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The Gaza Situation as a Test Bench for International Justice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The Israeli military operation against the Gaza Strip of 27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009 (so-called Operation Cast Lead) started a critical debate at the international level on the alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza. In
Meloni, Chantal
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Queer configurations: The female divine, regional identity, and Queer‐religious belonging in South India

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how queerness and religion intersect in a unique enactment of Bathukamma, a flower festival honoring the female divine in Hyderabad, the capital of the South Indian state of Telangana. Drawing on theories of figuration, I analyze how local queer organizations celebrate the festival in a way that engages two distinctive ...
Stefan Binder
wiley   +1 more source

International System of Justice for Women Perpetrators of International Crimes

open access: yesEastern European Journal of Transnational Relations
Women participate in crimes. The majority of perpetrators of the most serious international crimes are men, the largest group of victims are women, children, and other persons belonging to vulnerable groups.
Joanna Nowakowska-Małusecka
doaj   +1 more source

From Prosecutorial to Reparatory: A Valuable Post-Conflict Change of Focus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The ICC is well known in international legal circles. Indeed, everyone who knows anything about international law knows that the ICC is the acronym for the International Criminal Court, the body charged with prosecuting international crimes around the ...
Combs, Nancy Amoury
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From Tell Ye Your Children to Dinner with Polpot: the challenges of globalizing Holocaust memories at Sweden’s Living History Forum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Established in 2003 as Europe’s first publically funded national educational authority on the Holocaust, tolerance, democracy and human rights, Sweden’s Living History Forum (LHF) lies at the intersection of global, national and local Holocaust ...
Allwork, Larissa
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Kryptonite for Cryptocurrencies? What Are the Effects of Regulatory Controls on Bitcoin Returns and Volatility?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of regulatory controls on Bitcoin's excess returns and volatility. The paper innovates by proxying changes in the regulatory environment using global Google search volume intensity data. The generated regulatory indices accurately identify episodes of regulatory tightening within cryptocurrency markets.
Robert Mullings
wiley   +1 more source

Induced abortion in the world: 2. Present views on pregnancy termination

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Abortion was practiced in most cultures for millennia, but was often disapproved and banned. The 20th century witnessed a progressive conditional legalization, often with limitations for the duration of pregnancy. Legalizing abortion was driven by multiple factors, including a desire to limit population growth, the emergence of movements that ...
Giuseppe Benagiano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Induced abortion in the world: 3. In search of a minimum common ground

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract The rising worldwide trend toward legalization of termination of pregnancy has been accompanied by increased polarization around abortion. Two opposite broad coalitions emerged from this confrontation, generally known as the “pro‐life” and “pro‐choice” movements. The basic issue for pro‐life advocates is that the protection of “innocent, human
Giuseppe Benagiano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Jurisdiction Of The International Criminal Court Over Nationals Of Non-Party States (Conference Remarks) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The Rome Treaty for an International Criminal Court (ICC) provides for the establishment of an international court with jurisdiction over genocide, war crimes, and crimes against ...
Morris, Madeline
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Revisiting the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Crime: A Global Analysis

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing upon extensive literature on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) spillovers, we hypothesize that FDI inflow represents a double‐edged sword with respect to crime in host countries. On one hand, FDI can contribute to economic growth and social well‐being by infusing capital and knowledge into the host countries, thereby potentially ...
Yuan Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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