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Destination Federal Senate: influence of political careers on arrival at the federation house

Conversas & Controvérsias, 2022
Studying the political careers and the social background (academic degrees and professions prior entering the political field) of elected Brazilian Senators, with this paper it’s expected to analyze whether former Governors and Mayors
Alison Ribeiro Centeno
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The Senate Judiciary Committee's Relationship with the Federal Courts

British Journal of American Legal Studies, 2021
Abstract This Article examines the general relationship between the Senate Judiciary Committee and the federal courts using a historical institutionalist analysis. The Senate Judiciary Committee, often known as the “Committee of Lawyers”, has adopted a very lawyer-like decision making process and style.
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Inside the Fog: Assessing Foreign Policy Expertise in the Brazilian Federal Senate [PDF]

Dados
This study aims to explore the contributions of the Brazilian Senate members within the Committee on Foreign Relations and National Defense (CRE), focusing on key elements for assessing expertise.
Vinicius Santos
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The Increasing Senate Scrutiny of Lower Federal Court Nominees

Political Science Quarterly, 2002
In 1997, the American press made note of a crisis over delay in filling vacancies in the lower federal bench.' President Bill Clinton was chastised for selecting nominees too slowly and the Senate Judiciary Committee was particularly criticized for playing politics by delaying confirmations.
Lisa M Holmes
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No Statecraft, Questionable Jurisprudence: How the Supreme Court Tried to Kill Senate Reform [PDF]

The School of Public Policy Publications, 2015
In the Senate Reform Reference of 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada declared the Harper government’s proposed reforms to the Canadian Senate unconstitutional.
F.L. Ted Morton
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The cannabidiol and marijuana research expansion act: Promotion of scientific knowledge to prevent a national health crisis

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2022
Summary: While the use of medical and recreational cannabis is rapidly expanding under state jurisdiction, the convolution of federal regulations is obstructing research progress to the detriment of healthcare equity and the protection of vulnerable ...
John M. Purcell, Tija M. Passley, Joerg R. Leheste   +2 more
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The Canadian response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020
The Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA), the national voice of Canada's 4800 psychiatrists and 900 residents, appeared before the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology by videoconference on June 3, 2020.
Pamela Forsythe
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Misty consensus, messy dissensus: paradoxes of the Brazilian innovation policies [PDF]

Innovation & Management Review, 2018
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to show that the wide acknowledgement of the association between innovation and economic and social development and of the importance of innovation policies has formed a kind of “misty consensus” hardly contested in
Luiz Ricardo Cavalcante
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The Secession Issue and Territorial Autonomy in Spain: Bicameralism Revisited

Perspectives on Federalism, 2018
The Spanish Constitution defines the Senate as 'Chamber of territorial representation'. But in the Senate the provinces are represented, not the Autonomous Communities.
López-Basaguren Alberto
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A critical review of the US Senate examination report on the 2021 US Capitol riot

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
The US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, is currently regarded as an unprecedented armed occupation of the US Capitol that left an irreparable stain on the history of American democracy.
Hakkyong Kim, Julak Lee
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