The aim of the work is to understand and describe the initially observed mechanism, according to which the state does not seem to notice the needs of indigenous women and does not take them into account in institutional and legal solutions. In the work, I indicate to what extent these conditions are conducive to maintaining cultural diversity – in ...
This article presents a sociological perspective on understanding rights in China, examining the interplay between multiple myths of rights, rights abuses, and the politics of rights within various social and physical spaces. It highlights competing myths of rights held by the state, ordinary citizens, rights activists, and legal professionals. The...
Published in Vietnamese Journal of Legal Sciences
The research investigates the profound impacts of climate change on migration patterns within Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, focusing on two critical case studies: Tuvalu and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. By analysing the governmental responses and adaptation strategies in Tuvalu and the Mekong Delta, the paper highlights the urgent need fo...
Published in Frontiers in Virtual Reality
This study explores the ethical implications of integrating advanced immersive technologies into education using a snowball documentary methodology, considering multidisciplinary perspectives. Advocating for a holistic approach, it suggests combining legal frameworks, ethical codes, and educational programs centered on core values. The evolving eth...
Published in Frontiers in Sociology
Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Care, management, and statute each mandate restraint-reporting in psychiatric settings in England. PROD-ALERT in this journal (“PA1”) correlated log incidence of restraint, log institutional size, and log detention. The period was September 2020 to August 2021. It showed a clear trend among reporters. Restraint correlated with institutional size an...
In 2024, the Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee of the Queensland Parliament has been asked to examine the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld). This inquiry builds upon a previous inquiry by the Health and Environment Committee of the Queensland Parliament in respect of the regulati...
Published in Journal of medical ethics
Canada has recently published a new Clinical Practice Guideline on the diagnosis and management of brain death. It states that consent is not necessary to carry out the interventions required to make the diagnosis. A supporting article not only sets out the arguments for this but also contends that 'UK laws similarly carve out an exception, excusin...
Saadia Mosbah, prominent black Tunisian activist and president of Association M’nemty, was arrested on 6 May 2024. According to Bassem Trifi, lawyer and president of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH), her house was searched and she was placed under police custody while the police investigated the charges of “money laundering” against her orga...
Published in Frontiers in Sociology
Secularism is conventionally (and somewhat misleadingly) defined as the separation of state and religion. This article offers an alternative and more refined concept of secularism as a normative political principle of social peace within the context of diversity. The argument that secularism, so understood, lies at the core of a notion of human rig...
