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Inflation, Race, and Legislation—The Erosion in the Real Value of Monetary Compensation for Miners' Occupational Lung Disease in South Africa, 1973–2024

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background For much of the 20th century, the South African mining industry had a statutory compensation system for pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis characterized by gross racial inequality. This study examines the impact of inflation over the period 1973–2024 on the real value of miners' lung disease compensation, including the effect of the ...
Martin Nicol   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Of all the Gin Joints: Harris and the Supreme Court’s Reluctant Jurisprudence on Partisanship in Redistricting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
As interpreted by the Supreme Court, the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause protects the voting power of citizens. Thus, drawing state legislative districts resulting in dilution of citizens’ voting power may violate the Constitution. However,
Bellis, Andrew
core   +1 more source

‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Main Law Systems

open access: yesEIRP Proceedings, 2009
The internal law of a State is the expression of the sovereign will of that Sate; however, thereare some features common to all law systems. The evolution of the society as a whole gave rise tointernational bodies (such as the European Union), through ...
Doranda Maracineanu
doaj  

Judicial review in the democratic system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
When judges are authorised to invalidate legal acts for being unconstitutional, the competence of the legislator is directly concerned. The question raises, if thus judges do not usurp legislative power.
Horn, Hans-Rudolf
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Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Legislative Power over Mineral Resources in the Ethiopian Federation: Legal and Practical Challenges

open access: yesMizan Law Review
The assignment of legislative power over mineral resources is a highly contentious issue in federal constitutional design. This article aims to shed light on this issue by examining the assignment and exercise of legislative powers over mineral ...
Yared Hailemariam
doaj   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impasses no financiamento da saúde no Brasil: da constituinte à regulamentação da emenda 29/00

open access: yesSaúde em Debate
Trata-se de estudo de caso sobre a relação entre o legislativo e o executivo na definição de legislação com impacto no financiamento da saúde, desde a última Constituinte.
Fábio de Barros Correia Gomes
doaj   +1 more source

Principle of Separation of State Power under Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk of 1710 and Polish Constitution of 1791

open access: yesПроблеми Законності, 2019
The article analyzes the supreme bodies of state power under the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk of 1710 and the Constitution of Poland of 1791 concerning the application of the principle of separation of state power into legislative, executive and judicial ...
Анатолій Іванович Козаченко
doaj   +1 more source

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