführungskonzept umsetzen können. Relevante Begriffe und Konzepte wie„Corporate Purpose“ und „Good Brands“ werden in diesem Zusammenhang diskutiert.
Werteerfassung und Wertemanagement: Gezielte Werteentwicklung von Persönlichkeiten, Teams und Organisationen (essentials)
by John Erpenbeck Werner SauterIn diesem essential wird in kompakter Form gezeigt, was Werte sind und weshalb die Erfassung sowie die gezielte Entwicklung von Werten auf allen Ebenen der Organisation zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnen. Im Zuge der digitalen Transformation arbeiten die Mitarbeiter immer mehr selbstorganisiert und treffen eigenverantwortlich Entscheidungen. Dafür benötigen sie Orientierung durch Werte, die als Ordner ihres Handelns diese Selbstorganisation erst möglich machen. Es werden konkrete Wege dargestellt, wie in der Praxis Werte erfasst, gemanagt und gezielt entwickelt werden können. Ein Praxisbericht ergänzt die Ausführungen des essentials.
Wesley Hohfeld A Century Later: Edited Work, Select Personal Papers, and Original Commentaries
by Shyamkrishna Balganesh Ted M. Sichelman Henry E. SmithWesley Hohfeld is known the world over as the legal theorist who famously developed a taxonomy of legal concepts. His contributions to legal thinking have stood the test of time, remaining relevant nearly a century after they were first published. Yet, little systematic attention has been devoted to exploring the full significance of his work. Beginning with a lucid, annotated version of Hohfeld's most important article, this volume is the first to offer a comprehensive look at the scope, significance, reach, intricacies, and shortcomings of Hohfeld's work. Featuring insights from leading legal thinkers, the book also contains many of Hohfeld's previously unseen personal papers, shedding new light on the complex motivations behind Hohfeld's projects. Together, these selected papers and original essays reveal a portrait of a multifaceted and ambitious intellectual who did not live long enough to see the impact of his ideas on the study of law.
A West African Model to Address Human Trafficking
by Paul V.I. KarengaThis book describes the nature of trafficking in persons in West Africa, focusing on labor and sexual exploitation in the region, and recommends tailor-made solutions established by the Catholic Church in light of governmental authorities’ failure to effectively combat this scourge of humanity. While states’ efforts to fulfill their international obligations in developing anti-trafficking legislations are recognized, their failure to carry out prosecutions of offenders and ensure protection of the victims reveals that law alone is not a sufficient instrument for realizing human rights and improving people’s lives. Faced with the sobering background of less than successful efforts by governmental entities to end the trade in humans, this research study recommends adopting essential elements of Catholic social teaching, which rests on the inherent dignity of human beings allowing the development of political, socio-cultural, and religious reforms that will increase the effectiveness of existing legislation designed to combat trafficking. This faith-based approach highlights the role that religion may play in fulfilling the discretionary provisions of the Palermo Protocol by promoting the welfare and protecting the life and dignity of the victims. Additionally, religion is composed of sound moral ethics that determine people's behavior to refrain from the sinful conduct of trafficking. It also creates a sense of ethical responsibility that promotes supply chain transparency and ethical purchasing as well as advocating social reforms and anti-trafficking legislations initiatives. In fact, the author's approach, may be a model for other regions in the world and will be of interest to scholars, law and policy makers, human rights advocates and law enforcement agents working in the field of trafficking in persons.
West & Smith's Law of Dilapidations
by PF Smith William Anthony WestDiscusses the legal principles governing dilapidated premises. This book examines the express implied and statutory repairing obligations of landlord and tenants. It looks at the remedies which are available to both parties to a lease if a repairing obligation is broken. It is useful for both professionals and students in the dilapidations field.
The Western Codification of Criminal Law: A Revision Of The Myth Of Its Predominant French Influence (Studies In The History Of Law And Justice #11)
by Aniceto MasferrerThis volume addresses an important historiographical gap by assessing the respective contributions of tradition and foreign influences to the 19th century codification of criminal law. More specifically, it focuses on the extent of French influence – among others – in European and American civil law jurisdictions. In this regard, the book seeks to dispel a number of myths concerning the French model’s actual influence on European and Latin American criminal codes. The impact of the Napoleonic criminal code on other jurisdictions was real, but the scope and extent of its influence were significantly less than has sometimes been claimed. The overemphasis on French influence on other civil law jurisdictions is partly due to a fundamental assumption that modern criminal codes constituted a break with the past. The question as to whether they truly broke with the past or were merely a degree of reform touches on a difficult issue, namely, the dichotomy between tradition and foreign influences in the codification of criminal law. Scholarship has unfairly ignored this important subject, an oversight that this book remedies.