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Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)
Money & Business

Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)

...law in Europe. CoE enforces the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) through the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). It also works with the EU bodies such as the EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship and the European Court of Human Rights. The ECI may prove, in time, to be a stimulus for active democratic participation in the EU. But...
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...law and enforced by legal sanction...Teaching citizenship: work and the economy: 5 Child labour: a case study - An interesting, controversial but important topic in the debate about corporate social responsibility and Global Corporate Citizenship is the issue of child labour. According to estimates released in April 2002 in Every child counts: New global estimates on...
The psychology of cybercrime
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of cybercrime

...law struggled to address online criminality, as existing laws did not always fit the online crimes. However, in some cases (e.g. revenge porn), specific laws have now been developed (Nigam, 2018) to address these more effectively. There is information about the way in which these crimes are being tackled in jurisdictions across the world on the Centre for Internet &...
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...law to ratify Russia’s takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, Russia’s first territorial expansion since the Second World War. The act was widely condemned by world leaders, as well as by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as an illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory. The African-American civil rights movement Nonviolent protest and acts of civil disobedience...
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What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?
Money & Business

What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?

...law degree from Yale. The issue that I believe deserves careful scrutiny, however, does not involve his qualifications. Rather it’s a view of his that, if allowed to permeate the Fed, would represent a seismic shock to how the central bank operates and could potentially have severe consequences if – or when – we stumble into another financial crisis like the one we...
Why do transgender students need safe bathrooms?
Education & Development

Why do transgender students need safe bathrooms?

...law the School Success and Opportunity Act, requiring that all students be able to access bathrooms or locker rooms that are consistent with their own gender identity in California’s K-12 settings. The ‘bathroom bill’ opposition But as with other issues concerning transgender rights, some have reacted to these changes with visceral opposition. For instance,...
Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen
Health, Sports & Psychology

Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen

...law enforcement officials could not deal with the matter. Later, she is seen jeopardising another operation such that she needed to be shot in the arm to be stopped. These themes of dangerousness, incompetence or unpredictability illustrate the narrative choices in order to, in Claire Wilson’s words, “signal mental illness in a character … providing an accessible...
What's life like for Jordan's LGBTQ community?
Society, Politics & Law

What's life like for Jordan's LGBTQ community?

...laws, and that this is not illegal in Jordan,” he told Global Voices. “He told us, ‘it may be allowed in Jordan, but it’s not allowed in here,’ and then we felt uncomfortable and left.” For transgender persons, the situation is even more complicated and dangerous. Article 307 of the Jordanian Penal Code states: “Any male who is disguised in a female's dress...