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The Impact of a Pre‐Existing Defect on Liability for Property Damage: Taylor v Jones

open access: yesThe Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
Taylor v Jones involved liability for causing damage to a building that had a pre‐existing defect. The defendant was in principle liable for the cost of repairing the damage. However, the Court of Appeal denied liability for the cost of repairing the pre‐existing defect even though such repair was necessary to restore the building to the state it would
Sirko Harder
wiley   +1 more source

Sókratés v myslení Hannah Arendtovej I. Filozofia v službách plurality (Socrates in the Thought of Hannah Arendt I. Philosophy in the Service of Plurality)

open access: yesOstium, 2019
The article deals with Hannah Arendt’s early rendition of Socrates’ philosophy in the essay Socrates. As is generally known, she was critical towards Western tradition of philosophy influenced by the trial and death of Socrates, since it overlooked ...
Michal Zvarík
doaj  

THE PROBLEM OF SOVEREIGNTY, INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND INTELLECTUAL CONSCIENCE [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The concept of sovereignty is a recurring and controversial theme in international law, and it has a long history in western philosophy. The traditionally favored concept of sovereignty proves problematic in the context of international law ...
Lara, Richard
core  

THE ‘OTHERS’ OF TENT CITIES: Reconstruction of Social Order Through Emotions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Following the earthquakes in Türkiye on 6 February 2023, survivors continued their daily lives in tent cities, which emerged as a new heterotopic space where the boundaries between public and private spheres became intertwined. The transition from one's own ‘castle’ to a communal living space filled with uncertainties has heightened the ...
Handan Akyigit   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Medical Domination

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I propose and define the concept of medical domination by combining insights from political sociology, Bourdieu's theory of domination, and intersectional perspectives. Drawing on a multi‐sited ethnographic study of abortion services in France, I analyse how a set of legitimised and institutionalised power practices shape ...
Raphaël Perrin
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Impacts of Natural Resource and FinTech in Oil‐Rich Economies: The Role of FinTech in Mitigating the Carbon Curse

open access: yesNatural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research investigates the joint environmental impacts of natural resource rents and FinTech in oil‐rich economies. It addresses the carbon curse hypothesis and argues that the integration of FinTech can be a transformative force, improving energy and carbon intensities in these countries.
Kingsley I. Okere   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“It's such a terrible drug”: Narratives of fentanyl dealers amid the opioid overdose crisis

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract The fentanyl‐fueled overdose crisis is historically lethal, yet the voices of those who sell fentanyl remain understudied. While research has focused extensively on people who use drugs (PWUD), the perspectives of people who sell fentanyl (PWSF) are largely absent from academic and policy discussions. This study draws on 87 in‐depth interviews
Brittney M. Schwehr, Sandra M. Bucerius
wiley   +1 more source

Education in Russia: The evolution of theory and practice [PDF]

open access: yes
This article investigates the relationships between the evolution of Russian social psychology and the transformations of the modes of education in Russia. Social psychology is a science born the last century and also a status of the social conscience of
Irina Peaucelle, Natalia Kuznetsova
core  

Examining the Mutual Gains Model of Well‐Being‐Oriented HRM: Evidence From the Healthcare Sector

open access: yesHuman Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Well‐being‐oriented human resource management (WBHRM) posits the benefits for both employees and the employer. Yet, our review has revealed that sophisticated theorisation and subsequent empirical testing of such a mutual gains thesis are scarce. Against this backdrop, we attempt to do so in a highly demanding healthcare context.
Jongwook Pak   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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