Understanding Literal Compliance in the European Union's Multilevel Fiscal Governance
ABSTRACT Even if member states formally comply with EU law, the ‘ideal type’ of literal compliance, where EU rules are compliantly transposed without customizing their density or restrictiveness, is both rare and improbable. Why do EU member states engage in literal compliance in the ‘least likely’ case of the EU's Fiscal Compact, where customized ...
Tiziano Zgaga, Eva Thomann
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Addressing Legal Risks in Public Health Communication Campaigns. [PDF]
Konopka K +3 more
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Trust in Regulation in a Time of Revolution
ABSTRACT This article examines trust in regulation as a core value and precondition of the modern liberal democratic regulatory state. It develops a concept of justified trust in regulation, grounded in regulatory trustworthiness—honesty, competence, and reliability—rather than in proxies such as partisan loyalty, blind faith, obedience, or resignation.
Cristie Ford
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Statistical invisibility and surgical harm: gossypiboma and the hidden safety crisis for women in Pakistan. [PDF]
Adnan Z, Kashif A, Raza AA, Samadi A.
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Free Expression and Coerced Choice: The Role of the Army and Lord Protector in Miltonic Freedom
ABSTRACT Scholarly approaches to understanding freedom in Milton's prose tend to connect Milton's ideas to either liberalism or republicanism. Neither of these approaches is sufficient because freedom, for Milton, was not a single concept. Milton explored political and religious freedom very differently.
Benjamin Woodford
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Devolution, National Pluralism and the Role of the UK Supreme Court. [PDF]
Tirapu-Sanuy JM.
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From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018
ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
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Countermeasures to oppose Alberta's use of the notwithstanding clause to exclude transgender athletes from women's sport. [PDF]
Mazzucco M.
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Faith in the Marketplace: Christian Legal Narratives and the Refusal to Serve Gay Customers
ABSTRACT In June 2023, the US Supreme Court in 303 Creative v. Elenis held that an anti‐discrimination statute could not force a Christian business owner to provide certain business services to gay people. The decision has created a slew of legal and social uncertainties, which require a deeper investigation of the contemporary conflict between the gay
Mantas Grigorovicius
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Protecting evolution : How to prepare for attacks against the teaching of evolution. [PDF]
Cohen JI.
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