Proceedings of the 26th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities
Proceedings of the 26th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities
Contributor(s): Dipanwita PAL (Editor)
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social Sciences, Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Business Economy / Management, Theology and Religion, Higher Education , Social development, Economic development, Law on Economics
ISSN: 2578-8574
Published by: Scientia Moralitas Research Institute
Keywords: social sciences; humanities; economy; criminal law; EU legislation; IT; Covid-19; communication; education
Summary/Abstract: This publication presents the proceedings of the 26th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities on February 27-28, 2022. The Conference was organized by Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies.
- E-ISBN-13: 978-1-945298-47-9
- Page Count: 182
- Publication Year: 2022
- Language: English
Inclusive Leadership and the Economics of Diversity
Inclusive Leadership and the Economics of Diversity
(Inclusive Leadership and the Economics of Diversity)
- Author(s):Julia M. Puaschunder
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economic development, Law on Economics
- Page Range:1-15
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:Climate Change; Climate Stabilization; Comparative Law & Economics
- Summary/Abstract:This paper addresses COVID-19 and its widespread and lasting inequality impacts around the globe. The paper also introduces the idea of the post-COVID-19 era heralding a new Renaissance that breeds a climate of ethics of inclusion. The economic, ethical and behavioral insights foundations of a vision for ethics of inclusivity advancements are provided in this article and concrete examples how to enact ethical inclusive leadership in the 21st century. Inequality alleviation will become necessary in inclusive leadership domains of the healthcare sector and providing access to affordable medicine. The currently rising gap between finance performance and real-world economic constraints exacerbated inequality and therefore ethics of inclusive leadership may bridge the gap between financial wealth accumulation and real-world liquidity constraints. Education is a driver of positive change that can transform globally in a digitalized learning space and social justice attentive education, which informs tomorrow’s inclusive leadership. Digitalization in the 21st century holds enormous implicit inclusive leadership potential to diminishes unnoticed inequality constraints that demand for attention to be overcome. The most pressing concerns over climate change are emphasized in order to then introduce a novel strategy to distribute the prospective economic gains from a warming globe equally within society, around the world and over time. The rest of the paper then discusses innovative methods to address inequality, for instance, through the combined strengths of law and economics.
Cryptocurrency – Nascent Regulation and Challenges for Romania
Cryptocurrency – Nascent Regulation and Challenges for Romania
(Cryptocurrency – Nascent Regulation and Challenges for Romania)
- Author(s):Bogdan Radu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International Law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
- Page Range:16-20
- No. of Pages:5
Theorizing the Initial Response of Countries in Bringing COVID-19 Pandemic under Control: The Effect of Change Readiness of Countries
Theorizing the Initial Response of Countries in Bringing COVID-19 Pandemic under Control: The Effect of Change Readiness of Countries
(Theorizing the Initial Response of Countries in Bringing COVID-19 Pandemic under Control: The Effect of Change Readiness of Countries)
- Author(s):M. Mahdi Moeini Gharagozloo, Farinaz Sabz Ali Pour, Chen Chen, Mozhgan Moeini Gharagozloo
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social development, Health and medicine and law
- Page Range:21-28
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:Change readiness; Global Pandemic; Spread of COVID-19; Resiliency
- Summary/Abstract:Pandemic crises can bring the biggest and deepest shocks to countries around the world. In the first quarter of 2020, a global pandemic named “COVID-19” spread all over the world and not only took so many lives and created so much fear but also brought a tremendous financial pain as a result of shutting down economies to fight with this unknown contagious virus. This paper examines how countries’ change readiness enables them to bring the spread of an international crisis under control. We propose that higher levels of change readiness would help countries to cope with risks and uncertainties generated by the changes and shocks in the environment. Therefore, higher levels of change readiness help them bring a crisis under control. This characteristic of a country shows its influence, especially in facing pandemics. Overall, this study improves our knowledge about mechanisms through which change readiness of countries might impact their capability in facing international crises. This study contributes to the literature on risk mitigation in global crises. It is one of the first to look closely at the role of countries’ change readiness in helping them to respond to shocks generated by an international crisis.
Legislative and Case-Law Analysis of Parallel Trade in Medicinal Products
Legislative and Case-Law Analysis of Parallel Trade in Medicinal Products
(Legislative and Case-Law Analysis of Parallel Trade in Medicinal Products)
- Author(s):Cristina-Luiza Erimia
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International Law, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:29-33
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:European legislation; Court of Justice of the European Union
- Summary/Abstract:Although the European Union has long faced the problem of the shortage of medicines, the European Parliament resolution of 17 September 2020 on the shortage of medicines (P9_TA(2020)0228, paragraph 65) states that due to the increasing global demand for medicines and the COVID-19 pandemic, medicine shortages have become even more acute, affecting Member States' health systems and posing considerable risks to patients' health and care. The Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy, in its opinion of 16.6.2020 (A9-0142/2020, p. 36), recognizes that parallel trade can cause a shortage of medicines and calls on the Commission and the Member States to adequately address the problems of parallel trade in medicines in the EU, in order to prevent export shortages caused by considerable differences in the price of medicine between Member States. In this context, this article aims to analyze the regulations at the level of the European Union, the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, as well as the national legislative measures relating to intra-EU trade in the pharmaceutical market.
Evaluation of Student Satisfaction of Remote Learning: Exploring Moroccan Higher Education Performance in Morocco in Times of Crisis
Evaluation of Student Satisfaction of Remote Learning: Exploring Moroccan Higher Education Performance in Morocco in Times of Crisis
(Evaluation of Student Satisfaction of Remote Learning: Exploring Moroccan Higher Education Performance in Morocco in Times of Crisis)
- Author(s):Azzeddine Allioui, Hanane Allioui
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Higher Education , Distance learning / e-learning
- Page Range:34-40
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Remote learning; Student satisfaction; Higher education; COVID crisis
- Summary/Abstract:The quarantine related to the COVID-19 crisis outbreak educational institutions to reschedule their courses, exams, and trainings and to switch to remote learning methods. The rapid and wide spread of a global pandemic, such as the coronavirus, requires effective strategies for managing the crisis with less damage. In higher education, the massive adoption of emergency remote learning (ERL) is crucial solution, which has been contributing to minimizing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, different factors need to be taken into consideration to assess student satisfaction as well as the performance of higher education institutions. This study reports the results of an evaluation of student satisfaction and the performance of Moroccan institutions, while identifying factors that may affect the success of remote learning in higher education. As the coronavirus crisis spread around the world, almost all countries had to react. Thus, today, Morocco finds itself with 99% of all officially registered students in higher education affected. These students were part of the Moroccan experience, with a wide variety of modalities to ensure the continuity of their higher education. This paper explores the efficacy of remote learning and presents an investigation of the impact of COVID crisis on the higher education.
EU Innovation Strategies and Mechanisms Applied on National Level
EU Innovation Strategies and Mechanisms Applied on National Level
(EU Innovation Strategies and Mechanisms Applied on National Level)
- Author(s):Mihaela-Adina Apostolache
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics and communication, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:41-46
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:innovation; social innovation; public sector
- Summary/Abstract:The article addresses the topic of innovation strategies and mechanisms used in the Romanian public sector in order to optimize the innovation process within the country, and, at the same time, it focuses on the European Union strategies and mechanisms implemented on a national level. The purpose of this article is to present a framework on the modalities of innovation in the public sector, focusing on innovation strategies, but also on the mechanisms used to achieve the proposed goal. This article is based on the research of scientific papers focusing on innovation, especially on the public sector. The importance of using innovation strategies and mechanisms on a national level needs to be understood because it is through innovation that the demands of the citizens of a state can be met.
Blockchain and Tokenization of Good Governance
Blockchain and Tokenization of Good Governance
(Blockchain and Tokenization of Good Governance)
- Author(s):Katayoon Beshkardana
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Governance
- Page Range:47-56
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:blockchain; good governance; GDPR
- Summary/Abstract:From the financial services sector to the management of sustainable supply chains, energy markets, and intellectual property, the world of business is hyped with the use of blockchain to carry its processes. Blockchain’s promise is to reduce agency costs and increase connectivity across markets. A sustainable blockchain ecosystem inevitably relies on factors of good governance including participation, rule of law, transparency, inclusiveness, effectiveness, and accountability. A workable governance model for a blockchain-based economy composes of monitoring, enforcement, and compliance mechanisms provided both by the technology itself and the government. This article is a reflection on the role of the private sector as well as the administrative state in regulating decentralized blockchain-based market.
Tactics of Elaborating Criminal Prosecution Versions
Tactics of Elaborating Criminal Prosecution Versions
(Tactics of Elaborating Criminal Prosecution Versions)
- Author(s):Nicoleta-Elena Heghes
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminal Law, Criminology
- Page Range:57-61
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:concrete data; criminal investigation; explanations prosecution; tactics, versions
- Summary/Abstract:Criminal investigation planning is considered a fundamental tactic used in the discovery and investigation of crimes. This is the link between the purpose of the criminal investigation and the concrete activities carried out to carry it out. The planning of the criminal investigation is materialized by establishing the objectives pursued by the investigation, by the versions and issues to be clarified in the criminal case, as well as by the methods and means available in order to clarify the issues of the investigated criminal case. In most cases, the etiology of a criminal act is not obvious, hence the need to clarify in all aspects of its nature and the circumstances of the commission. In such a situation, in order to establish the truth, the need arises for the elaboration of versions based on the first clues and material evidence, as many as there are at a given time.
Camera Sensors in Forensic Photography – Does Bigger Means Better?
Camera Sensors in Forensic Photography – Does Bigger Means Better?
(Camera Sensors in Forensic Photography – Does Bigger Means Better?)
- Author(s):Gabriel – Irimia Anghel
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminal Law, Criminology
- Page Range:62-67
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:forensic; photography; digital; camera; sensors, size
Forensic Tactic for Hearing of Victims
Forensic Tactic for Hearing of Victims
(Forensic Tactic for Hearing of Victims)
- Author(s):Valentina Avramescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminal Law, Criminology
- Page Range:68-72
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:hearing; injured person/victim; hearing plan; crime; tactical rules
- Summary/Abstract:This paper analyzes aspects of the tactical activity of hearing to the injured person, mentioning the importance of conducting the work of the judiciary and the working techniques for conducting a hearing that would lead to finding out the truth in the criminal case. The tactical rules that must be observed are mentioned, which means the importance of preparing to hear to the injured person, forensic psychology playing a special role in this case. The study of the case file implies, first of all, the identification of the persons to be heard, the problems considered, the nature of the crime and the persons involved and, last but not least, the state of health of the victim. A special concern of the judicial body, in view of the hearing, is the knowledge of the personality of the person to be heard, the mental and behavioral features, the possible criminal record. The actual hearing is made up of the free hearing stage which will be initiated by the criminal investigation body and the hearing by asking questions.
Tactical Framework for Organizing a Criminal Investigation
Tactical Framework for Organizing a Criminal Investigation
(Tactical Framework for Organizing a Criminal Investigation)
- Author(s):Cosmin Butură
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminal Law, Criminology
- Page Range:73-78
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:Criminal Law; investigation; tactics; principles; dynamism; versions; science
- Summary/Abstract:It is said that each man is his own judge, thus deciding for himself whether he wants to live in freedom or under the sanction of the law. Human acts that are against the norms of social cohabitation led to the development of technical-scientific research called criminal investigations. In this article, I will present the management of a criminal investigation, starting from the phase of the preceding acts to the sentencing phase. The article will be structured in two stages, namely the notions and principles of the criminal investigation organization and the versions of criminal prosecution. In the first stage of the article, the principles of the organization of criminal prosecution that refer to the criminal process's fundamental rules and implicitly the investigation's planning in relation to the specific principles of criminal science will be brought into question. These principles fall into two main categories: individuality and dynamism, aspects that I will develop within the article. In the first stage, I will capitalize on the structure and content of the criminal investigation plan. I will consider the tactical report, the timing of drawing up an investigation plan, the formula of the seven questions, and the formula of the four questions. In the other half of the full table of contents of the article, I will develop the second stage, respectively, the prosecution versions. These versions refer to the classification criteria structured on the main, general, and secondary versions. The tactic of developing the prosecution versions spread over three phases: possession of data, the elaboration of the versions, and their reasoning. Towards the end of the article, I will expose the ways of checking the versions of the criminal investigation. At the end of the article, I will conclude with the technical-scientific tactics of a criminal investigation in relation to the doctrine of criminal law and the specialists concerned.
Advances in Socially Responsible Investments in Resilience Finance
Advances in Socially Responsible Investments in Resilience Finance
(Advances in Socially Responsible Investments in Resilience Finance)
- Author(s):Julia M. Puaschunder
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Financial Markets, Public Finances
- Page Range:79-85
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:Climate Change; Climate Stabilization; Comparative Law & Economics
- Summary/Abstract:Resilience finance is understood as an advancement of Socially Responsible Investments. In the wake of the COVID-19 economic fallout, unprecedented amounts of governmental rescue and recovery aid were allocated towards social and environmental causes. This paper argues that advances in Socially Responsible Investments are resilience finance pegged to noble causes but also ethics and ideologies. The COVID-19 bailout and recovery packages can potentially provide, if well-designed and properly-used, a unique opportunity to develop fairer and sustainable societies. Finance can imbue responsibility in the post-COVID-19 era in the establishment and fortification of the current Sustainable Development Goals but potentially also in negative screenings and sanction mechanisms in international law infringements. The article argues for a comparative Behavioral Law & Economics approach to understand the most contemporary international finance politics and responsible investment trends around the world.
The Digital Pandemic: Continuous Mass Fear
The Digital Pandemic: Continuous Mass Fear
(The Digital Pandemic: Continuous Mass Fear)
- Author(s):Robert Şerbănescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social development, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
- Page Range:86-89
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:Continuous Mass Fear, generations; social development; civilization; future
- Summary/Abstract:A civilization has its lessons in the past, efforts in the present, and hope for the future. Throughout history, humans gathered in different types of social constructs and managed to overcome obstacles, prevailing in difficult situations which seemed impossible at that given time. As several examples, we can take into consideration events such as the Ice Age, wars, natural disasters, and so on. By their nature, homo sapiens desire to reach a state of comfort where the basic needs are satisfied, and superior desires can be pursued. Conquering an objective, depending on its complexity, may require more than a lifetime of work. In this manner, the new generations play a key role in our common development as a society, thus they must have a proper education ensured, for the light of hope not to be extinguished. However, in the last decades, a new phenomenon can be seen entering our social domain. To be more precise we will refer to it as “Continuous Mass Fear.” The current paperwork will try to explain the origin of this new enemy, the main features surrounding it alongside the consequences on the new generation. Based on the data provided, we will determine how the state can mitigate the effects of this threat and why it is necessary for democratic institutions to implement a plan.
The Visually Challenged Student’s Journey towards Inclusion: Teacher’s Perspective
The Visually Challenged Student’s Journey towards Inclusion: Teacher’s Perspective
(The Visually Challenged Student’s Journey towards Inclusion: Teacher’s Perspective)
- Author(s):Gagandeep Bajaj
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Higher Education , Inclusive Education / Inclusion
- Page Range:90-95
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:Inclusion; visually challenged student; school experiences; teacher perceptions
- Summary/Abstract:This research paper studies the teacher’s worldview about inclusion of visually challenged students into the mainstream schooling process. The paper is based on an exploratory study conducted across varied school settings. The perceptions of teachers regarding inclusive education and their experience of inclusion in the classroom form the mainstay of the study. The tools of data collection were school observations and open-ended interviews. Subsequently, significant themes were identified from an in-depth study and collation of substantive narratives. The findings which emerged from this analysis allow us to peek into the day-to-day school experiences of teachers as they face the challenges of providing meaningful education to visually challenged students in their classes. It is enlightening to discover the various creative ways that many teachers propose in order to cope with this challenge. The study highlights the need to listen to the voices of the teachers who are one of the main protagonists in the visually challenged student’s journey towards meaningful inclusion.
Bullying in Schools - A Core Issue to be Fomented by A Defective Legislative Context
Bullying in Schools - A Core Issue to be Fomented by A Defective Legislative Context
(Bullying in Schools - A Core Issue to be Fomented by A Defective Legislative Context)
- Author(s):Anca-Jeanina Niță
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Civil Law, International Law
- Page Range:96-102
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:bullying, Protection of Children and Youth; National Education Law
Aspects Regarding the Case Transfer of Criminal Cases in Romania
Aspects Regarding the Case Transfer of Criminal Cases in Romania
(Aspects Regarding the Case Transfer of Criminal Cases in Romania)
- Author(s):Cristian Dan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminal Law, Criminology
- Page Range:103-106
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:case transfer; criminal law; criminal case
- Summary/Abstract:There are often situations in which criminal cases are being tried, in which, for some objective reason, the judges of those cases cannot continue their investigations in order to resolve the legal conflict. Some of the most common such situations are those in which judges in a particular constituency draw suspicion of impartiality as to the fair, impartial and impartial trial of the criminal case before which they are to rule. Because the Romanian legislator also provided for such events that may seriously affect the performance of justice on a fair basis as provided by the Romanian Constitution, he created the institutional mechanism for transferring criminal cases from one court to another that can apply the law as provided. The article aims to briefly analyze the cases that may lead to the conclusion that a court on the territory of Romania is in a position to no longer be able to carry out, in good conditions, the act of administering justice, the legal aspects by which a criminal proceeding may be transferred from one court to another and the rules under which a subject of criminal proceedings may have recourse to such criminal proceedings. Some conclusions at the end of the paper will aim at a concise understanding of the notions presented throughout the paper.
Civic Technology
Civic Technology
(Civic Technology)
- Author(s):Denisa Maria Vîlceanu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social development, Social Norms / Social Control
- Page Range:107-112
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:technology; digital social innovation; public authority
- Summary/Abstract:The concept of digital social innovation (ISN- new social innovation) is mobilized in various contexts and its retention is possible through several complementary levels. First, at the social level, ISN covers perimeters of collective use, involving a multitude of actors in order to co-create social value (Cajaiba-Santana, 2014, 42-51). Second, at the technological level, they generate an open operating process based on an innovative hardware and software architecture, as well as on specific functional mechanisms. Finally, at the ecological level, ISNs focus on responsible innovation (Van Der Yeught and Bon, 2016, 27-40) and the desire to respond to social and environmental issues. This study falls more precisely in the field of Information and Communication Sciences (ICS). Indeed, this is not a purely technological reflection, but an understanding of the wider integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) and their use in an environment, the context that covers the area of citizen participation in government and the level of involvement of the latter.
Introspections Regarding Matrimonial Courtage within the Framework of Romanian Law
Introspections Regarding Matrimonial Courtage within the Framework of Romanian Law
(Introspections Regarding Matrimonial Courtage within the Framework of Romanian Law)
- Author(s):Marilena Marin, Oana Tătaru
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Constitutional Law, International Law
- Page Range:113-117
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:agreement; contract; mediation; courtage; marital/matrimonial courtage; credence
- Summary/Abstract:The phrase “courtage” assumes the role of an infrequent term as regards common and specialized language within legal, linguistic or historic domains as well as other various areas. The conception of “courtage” encompasses the acceptance of “mediation”, whereas the syntagm of “matrimonial courtage”, a collocation or expression that characterizes the argot of the field of family law, is a reference to the mediation being realized via escort services/matrimonial agencies. The string of words at issue does not avail a regulation in point of Romanian legislation, still, if the term is perceived with the meaning of convention/contract, case in which is allowed to the Romanian legislator. The current paper is intended as an analysis with respect to matrimonial courtage in relation with the conduct/behavior of individuals that decide to choose this type of mediation, taking into consideration the integral and comprehensive execution/accomplishment of contractual obligations that are assumed on the part of contractual partners along with the possible corresponding deviations from the rule that might occur.
Chatbots, Future Undercover Investigators in the Criminal Process in the Artificial Intelligence Era?
Chatbots, Future Undercover Investigators in the Criminal Process in the Artificial Intelligence Era?
(Chatbots, Future Undercover Investigators in the Criminal Process in the Artificial Intelligence Era?)
- Author(s):Nadia Zlate
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminal Law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
- Page Range:118-125
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:artificial intelligence; use of artificial intelligence in justice
- Summary/Abstract:Modern society is witnessing remarkable development in many areas due to the advancement of computer science and, in particular, Artificial Intelligence (AI). IA represents “the theory and development of computer systems capable of performing tasks that regularly require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and multilingual translation”. Justice is also an area in which AI brings its contribution in different forms, depending on the legal framework of each state. International bodies are preoccupied that law enforcement agencies adapt to new ways of committing crimes with technological and transnational components and use appropriate means of investigation. Chatbots are intelligent conversational computer systems designed to mimic human conversation to enable automated online guidance and assistance. The increased benefits of chatbots have led to their widespread adoption by many industries to provide virtual customer support. Chatbots use methods and algorithms in two areas of artificial intelligence: Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. Researchers have shown that chatbots can be used as real undercover agents. Thus, they may enter into a conversation with criminals willing to commit certain serious crimes without the latter knowing that they are in fact talking to an intelligent computer system, recording the conversation, the IP of the device used by the suspect and other data that may be stored on a computer system. The chatbot can have a human avatar, but not necessarily, and conversations can take place in a variety of ways: written, spoken, and so on. There is currently widespread discussion about the technological and ethical limitations of the use of AI in criminal justice, and the process of integrating mechanisms involving the use of AI into national law is difficult.
Aspects of the Involvement of Non-Canonical Prophets in the Religious Political and Social Life of their Time
Aspects of the Involvement of Non-Canonical Prophets in the Religious Political and Social Life of their Time
(Aspects of the Involvement of Non-Canonical Prophets in the Religious Political and Social Life of their Time)
- Author(s):Ioan-Gheorghe Rotaru
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Biblical studies
- Page Range:126-132
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:institutions, prophet; canonical prophet; non-canonical prophet
- Summary/Abstract:The prophet, whether he was called canonical or non-canonical, namely, one whose writings were or were not included in the Holy Scriptures Canon, is considered to be the man of God, who hears God's voice and conveys His message, playing a very important role, respectively, to communicate to men the will and plans of God. The difference between a canonical and a non-canonical prophet consists only in writing, only in the fact that one wrote a book and the other did not write a certain book, which would have been included in the Canon of the Bible. There are also cases in which some prophets have written, but their books have not become reference books, that would shape some basic rules and in which to be said how the conduct of human life should be. Therefore, the prophets who wrote such books are called canonical prophets, because through their books they created general rules, applicable to all people of all times. Non-canonical prophets, in particular, addresses to specific situations, to some specific moments from the religious, social, or political life of the time. The study presents some examples of non-canonical prophets.
Notes on Legal Logic Regarding the Law of the Soul and the Biochamps of Life Forms from Human Rights Point of View
Notes on Legal Logic Regarding the Law of the Soul and the Biochamps of Life Forms from Human Rights Point of View
(Notes on Legal Logic Regarding the Law of the Soul and the Biochamps of Life Forms from Human Rights Point of View)
- Author(s):Cristina Elena Popa Tache
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Page Range:133-138
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:legal logic; human rights; custom; soul; bioenergy
- Summary/Abstract:Would it be possible to study a legal science of the soul environment or soul phenomena? In the light of legal logic, the customs from ecclesiastical law, natural law, canon law, or human rights could be analyzed. We have highlighted certain peculiarities of the property on the soul and the biofields of life forms, aspects that determine further research especially on the rights with which life forms are born, among which can be regulated the property that can be recognized on the soul and energy, as goods natural and not created by human activity. These rights, which are in fact property rights, remain at the regulatory level, a fundamental problem of the existence of the individual and of society in general. Everything that means the right to property is part of the category of civil rights, along with the fundamental right to life, the right to liberty, the right to equality before the law, all of which are also regulated by treaties. These unwritten rules, which have an important legal value, have been developed and circulated in the practice of social life from generation to generation and thus, this right of the soul and the biofields of life forms already exists globally, de facto, especially in the field of religions and complementary medicine. For the realization of this material, the method of consilience-type introspection was used. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of the term “consilience” is the linking of principles in different disciplines, especially when a comprehensive theory is formed. Wilson’s (1998) book, Consilience, was also a revelation in the same vein. This jump together of specialists in different fields but also of substantially different notions, can offer unified theories, so I practiced and somewhat unpredictably extended to another level Wilson’s desideratum, by combining law with several elements from different subjects (soul, health, energies, nature, animals, history, spirituality, etc.) related to contemporary social reality, to identify the most appropriate scientific solution.
The Principle to Guarantee the Right to Defense in The Romanian Penal Legislation. Theoretical and Practical Aspects
The Principle to Guarantee the Right to Defense in The Romanian Penal Legislation. Theoretical and Practical Aspects
(The Principle to Guarantee the Right to Defense in The Romanian Penal Legislation. Theoretical and Practical Aspects)
- Author(s):Ioana Emilia Milanovici
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Constitutional Law, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:139-145
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:right to defense; suspect; defendant; legal assistance; ECHR
- Summary/Abstract:The principle of guaranteeing the right to defense is a principle of a constitutional nature in the Romanian legislation, the right to defense representing a fundamental human right established by the international community in the most important international or regional documents. Romania lacks in what regards the guarantee of the right to defense, as evidenced by the numerous convictions at the ECHR regarding the violation of art. 6, point 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The inefficiency of the Romanian judicial system to ensure the defendant’s right to defense is a result of mixed factors, starting from the poor training of criminal investigation bodies, the uneven practice of courts on the application of Romanian criminal law, the unjustifiably long duration of criminal proceedings and the impossibility of the defenders to prepare an effective defense due to a limited and cumbersome access to the criminal cases pending before the Romanian courts.
Defashionization for Sustainability: From Conspicuous to Conscientious Consumption Breaking Business Cycles for Environmentalism
Defashionization for Sustainability: From Conspicuous to Conscientious Consumption Breaking Business Cycles for Environmentalism
(Defashionization for Sustainability: From Conspicuous to Conscientious Consumption Breaking Business Cycles for Environmentalism)
- Author(s):Julia M. Puaschunder
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Energy and Environmental Studies
- Page Range:146-155
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Agrohoods, Biophilia; Business Cycle Theory; Capitalism; Capitalist societies
- Summary/Abstract:The time for defashionization has come. With the United Nations Conference of the Parties COP26 heralding the call for attention to sustainable fashion, society is ripe to question the whims of fashion’s impact on sustainability. Is the luxury moment of our time harmony with nature and practicing degrowth in recycling to cherish sustainability? Already in the historic political economy foundations of capitalism, workers are described to produce in order to consume. Classic business cycle theory and the creative entrepreneur portray a human-innate need for change and innovation as the spring feather of capitalism. In capitalist societies, there is a race for innovation of entrepreneurs and offering new products on a constant basis in order to evade the falling rate of profit. Capitalist constantly innovate in order to offer new products in markets and reap the highest rate of return and profit from consumers, who constantly want to change and have access to changing products. Producers of goods are in a competitive race for innovation and offering new products to ever-innovation-seeking consumers. The constant pressure to innovate and offer new products on the supply side and the constant production for a salary in order to consume the newest goods and services lie at the core of capitalist societies. Climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals but also the Green New Deals in the United States and Europe as well as the New Generation EU have formulated aspirational goals of sustainability. The circular economy and conscientious consumption have become the en vogue trends of our times. The novel Coronavirus crisis COVID-19 has also driven demand for rest, recovery and degrowth. COVID Long Haulers in particular appear to favor harmony with the environment in agrohoods driving trends of deurbanization but also biophilia trends that resemble nature in interior design and clean unprocessed nutrition. How is our classic understanding of business cycles’ reinvention drive and the innovative entrepreneurs’ creative destruction justified in light of sustainability pledges? Have we reached an age of luxury in the appreciation of environmentalism that forms a larger transcending Gestalt that benefits future generations? This article asks if the time is ripe for a defashionization of economic business cycles of reproduction and harmonize ecology with innovation. The paper also provides vivid examples of sustainability capitalism solutions, which prove that the Green New Deal aligns economic values with sustainability. The New Deals, degrowth, minimalism, biophilia and agrohoods are newest trends that appear to crowd out whims of ever-changing trends for rest in sustainable well-being.
The Role of Communication in the Religious Education of Children in Romania
The Role of Communication in the Religious Education of Children in Romania
(The Role of Communication in the Religious Education of Children in Romania)
- Author(s):Georgeta Stoica-Marcu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):State/Government and Education, Sociology of Religion
- Page Range:156-159
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:communication; religious communication; role of communication; education
- Summary/Abstract:In Romania, religious education plays an important role. From ancient times to the present, parents and educators have been concerned with how to transmit and educate children in a healthy spirit and the faith of the nation to be carried forward. At home, it has a decisive role to play in education in school and in society. Another form of education is their formation as the people of hope and honor of a society that has undergone essential changes over time. Most of the time, the parents are the ones who make the decisions and their influence on the children's lives is decisive.
Religious Discrimination in Employment Relationships
Religious Discrimination in Employment Relationships
(Religious Discrimination in Employment Relationships)
- Author(s):Dragos Lucian Radulescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:160-168
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:discrimination; rights; criteria; religion; institutions
- Summary/Abstract:Discrimination in legal employment relationships means that an employer applies differential treatment as a result of the non-recognition of protected criteria established in the applicable legislation, with the effect of restricting or suppressing the use or exercise of employees’ rights. The article analyses discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief, with reference to the European and national legal framework, and contains elements of case law on the subject. Discrimination entails imposing differentiations between employees, usually in comparable situations, but also applying the same treatment to employees, even though they have different roles in the work process, with similar effects in terms of denying them their rights. Opinions are included on the right of employers to objectively justify their conduct, the exceptions allowed to certain organizations, and the role of European courts in the evolution of the regulatory framework.
Job's Life: Moral Issues in the Discourses of the Book of Job
Job's Life: Moral Issues in the Discourses of the Book of Job
(Job's Life: Moral Issues in the Discourses of the Book of Job)
- Author(s):Nicolae Creţu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Biblical studies, Pastoral Theology
- Page Range:169-176
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Job; morality; friends; reasoning; normality; principle
- Summary/Abstract:This ethico-theological study analyzes aspects of moral issues from the accounts found in the book of Job. As described at the beginning of the book, the beautiful life that Job had is lost by him through a series of successive acts aimed at his mental destabilization. An apparent understanding between divinity, such as the one who blessed Job, and Satan, the one who wants to destroy Job, leads to the righteous Job losing everything he had in family and wealth, leaving only his wife, who seems to be he began to delirium mentally. This study is divided into seven essential parts for finalizing the aspects of moral issues. In the first part, we will deal with Job as a natural and historical person. Then we will focus on the moral issues that arise from the discourses found in the book of Job. In this part we will dwell on some ideas launched in the public space, such as Job as an experiment, the reasoning of Job's friends and their theological thinking, and then apply the filter of Kantian morality to this issue, ending with the suspension of normality in the book of Job and with the presentation of Job as a New Testament person.
The Prophet Zechariah and the Vision of the Restoration
The Prophet Zechariah and the Vision of the Restoration
(The Prophet Zechariah and the Vision of the Restoration)
- Author(s):Ioan-Gheorghe Rotaru
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Biblical studies, Pastoral Theology
- Page Range:177-181
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:prophet; Zechariah; vision; restoration
- Summary/Abstract:Zechariah is the most frequently quoted prophet in the New Testament, and his prophecies are widely read, discussed, commented on, including today, because they have many Messianic prophecies in mind. The name of this prophet means God remembers. The activity of the prophet Zechariah overlapped with the activity of the prophet Haggai. Both the prophets, Zechariah and Haggai, began their work in 520 BC. Haggai is active for only one year, while Zechariah will continue until 515 BC, when concrete dates are given, but he may have been active even later. Zacharias lived during the first period of the restoration, when the first stones of reconstruction were laid, and he came with a great, beautiful vision, with great plans for restoration, and in such a situation he had no idea of any subsequent disappointments. It is true that his people managed to return from Babylon, they managed to rebuild the Temple, they managed to rebuild a small country called Judah, which was always a province in the great empires, but they failed to become a a mighty nation, to be the head of all nations, as the prophets of restoration saw and presented it. The explanation why they failed will be given by the prophet Malachi, which we will address in another study.
Christianity during the Worst Year in Human History - 536 CE
Christianity during the Worst Year in Human History - 536 CE
(Christianity during the Worst Year in Human History - 536 CE)
- Author(s):Amiel Drimbe
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Biblical studies, History of Religion
- Page Range:182-191
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:536 CE; calamities; Justinian; Church leadership
- Summary/Abstract:Modern scholars consider that the worst year in the history of humankind was 536 CE. Since there was no separation between the Church and the State in the Byzantine Empire, the predominantly Christian population who had endured the calamities of the year was let down by both religious and political central institutions. When centralized institutions fail, local chaos often ensues. As is most often the case, the first to suffer are those most vulnerable – the poor and the lowly. Moreover, in the vacuum created by the disregard of the Church, masses of people looked for answers in religious superstition, while showing a disinclination to trust the science of the day. Others developed a sense of hatred and suspicion towards foreigners, whom they blamed for the ongoing calamities. The safety measures that saved the lives of many came from the local administrators or the people themselves, not from the central institutions.