Archive for January 2020

All Eyes on France – French Vigilance Law First Enforcement Cases (1/2) Current Cases and Trends

Stéphane Brabant and Elsa Savourey | 24 Jan 2020

All eyes are on France as the enforcement mechanism set out in the French Law on the Corporate Duty of Vigilance (the “Vigilance Law”) is now set in motion.…

Watch: How does Sea Ice affect Climate Change?

Tom Crawford |

There is no doubt that sea ice in the polar regions is melting, but what is the exact role that this plays in the global climate system?…

All Eyes on France – French Vigilance Law First Enforcement Cases (2/2) Current Cases and Trends

Elsa Savourey |

All eyes are on France as the enforcement mechanism provided in the French Law on the Corporate Duty of Vigilance (the “Vigilance Law”) is now set in motion.…

The Hindu Cosmopolitanism of Sister Nivedita (Margaret Elizabeth Noble): An Irish Self in Imperial Currents

Ankur Barua | 22 Jan 2020

Until 22nd February enjoy free access to Ankur Barua’s full article, ‘The Hindu Cosmopolitanism of Sister Nivedita (Margaret Elizabeth Noble): An Irish Self in Imperial Currents’, published in Vol.…

Watch – Fire and Ice: Burning Oil in the Polar Regions

Tom Crawford | 21 Jan 2020

One of the clean-up methods used following an oil spill is to burn the fuel on the surface of the ocean.…

Strategies for RelaTives (START) – family carers of people with dementia mood is improved by START but does it continue to make a difference years later?

Gill Livingston |

The RCPsych Article of the Month for January is from The British Journal of Psychiatry (BJPsych) and is entitled ‘Clinical effectiveness of the START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) psychological intervention for family carers and the effects on the cost of care for people with dementia: 6-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial’

Does gambling belong in the category of morality policy?

Journal of Public Policy |

Morality policies involve a controversial question of first principles or core values. Does gambling belong to this category of policies?

Prospects for better diagnosis of male genital schistosomiasis

Dr. Sekeleghe Kayuni |

The latest Paper of the Month for Parasitology is How can schistosome circulating antigen assays be best applied for diagnosing male genital schistosomiasis (MGS): an appraisal using exemplar MGS cases from a longitudinal cohort study among fishermen on the south shoreline of Lake Malawi Dr Sekeleghe Kayuni.…

Brazil is not a champion of environmental preservation

Fabio Angeoletto |

The latest paper in our Environmental Conservation Perspectives Collection is Do Data Support Claims That Brazil Leads the World in Environmental Preservation?…

A Shift from State-Centric to Victim-Centric Approaches in International Law: An Analysis of the Revised Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights, part 2

Nidhi Singh | 20 Jan 2020

Rights of Victims The Revised Draft has evolved to a more robust victim-centric approach under Article 4 and other relevant provisions that expand the rights of victims.…

A Shift from State-Centric to Victim-Centric Approaches in International Law: An Analysis of the Revised Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights, part 1

Nidhi Singh |

Introduction While under classical international law the State was the main subject of rights and duties, international human rights law has marked a shift from a State-centric to a victim-centric approach.…

The Religion of Confrontation: Concepts, Violence, and Scholarship

Nancy Levene |

Until 20th February enjoy free access to Nancy Levene’s full article, ‘The Religion of Confrontation: Concepts, Violence, and Scholarship’, published in Vol.…