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National human rights institutions and access to justice: the role and practice of the human rights commission of Ethiopia in advancing access to justice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
National human rights institutions (NHRIs) are quasi-judicial bodies set up specifically for the purpose of promoting and protecting human rights. Among their core functions included are the sensitization of and research and debate on human rights, and ...
Abdo, Mohammed
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Do Human Rights Work? Evidence From Prison Death Investigations in Scotland

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It seems self‐evident that countries which have embraced human rights would have better human rights compliance. This article examines this assumption in prison death investigations in Scotland (called fatal accident inquiries or FAIs). The right to life (Article 2 ECHR) includes a procedural right to an effective investigation of deaths ...
Sarah Armstrong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurse‐Led Innovations for Optimising the Quality and Safety of Care for the Older Person in Residential Aged Care: A Warrant for Action

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To canvas the contemporary contextual forces within the Australian residential aged care sector and argue for new research and innovation. There is a pressing need to provide systematised, high‐quality and person‐centred care to our ageing populations, especially for those who rely on residential care.
Ramon Z. Shaban   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Sponsoring of the Council Presidency: A Research Agenda

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Member states holding the Council Presidency routinely seek corporate sponsors. Typically, these sponsors offer free or discounted goods and services, such as food, beverages, cell phones, software or a car fleet in exchange for being labelled an official partner or sponsor of the Presidency.
Gijs Jan Brandsma, Reinout van der Veer
wiley   +1 more source

CSI Las Vegas: Privacy, Policing, and Profiteering in Casino Structured Intelligence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This Article argues that the intricate, vast amounts of consumer information compiled through casino structured intelligence require greater protection and oversight in the contexts of both bankruptcy and law enforcement.
Gabel, Jessica D.
core   +2 more sources

The Political Legitimacy of Multilevel Crisis Governance: The EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract European‐wide crises have required extraordinary responses from the EU and its member states that affected its governance and legal framework as well as its legitimacy. The recent COVID‐19 pandemic spread across borders and involved multiple levels of government to mitigate its socio‐economic impact and facilitate a swift recovery.
Marius Guderjan, Mario Kölling
wiley   +1 more source

The Legal Services Act - a perspective from the Legal Services Ombudsman for England and wales and the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The author gives some of her views on the future for the legal profession in England and Wales following the introduction of the Legal Services Act, which gained Royal Assent on October 30, 2007. Appended to this paper is a summary of the questions posed
Manzoor, Zahida
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The Limits of Regulatory Capture: Explaining the UK Payment Protection Insurance Mis‐Selling Scandal

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To what extent does regulatory agencies' failure to protect the public from harm result from undue industry influence? We argue that “regulatory capture” is invoked too easily to explain regulatory failure. To re‐examine the relationship between regulatory capture and regulatory failure, we use process‐tracing to study UK regulatory decision ...
Eva Heims
wiley   +1 more source

Financial ombudsman in Ukraine: enhancing trust in the financial services

open access: yes, 2018
Одним з ключових принципів сталого розвитку фінансового ринку є довіра і впевненість споживачів фінансових послуг. Формування і зміцнення достатнього рівня довіри та впевненості вимагає регулювання фінансового сектора, яке, як очікується, забезпечить ефективний захист зацікавлених осіб, фінансову стабільність і платоспроможність, досягне належного ...
Brychko, Maryna Mykhailivna   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

From Discretion to Calculation: How Analog Automation Shaped Digitalization of Finnish Social Assistance

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Automation in public administration is often seen as a recent, purely digital phenomenon that transforms decision‐making and governance. This article challenges that view by elucidating a historical continuum in the automation of administrative decision‐making.
Aleksander Heikkinen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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