The Fight to Bear Arms: Challenging the Second Amendment and the U.S. Constitution as a Sacred Text by John McNamara

“…This article examines the manner in which constitutional law in the United States serves to preserve, accentuate and institutionalise what Robert Bellah referred to as the ‘Civil Religion’ of the nation (1967). As the U.S. …”
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À l’épreuve de la « Bastille de Barberousse ». Trajectoire carcérale d’Arezki Kehal et des militants du PPA sous le Front Populaire by Nadia Biskri Berkane

“…Arezki Kehal’s penal trajectory and prison experience in Algeria's civil prison, known as Barberousse, provides a glimpse of the judicial and prison response orchestrated in Algeria under the Front Populaire by the colonial authorities to combat the radical nationalism of the Algerian People's Party (Parti du Peuple Algérien, PPA). …”
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Does the Strasbourg European Court protect all human rights equally? by Javier Borego Borego

“…The text then moves on to a critical analysis of the European Court of Human Rights , pointing out instances of procedural irregularities and dissenting views on judgements related to issues such as abortion and the recognition of civil marriage. The author then develops his argument by utilizing the format of a play, metaphorically titled  'Abdi Ibrahim v Norway', as a case study illustrating the impact of Islam on Europe , political correctness and social unrest. …”
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POBREZA REAL Y DESARROLLO DE CAPACIDADES EN MUJERES INDÍGENAS DE LA SIERRA NEGRA DE PUEBLA by Carolina Muñoz Rodríguez, Verónica Vázquez García, Emma Zapata Martelo, Aníbal Quispe Limaylla, Ivonne Vizcarra Bord

“…Utilizando los aportes teóricos de Amartya Sen, el presente trabajo analiza la pobreza de mujeres indígenas de la Sierra Negra de Puebla, así como el desarrollo de capacidades en ellas a partir de su participación en la "Sociedad de Productores Indígenas Ecológicos Sierra Negra Sociedad Civil" (SPIESN, S. C.). La metodología utilizada fue cuanti-cualitativa: una encuesta, ocho entrevistas a profundidad, tres talleres participativos y observación participante. …”
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Rettspolitisk mobilisering og strategisk sakførsel mot isolasjon i norske fengsler by Kjersti Lohne, Marte Rua

“…These findings raise the question of whether lawyers and civil society can contribute in similar ways in the other Scandinavian countries.…”
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Low environmental impact construction: fragilities and potentialities of hyperadobe as a solution for the Brazilian housing deficit by Renata do Carmo Mota Alves, Maria Gabriela Araújo Ranieri, Patrícia Capellato, Daniele Ornaghi Sant'anna

“…So far, neither the government nor the civil construction sector could resolve the issue, which is part of a graver picture with the environmental issues. …”
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Review and Recognition of the Book “Political Modernity and Review” by Seyed Ebrahim Sarparast Sadat

“…The author believes that current problems of society have roots in dedifferentiation between public and private sphere state and civil society and individuals and citizens. This book is based on the liberal and secular ideals and justifies the issues of secularism. …”
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Republican Dentists in Latin America: Luis Amado Blanco Fernández and his Contributions to Cuban Dentistry by Victoria María Sueiro Rodríguez, Asela Crescencia Villaurrutia Flores, Julia Roquelina Fuguet Boullón

“…The Spanish Civil War caused a mass exodus of men and women of science and letters, who went into exile stripped of their university chairs. …”
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Performing Dissent: Pete Seeger and Paul Robeson before HUAC (1955-1956) by Jodie Childers

“…While Seeger’s testimony in August 1955 championed individual liberty and freedom of speech, using the First Amendment as the foundation for his position, Robeson’s testimony delivered in June 1956 invoked an internationalist sense of social justice, linking left-wing politics, the civil rights movement within the United States, and decolonization efforts around the world.…”
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“Defendendo” a sociedade: um estudo sobre as trajetórias de oito juízes by Ricardo Visser, Gustavo Siqueira

“…In order to do so, we concentrated ourselves on three main analytical dimensions: a) firstly, we addressed their social origin through the familial milieu; b) we then investigated their narratives on the civil service examination and professional expectations; c) we finally analyzed their stances on national politics and current public policies. …”
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Gouvernance et planification de deux périphéries multifonctionnelles by Cécile Faliès, Cécilia Montoya

“…Ainsi, la multifonctionnalité de ces deux territoires, qui présuppose des conflits d’intérêt entre les différents acteurs, engendre la participation de la société civile ainsi que des projets visant des recompositions territoriales.…”
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Carrying the Torch Forward, Meeting the Future, and Advancing the Charge by Hillary J. Knepper, Michelle D. Evans

“…The authors discuss the importance of delivering equitable public service through knowledgeable civil discourse from a plurality of voices. The growth of JSEPA’s influence relies upon its inclusive contributions to the social equity discourse. …”
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Effect of Loss Distribution on Deterrence Function of Tort Law by Negin Gholami, Mohammad Moloudi

“…Although these loss distributive institutions have advantages such as assuring compensation of the injured or reducing the injurer’s burden of compensation, some analyzers believe that the facilities such institutions provide to the two parties can deteriorate the deterrence role of the civil liability and promote imprudence. Therefore although these institutions are in line with the tort liability system in terms of compensating the damage, they have a reverse effect in terms of deterrence and promote imprudence. …”
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Myth-making and History: The Visual Transformation of Boadicea in Eighteenth-Century History Books by Isabelle Baudino

“…While originally depicted as a barbarian, Boadicea ultimately became emblematic of imperial ideology, an allegory of Britain’s civilizing mission and a protector of British institutions, exemplifying how historical figures can be reinterpreted and demonstrating the essential part played by visual culture in such shifts.…”
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La création du CAPES de langues kanak et les problématiques qu’elle pose sur la gestion des langues dites régionales by Yann Bévant

“…These Accords led to a period of appeasement and to autonomous consociational politics, which put an end to a situation nearing civil war at the beginning of the 1980s. They acknowledged the legitimacy of a decolonisation process and of a territorial right to self-determination. …”
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Navigating the crossroads: Challenges and opportunities for governance reform in Sudan by Fawzi Ahmed Abdullah Slom

“…Drawing on secondary data from academic research, policy reports, and analyses by international organizations, the study underscores the transformative potential of Sudan’s key stakeholders, including government institutions, civil society, international allies, and regional neighbors. …”
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Public-private partnerships in National Security. A case study in the context of the war in Ukraine: 2022-2024 by Iryna Dragan, Tetiana Panfilova, Iryna Chistiakova, Roman Tatarinov

“…Since February 2022, with the so-called “special military operation” the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine, violating the national sovereignty of this country and all norms of public international law guaranteeing relations between civilized sovereign states. As in any war, a key element in the defense of national sovereignty lies in the strategic partnership of the public sector, with private enterprise, to confront the invader. …”
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L’Amérique… selon Marx  by Vincent Bontems

“…Dans cette seconde partie, nous examinons comment Marx a traité la «guerre civile américaine» (la Guerre de Sécession) dans ses travaux journalistiques à travers quelques questions précises (Le Sud avait-il le droit de faire sécession?…”
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Economic activity of the Kazan City Duma in the 1870s–1880s: Considering the development of local entrepreneurship by G.V. Ibneyeva, A.G. Yakupov

“…This trend was driven by the reduction in civil industry funding during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, as well as by the spread of conservative sentiments within the ruling elite by the end of Alexander II’s reign.…”
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Participación en el mercado de crédito formal versus el informal en México by Isaí Guizar, Daniel González Olivares, Fatima Ezzahra Housni

“…Empleando información de la Encuesta Nacional de Inclusión Financiera, los resultados econométricos distinguen un conjunto de variables que tienen una relación positiva en las elecciones de fuentes formales, pero negativa en las informales (ingreso, educación, estado civil, género y acceso a seguros), otra que sólo influye en las elecciones formales (posesión de garantías, tamaño del hogar, ahorro financiero y posesión de teléfono celular) y otra en las elecciones de mecanismos informales (edad). …”
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