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Monograph Chapter
In Sustainable Development Goals
Edited by Duncan French and Louis J. Kotzé
- Published:
- 29 June 2018
Collection:
Law 2018
Nils A. Butenschøn
Presenting main academic discourses on Israel as an ‘ethnic’ state, ‘democratic’ state, and ‘Jewish’ state, Nils Butenschøn maintains that whereas the legal and institutional fabric of the State of Israel is ethnocratic in distribution of rights and resources, the state itself, just like Palestine, is still a state in the making, an unfinished state. He argues that the citizenship approach is sufficiently open in its theoretical orientation and precise enough as an analytical tool to capture the complexities of Israel as a state formation, and yet identify the distinct challenges this state poses in its relations with the various demographic groups that have claims to the territories under its current rule or control. The nature of these challenges can only be fully comprehended with a view to the extent, content, and depth of citizenship as premised by Zionism, the state ideology, and the historic conditions of the unfolding Palestine conflict.
Monograph Chapter
In The Middle East in Transition
Edited by Nils A. Butenschøn and Roel Meijer
- Published:
- 25 May 2018
Collection:
Law 2018
Monograph Chapter
In General Principles of EU Law and the Protection of Fundamental Rights
Chiara Amalfitano
- Published:
- 25 May 2018
Collection:
Law 2018
Monograph Chapter
In The Middle East in Transition
Edited by Nils A. Butenschøn and Roel Meijer
- Published:
- 25 May 2018
Collection:
Law 2018
Robyn Holder
This chapter introduces debate about justice, victims and criminal justice. It challenges the usual representation of people victimized by violence only as victims, and challenges conventional legal approaches that contain their aspirations for justice. The chapter draws on Amartya Sen’s Idea of Justice to sketch an approach to realizable justice in the real world. Sen’s argument for inclusion and deliberation provides a framework for bridging different approaches to justice. The inclusion of those with directly affected interests, such as victims, in decision-making rests first on their status as a citizen. Categorizing victims in this manner then argues for recognition of justice institutions as duty-bearers to both victims and offenders. The chapter sketches the parameters of the Justice Study, its methods and the outline of the book.
Chiara Amalfitano
Chapter 1 examines the current system of fundamental rights protection in the European Union in light of Article 6 TEU, as reformed by the Lisbon Treaty. It analyses the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the general principles of EU law concerning fundamental rights, as well as the legal basis for the Union’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). In particular, it investigates the assessment methods and elaboration techniques used by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to affirm the existence of general principles on the protection of fundamental rights and tackles the legal and political impasse following Opinion 2/13. Based on the premise that accession is not indispensable, it examines a few alternatives to accession capable of improving the dialogue between the ECJ and the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR), thus securing that, even if accession does not occur, the EU and ECHR systems will continue to coexist virtuously. Keywords: Article 6 TEU; Fundamental Rights Protection in the EU; General Principles on the Protection of Fundamental Rights; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; European Convention on Human Rights
Monograph Chapter
In General Principles of EU Law and the Protection of Fundamental Rights
Chiara Amalfitano
- Published:
- 25 May 2018
Collection:
Law 2018
Edited by Ed Couzens, Tim Stephens and Saiful Karim
Evan Hamman
The aim of this article is better to understand the relationship Japanese people have with birdlife, wetlands and environmental law. The article uses a case study of the Japanese ‘red-crowned’ crane (the tancho) and Ramsar sites in Eastern Hokkaido to examine Japan's environmental governance systems and actors and the extent to which they utilize the principle of public participation. The topic is significant because of the urgency with which wetlands and birdlife are being lost in East Asia and the impacts such loss will have on communities and national identity. The observations in this article have relevance for neighbouring Asian countries like China and Korea, both of which have their own cultural perceptions and legal protections to consider.