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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery on the Labour Rights of Incarcerated People: A Case Study of England and Wales

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents the 2024 Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, entitled ‘Contemporary Forms of Slavery as Affecting Currently and Formerly Incarcerated People’, and assesses the regime in England and Wales on the basis of the Rapporteur's recommendations.
Virginia Mantouvalou
wiley   +1 more source

Maximising Seigniorage and Inflation Tax: The Case of Belarus [PDF]

open access: yes
While most Central European countries, realising the inflationary potential of money creation, had by the mid-1990s switched to market instruments based monetary policy, Belarus continued to use money emission, so gaining seigniorage and inflation tax ...
D r. (elect.) Julia Korosteleva
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Moments with Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich

open access: yes, 2009
A recollection of special moments spent with Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich and with the scientists of Soviet Union and abroad.Comment: To appear in the proceedings of the international conference "The Sun, the Stars, The Universe and General Relativity ...
Ruffini, Remo
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Evaluating Associations Between Ankylosing Spondylitis, Torque Teno Virus and Polymorphisms in Interleukin 6 and Vitamin D Receptor Genes

open access: yesInternational Journal of Immunogenetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The etiology of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is complex and not yet fully understood. Interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), vitamin D and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) play an important role in modulating immune response, and Torque teno virus is considered a marker of immune status. This case–control study aimed to investigate the predisposition to AS. A total
Dănuț Cimponeriu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Labor Rights in the Generalized System of Preferences: A 20-Year Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
[Excerpt]In the fall of 1982, a small group of labor, religious, and human rights activists began charting a new course for human rights and workers\u27 rights in American trade policy. The principles of these labor rights advocates were straightforward:
Compa, Lance A, Vogt, Jeffrey S
core   +1 more source

Exploring the Healthcare Experiences and Preferences of LGBT+ People: An Online Asynchronous Focus Group Study

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore experiences of LGBT+ individuals in accessing and receiving healthcare in Ireland, and to identify opportunities for more inclusive and equitable healthcare delivery. Design A descriptive qualitative study using asynchronous online focus groups.
John P. Gilmore, David J. Field
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Formal Agreements: EU Agencies' Cooperation with Third Countries

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Third countries' participation in European Union (EU) agencies is attracting increasing attention as venues for differentiated European integration. Research has started to vest into the host of formal agreements regulating this cooperation. However, regulatory outreach by EU agencies may be more important than it is stated de jure, as many ...
Thibaud Deruelle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Belarusian Independence Opposition against the Belarusian Regime’s Support of the Russian Federation’s Aggression in the War against Ukraine

open access: yesМедіафорум: аналітика, прогнози, інформаційний менеджмент
The article concerns the activities of the Belarusian independence and democratic opposition, formed after the rigged presidential elections in Belarus in 2020, and Belarusian-Ukrainian relations in the context of Russian aggression. The author discussed
Grzegorz Baziur
doaj   +1 more source

When Great Powers Struggle: How Geopolitical Alignments of Small States Are Influenced by Their MNEs

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Comparing two distinct deglobalization periods, this study shows how Finnish multinational enterprises (MNEs) used corporate diplomatic activities (CDA) to influence Finland's alignment with a struggling great power. Drawing from hegemonic stability theory and new institutional economics, we argue that the power's collapsing global networks ...
Saara Matala, Christian Stutz
wiley   +1 more source

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