Legality’s Law’s Empire
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DOI: 10.1007/s10982-020-09374-7
Abstract: Scott Shapiro’s Legality argues the positivist Planning Theory of law meets the anti-positivist challenge posed by the argument from theoretical disagreements about law (ATD) in Ronald Dworkin’s Law’s Empire. Legality equates theoretical disagreements with what… read more here.
Keywords: law empire; law; theoretical disagreements; theory ... See more keywords
Coercion in Social Accounts of Law: Can Coerciveness Undermine Legality?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10982-020-09395-2
Abstract: Many recent arguments about the role of coercive sanctions in law suggest that the importance of coercion is underrated. The question has thus been where the lower threshold for coercion might be within a legal… read more here.
Keywords: law; accounts law; coerciveness; social accounts ... See more keywords
Construing the Legality of Solitary Confinement: Analysis of United States Federal Court Jurisprudence
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DOI: 10.1007/s12103-018-9463-5
Abstract: This article analyzes the constitutional parameters of solitary confinement, administrative segregation, and/or punitive isolation within correctional facilities in the United States. After briefly discussing the harmful effects of isolation and the number of inmates subject… read more here.
Keywords: court; solitary confinement; confinement; united states ... See more keywords
Challenges facing independent monitoring networks in the Indonesian timber legality assurance system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102025
Abstract: Abstract The Indonesian timber legality verification system was launched ten years ago with the objective of eradicating illegal logging and improving domestic forest governance. At the heart of the legality system, independent monitoring (IM) was… read more here.
Keywords: system; independent monitoring; indonesian timber; timber legality ... See more keywords
Avoiding legality: Timber producers’ strategies and motivations under FLEGT in Ghana and Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102047
Abstract: Abstract Large-scale illegal logging and associated trade in illegally sourced wood products are recognized as pervasive drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in many developing countries. To address the problems, the European Union (EU) adopted… read more here.
Keywords: ghana indonesia; timber; timber producers; legality requirements ... See more keywords
Mandatory legality licensing for exports of Indonesian timber products: Balancing the goals of forest governance and timber industries
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102384
Abstract: Abstract The government of Indonesia implements a Timber Legality Verification System (Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu/ SVLK) as an instrument to improve forest governance and secure better trade linkages to foreign markets. It obliges all exports… read more here.
Keywords: licensing exports; legality licensing; legality; timber ... See more keywords
Island-Building in the South China Sea: Legality and Limits
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DOI: 10.1017/s2044251317000145
Abstract: Abstract All the claimants in the South China Sea disputes have engaged in various degrees of island-building on many of the geographic features in the Spratly Islands. However, as noted by the Tribunal in the… read more here.
Keywords: south china; legality; island building; china sea ... See more keywords
Precarious legality: regularizing Central American migrants in Mexico
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DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2017.1291983
Abstract: ABSTRACT Regularization programmes for undocumented migrants are generally viewed as a form of transition from “illegality” to a secure legal status. Yet, as we argue in this article, in many countries, such as Mexico, this… read more here.
Keywords: status; legality regularizing; migrants mexico; precarious legality ... See more keywords
Legality in times of emergency: assessing NZ’s response to Covid-19
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DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2021.1900295
Abstract: ABSTRACT In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the New Zealand government has acted to restrict individual freedoms. The legality of the government’s actions has been the subject of public attention and litigation in the courts.… read more here.
Keywords: times emergency; legality times; response covid; legality ... See more keywords
Seemingly inclusive liminal legality: the fragility and illegality production of Colombia’s legalization programmes for Venezuelan migrants
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2022.2029374
Abstract: ABSTRACT Venezuelans constitute the second largest displaced population globally. Most Venezuelans move to Colombia, where the government incorporates them through administrative legalisation programmes. While the international community has praised Colombia’s governmental response, this article demonstrates… read more here.
Keywords: illegality production; liminal legality; venezuelan migrants; fragility illegality ... See more keywords
What is the relationship between contraceptive services and knowledge of abortion availability and legality? Evidence from a national sample of women and facilities in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czac103
Abstract: Abstract In Ethiopia, abortions are legal for minors and for rape, incest, foetal impairment or maternal disability. Knowledge of abortion legality and availability is low, and little effort has been made to disseminate this information… read more here.
Keywords: abortion services; health; abortion; availability ... See more keywords