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Towards a jurisprudence of sustainability in a time of transition
In recent decades, an increasing number of disturbing trends have prompted many scientists and policy analysts to suggest that, as a species, we may be on the verge of a major transition or turning point. Persistent negative trends in resource availability, biodiversity, environmental quality and human well-being indicate that the current global development model may be damaging Earth’s essential
... 0 Olivier, Janssens-Maenhout and Peters, “Trends in Global CO Emissions: 0 Report”, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague/Bilthoven ( 0 ) ... Halpern, Walbridge, Selkoe et al ... “A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems”, 9 Science ... -
Consulta pública, (Bio) ética e democracia
A participação pública é um mecanismo democrático fundamental para avaliar a qualidade do processo decisório envolvendo o licenciamento ambiental. A operacionalização da participação pública no licenciamento ambiental pode ocorrer por meios diretos ou indiretos, indicando maior ou menor capacidade de responsabilidade social na relação entre comunidades e empreendimentos que produzirão impactos...
... For our eminently interdisciplinary aim, Political Science, Environmental Impact Assessment and Bioethics are fields that mediate this reflection and allow us to reflect the necessary procedural adjustments to an imperfect democratic ... -
Do prisoners have the right to vote? A brief overview of international standards and judgments toward the rehabilitation aim
The issue of prisoners’ right to vote has recently been more and more at the centre of relevant judgments, public debates, and scholarly interest. This contribution will present a brief overview of international standards and judgments on prisoners’ voting rights in light of the principle of rehabilitation. The issue of prisoners’ right to vote, in fact, can play a crucial role in shifting the...
... Here, the central argument is represented by the proportionality assessment. The same can be said with regard to the European Court of Human Rights case law 33 that presents a less protective position than the approach of ... -
Looking at organizational change through the construction and reconstruction of the underpinning values of the organization through interactions among stakeholders.
... , programs, processes and projects, such as the customer satisfaction survey called Operacao Curiosidade (Curiosity Operation), or the assessment of the process performance called Rodar a Roda (Spinning the Wheel), which prompt people to reflect on how the organization process could be ...
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Validity and time of contractual obligations arising from compensation in Iran and British Law
Three ways to enforce the same obligation are to terminate and pay damages in respect of the guarantee of contravening contractual obligations in common legal systems, although the primacy of these compensatory methods varies from one to another in each system. In England, four types of damages are foreseen for breach of contractual obligations: compensatory or remedial damages, recovery or...
... For this reason, some writers do not consider restitution damages as a liability assessment criterion (Jaffey, 2008, 139) ... At first, it was assumed that the payable Thanh can be refunded as an extraditable damage, which is a total ... -
Regulação das profissões de saúde na Índia
A regulação das profissões de saúde é crucial para atingir os objetivos nessa área, garantindo atendimento de alto padrão e segurança. As regulamentações sobre as profissões de saúde precisam assegurar a qualidade da educação, infraestrutura e a manutenção continua dos padrões profissionais em todas as profissões de saúde. Estas medidas também asseguram ao público, outras partes envolvidas, e...
... and expertise of the faculty, teaching institutes required infrastructure, maintenance of a register, continuous upgradation and regular assessment of professional skills as well as monitoring the quackery-practice by unqualiied people, investigating and dealing with problems in relation to the ... -
Managers' leadership style and the commitment of their team members: associating concepts in search of possible relations.
... presents the perspective adopted in this study involving, simultaneously, the three styles of leadership present in the Leadership Style Assessment Scale (EAEG) and the seven components of commitment, according to the Organizational Commitment Scale (EBACO) ... Thus, it is understood that this ...
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The Divergent Influence of Social Responsibility on Employee Engagement through the Lens of Marital Status: Evidence from Higher Education Institutions.
... Table 3 illustrates the discriminant validity assessment. Discriminant validity is assessed using Henseler's heterotrait-monotrait (HTMT) (2015) criterion, which imposes more a stringent assessment compared ...
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Organizational identification among Brazilian public employees: a study of the cultural sector.
... Administrative Science Quarterly, 39(2), 239-266 ... Edwards, J. R. (2008). Person-environment fit in organizations: An assessment of theoretical progress. The Academy of Management Annals, 2(1), 167-230 ... Elsbach, K. D. (1998). The process of social identification: With what ...
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Multilatinas and value creation from cross-border acquisitions: an event study approach.
... Our focus is on the Multilatinas, in particular assessment of their merger and acquisition (M&A) activity performance, measured as investors' short-term reaction to announcements of their cross-border ...
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Covid-19 e as relações de trabalho no Brasil: breves considerações
... E, nesse assessment, seria interessante já avaliar também quais os colaboradores são de grupo de risco e como minimizar o risco nesses grupos, imediatamente. Há ...
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The predictability of cross-sectional returns in high frequency.
... Herwartz, H. (2017). Stock return prediction under garch-an empirical assessment, International Journal of Forecasting 33(3): 569-580 ... Ho, T. K. (1995). Random decision forests, Proceedings of 3rd international conference on ...
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The influence of Ethics in the concept of Law: questions about the actual stage of the 'Hart-Dworkin
This work intends to question the role that ethics plays in the identification of the concept of law. With this purpose we established a theoretical specific point: It will start with an analysis of the debate between Herbert Hart and Ronald Dworkin, focusing on relevant points to the study of the relationship between law and morality. Notwithstanding the debate called "Hart-Dworkin" has started...
... It is true, however, that Hart does not exclude the possibility and even the need for an assessment of the merits of the law, but he claims that the validity (either of individual rules or the legal system as a whole) does not depend on such ... -
Influence of ethics in the concept of law: questions about the actual stage of the 'Hart-Dworkin' debate
This work intends to question the role that ethics plays in the identification of the concept of law. With this purpose we established a theoretical specific point: It will start with an analysis of the debate between Herbert Hart and Ronald Dworkin, focusing on relevant points to the study of the relationship between law and morality. Notwithstanding the debate called "Hart-Dworkin" has started...
... It is true, however, that Hart does not exclude the possibility and even the need for an assessment of the merits of the law, but he claims that the validity (either of individual rules or the legal system as a whole) does not depend on such ... -
A precariedade do trabalho temporário de imigrantes: como a lei inibe reclamações destes trabalhadores
Este artigo apresenta uma comparação sistemática de cada grupo de trabalhadores imigrantes nos Estados Unidos, baseando-se em uma revisão da literatura existente e em um novo estudo, para examinar os desafios enfrentados por cada conjunto de imigrantes. Concluímos que diferenças específicas nas categorias de leis de imigração dos EUA podem moldar a maneira como os imigrantes interagem com regimes
... All information related to the identity of the interviewees is confidential. 33 See, e.g. , Shannon Gleeson, Means to An End: An Assessment of the Status-Blind Approach to Protecting Undocumented Worker Rights , 57 SOC. PERSP. 301, 304–06 (2014); Candice S. Thomas, “Immployment” ... -
Anti-racism legislation in Brazil: the role of the Courts in the reproduction of the myth of racial democracy
O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a aplicação da legislação antirracista brasileira, por meio de decisões judiciais em casos de estigmatização racial e insultos. Analisamos mais de 200 casos de insultos racistas e depreciação nos tribunais de justiça brasileiros. Descobrimos que o judiciário tende a minimizar a importância de insultos e estigmas, com julgamentos de não provimento de recursos ou...
... One of its founders, Sueli Carneiro, made an assessment of the performance of the law and of the Judiciary in 1996. She points out as obstacles to the effectiveness of the law: the “precarious legal ... -
Municipal Data Governance: an analysis of brazilian and european practices / Governança de Dados Municipal: uma análise das práticas brasileiras e européias
Over the last decade, the "Smart City" formula has become a true marketing mantra, gaining momentum not only in the business environment, but also in academic circles and among policymakers. The formula is utilised to describe cities that, on the one hand, are increasingly penetrated and ubiquitously monitored by information and communication technologies (ICTs) and, on the other, are struggling...
... systems, the analysis of the privacy and security implications of the forms of governance adopted for citizens, and the impact assessment of Smart City strategies on the functioning of urban centers. Notably, while the mere data collection and processing seem to be considered by some ... -
Image filters: Effects of emotion displays on followers' perceptions of principled leaders
We analyze how followers respond to principled and unprincipled leaders as they express positive and negative emotions, based on the moral tenets of authentic leadership theory. Grounded on the theoretical principles of emotion contagion and cognitive interpretation, we propose that negative affective displays taint followers' perceptions of authentic leaders and that positive affective displays...
... that positive emotions, such as happiness expressed through smiling and attentive visual contact, were associated with a more favorable assessment of leader effectiveness, in contrast with negative emotions, such as sadness and expressions of resignation through a downcast visual posture and ... -
Assessing Strategic Litigation Impact on Human Rights.
... Duffy acknowledges that each case has its own characteristics and avoids to fully standardize and oversimplify the framework for impact assessment. In an area in which the debate between differences in justiciability of civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights is still ...
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The Influence of Organizational Reconciliation Policies and Culture on Workers Stress Perceptions
Work-family reconciliation plays a crucial role in the well-being of employees, having impacts at the individual, social and organizational level. Studies concluded that poor work-life balance as one of the ten predictors of psychosocial risks at work. A family-friendly culture relates to how an organization values and allows the articulation of the various spheres of its workers’ life. We...
... The study has been submitted to the assessment and approval by the management of 4 enterprises. The questionnaires were preceded by a page informing the subjects about the study aims, the ... -
Discursos ambientais e direito da água: um estudo da regulamentação da bacia hidrográfica de Murray-Darling
A bacia hidrográfica de Murray-Darling, localizada no sudeste da Austrália, compreende 14% do território Australiano. O presente artigo examina os discursos ambientais que informaram a regulamentação ambiental da Bacia nos últimos 120 anos. Contrariando práticas indígenas locais, os discursos ambientais predominantes nos últimos 120 anos destacam a desconexão entre os seres humanos e seu meio...
... policy instruments; 14 expert advisory commissions; 15 rationalistic policy analysis techniques; 16 planning; 17 and environmental impact assessment, 18 although this last one does provide scope for public input. 19 ... Administrative rationalists are ultimately motivated by the public interest ... - As oil rises, gap with fuel prices widens in Brazil