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The basis of national security in international law [PDF]

NBP: Nauka, bezbednost, policija, 2014
One of the major principles of national security in every modern democratic state is the rule of law. This implies the definition of standards relating to vital state and national values, but also the existence of mechanisms and organizations which take ...
Mijalković Saša, Blagojević Dušan
doaj  

Supporting Sustainability Through Pensions: The Sustainability Preferences of Pension Beneficiaries in the United Kingdom Defined Contributions Pension Schemes

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pension funds are the largest combined institutional investors in the world. The integration of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria into defined contribution (DC) pension investments by pension funds can result in sustainable pensions that are in line with pension beneficiary preferences and help achieve Sustainable Development
Doran Bairbre, Morse Stephen, Wehrmeyer Walter, Chenoweth Jonathan, Jonathan Williams   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Civilização ou barbárie

Saúde em Debate
RESUMO O artigo buscou entender os desafios para a construção de uma sociedade amparada em direitos sociais e de cidadania dentro da atual crise do capitalismo e do golpe de 2016.
Lucia Regina Florentino Souto, Gustavo Souto Noronha, Ana Maria Costa, Telma Ruth Pereira, José Carvalho de Noronha   +4 more
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Application of game theory and new institutional economics in establishing a National Voluntary Organisation for Professional Evaluation in Nigeria

African Evaluation Journal, 2017
Background: In Nigeria, there is a plethora of evaluators found in the over 90 universities, specialised educational institutions and private research organisations.
Denis Jobin, Zachary Lawal
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Disruptive Repentance: Protesting in the Morning Service at Waitangi in 1983

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
In 1983 on Waitangi Day, nine Pākehā Christian protesters (including Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Baptist ministers) were arrested and charged with disorderly behaviour for interrupting the morning church service at Waitangi. In solidarity with Māori activists and wider protests, they sought to draw attention to the longstanding failure of the ...
Michael Mawson
wiley   +1 more source

La capacidad de innovación jurídica de las ordenanzas municipales. Especial referencia a la regulación de la vivienda tasada municipal mediante ordenanzas municipales en la Ley 2/2006 de suelo y urbanismo de la CAPV

Revista Vasca de Administración Pública, 2008
Until the enactment of the Spanish Constitution, it was the central government that used to enjoy all powers related to social housing. When the Constitution was passed, several statutes of autonomy were enacted and the Autonomous Communities began to ...
GONZALO FERNÁNDEZ-RUBIO HORNILLOS
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Evidence About Discipline Committees and Professional Misconduct of Auditors*,‡

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Self‐regulating professions establish professional discipline processes to determine whether members' behavior falls short of expectations outlined in their respective codes of conduct and to determine appropriate sanctions when necessary. From an auditing perspective, audit quality is of primary interest to audit researchers, yet few prior ...
Devan Mescall, Regan N. Schmidt, Michael J. Wynes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anticoagulant Rodenticides Contribute to a Decline in an Urban Carnivore

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) have been shown to negatively affect carnivores globally and are closely tied to human activity and development. We examined drivers of annual survival in bobcats persisting on a residentially developed barrier island over 16 years.
Meghan P. Keating, Catherine M. Bodinof Jachowski, Duane R. Diefenbach, James D. Jordan, Nicole M. Nemeth, Thomas R. Rainwater, Gregory K. Yarrow, David S. Jachowski   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

What political theory can learn from conceptual engineering: The case of “corruption”

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Conceptual change is commonplace in political theory. Recent scholarship argues that improving a concept, or “engineering” it, can sharpen its normative and explanatory power. This article illustrates what political theory can learn from conceptual engineering (CE) by examining the evolution of “corruption” as a case study.
Emanuela Ceva, Patrizia Pedrini
wiley   +1 more source

From Rating System to Thought Leadership: The Evolution of the Canada Green Building Council

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Green Building Social Movement Organizations encourage the adoption of green buildings, primarily by promoting sustainability rating tools. While numerous papers have explored the market impact of these sustainability rating tools, very few have examined either the lengthy and protracted process of their selection and enrollment by ...
J. J. McArthur, Stephen Dunne, Sarah Birrell Ivory   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source