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Constitutional Capture Revisited

Gdańskie Studia Prawnicze
The article offers an analysis of the phenomenon of constitutional capture and sketches a typology of different kinds of constitutional capture. Capture means that one party effectively controls the political system as a whole, without officially ...
Jan-Werner Müller
doaj   +1 more source

Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Access to Justice for People With Disability in Australia: A Systematic Review

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT People with disability face persistent inequities in accessing justice. This systematic review synthesised evidence on what facilitates and impedes access to the justice system for people with disability in Australia, focusing on the little studied area of civil and administrative law. There were 47 peer‐reviewed papers included, most of which
Kate Davies, Ivy Vuong, Sarah E. Ratcliffe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between reform and attack

Oñati Socio-Legal Series
This article examines court-curbing initiatives and delegitimizing pressures directed against Brazil’s Supreme Court between 2019 and 2022, a period of intense political polarization and expanding autocratic legalism.
Fabiana Oliveira
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No other choice: The fracturing of reflexivity in families' pathways into (non‐)elective home education in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In England, education is compulsory, but schooling is not: it is legal for families to home educate their children. This form of education is officially termed by the Department for Education as ‘Elective Home Education’. As this designation implies, many families home educate as a positive and preferential ‘choice’.
Katherine Davey, Lisa Russell, Ron Thompson, Jo Bishop   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Present Trends of Authoritarian Legality in China : The Operational Constitution [PDF]

, 2023
In recent decades, democracy has struggled. The gradual erosion of checks and balances and institutional independence of former democratic leaders now threatens the maintenance of established universal values and the protection of fundamental human ...
Crout, Leigha C.
core   +1 more source

A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
wiley   +1 more source

Neglecting Laws and Rights of Local Communities: A Human Rights-Based Approach Analysis of the Development of Indonesia’s New Capital City

Brawijaya Law Journal
It is reported that the development of Nusantara as Indonesia’s new capital city tends to be pragmatic and disregards the quality of its processes and outcomes.
Suparman Marzuki, Despan Heryansyah, Sahid Hadi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptualizing Corporate Political Activity for Sustainability Governance—The CPA Cube

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability transformations in the economy, and related public policy decisions, are highly contested, attracting business involvement. To better understand how business influence on government impacts the success or failure of sustainability governance efforts, this paper extends the literature on corporate political activity (CPA) by ...
Burkard Eberlein, Janina Grabs
wiley   +1 more source

Autocratic legalism: The first year of Bolsonaro's term.

, 2022
Di fronte a un contesto internazionale di crescente autoritarismo e fragili democrazie da tendenze illiberali, la comprensione di questo fenomeno è importante per interpretare in che modo il progetto illiberale ha influenzato il primo anno del mandato 2019-2022.
Zanardine, Lincoln Renato Vieira, Barboza, Estefânia Maria de Queiroz   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source