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LEGISLATIVE INTERPRETATION NO. 748: EXAMINING THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF TAIWAN’S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW

Taiwan has always had two advantages that increased the odds of passing a same-sex marriage law: the political empowerment of women, and a strong economy characterized by balanced development ... relevant political history, the history and powers Judicial branch, and the Referendum Act. It also covers the historical development of Taiwan’s queer rights movement, beginning in the 1980’s up until 2017

ALBA AND UNASUR: BACK TO THE FUTURE?

efforts failed to achieve promises made under the free trade model that grew under the Washington Consensus. Structural problems and changing political tides left these two groups unsuccessful, and ... tracing its origins, mission, organizational structure, institutions, and specialized councils. UNASUR was modeled after the European Union and sought to establish full economic, political, and monetary

NAFTA, Authority and Political Behavior: The Case of Mexico

political scientists call international legalization.4 Legalization of international law is understood as the coordinated attempts to strengthen the binding character, the enforceability, and the capacity to

THE EXCEPTIONAL UNFAIRNESS OF THE “EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTREMELY UNUSUAL HARDSHIP” TEST

economic and political situation in the illegal immigrant’s home country, the illegal immigrant’s occupation, and business amongst other things.36 However, because of a lack of clear guidance from both ... the fact that the Attorney General is a political appointee. For example, suppose, an Attorney General (AG 1) appointed by an immigration friendly administration decides to expand the list of factors

MISERABLE COMFORTS OR CONCRETE PROTECTIONS: HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTIONS, TREATIES, DECLARATIONS, AND THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS/OTHERED COMMUNITIES—QUO VADIS?

humanize and make societies less fractious and violent. Articulating these efforts is still a favorite preoccupation of social and political theorists. Some of the efforts come through deliberate social and ... political movements, such as the Slavery Abolition Movements of the 19th century, the Feminist Rights Movements, the Civil Rights Movements and indeed, the Anti-colonization Movements.9 6 See generally THE

Regulating in the Light: Harnessing Political Entrepreneurs’ Energy with Post-Crisis Sunlight Hearings

' Energ y with Post-Crisis Sunlight Hearings Jennifer Taub - Article 5 ARTICLE REGULATING IN THE LIGHT: HARNESSING POLITICAL ENTREPRENEURS’ ENERGY WITH POST-CRISIS SUNLIGHT HEARINGS JENNIFER ... ://www.newrepublic.com/blog/112152/timothy-geithners-exit-interview (“It is true that there is an ongoing political effort to legislate a weakening Dodd-Frank or block appointees. But that effort does not have much

Economic efficiency of Colombian agricultural companies: an empirical study of stochastic production frontiers

and intangible assets, aspects that provide competitive advantages for medium and large companies; therefore, we suggest to improve the political-private strategy of business management with incentives

THE NEED FOR A UNITED STATES NATIONAL ANTIQUITIES DATABASE: A VALUABLE SUGGESTION FROM THE NICOSIA CONVENTION

, undermining the black market. There would likely be more political will to implement such a system that compliments, rather than replaces, the entire current regulatory structure. There is also likely to be

The Study of Mercy: What Political Scientists Know (and Don't Know) About the Pardon Power

significant insight as to what they can expect the future work of political scientists will entail. THE DISCIPLINE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PRESIDENTIAL STUDIES While Western political philosophy traces its ... . ANDREW HACKER, POLITICAL THEORY: PHILOSOPHY, IDEOLOGY, SCIENCE 71 (1961); John C. Wahlke, Pre-Behavioralism in Political Science, 73 AM. POL. SCI. REV. 9, 27 n.7 (1979); but see IRWIN L. MORRIS, THE

Sources of conflicts in the execution of projects in companies of the oil sector in the Eastern Coast of the Lake of Zulia state

differences in philosophy and perception of how work should be done, as well as conflicting personal goals. Robbins & Judge [2], the origin of most conflicts is the transmission of poor communication, this ... , union and labor problems with the workers, by the doctrines or political inclination of some leaders. That is why the daily performance of companies, conflict situations of various nature and intensity

The Litigation Tango of La Casa Rosada and the Vultures: The Political Realities of Sovereign Debt, Vulture Funds, and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

balance the interests to private creditors and the United States foreign policy and diplomatic necessities. The FSIA is very much a legal tool in a political dance. As a result, there is a delicate three

Why We Do the Things We Do?: The Role of Ethics in Water Resource Planning

In “Why We Do The Things We Do?: The Role of Ethics in Water Resource Planning”, author Amy Hardberger discusses the role of ethics in political decision making and how ethics can and should impact ... ?: The Role of Ethics in Water Resource Planning Ms. Amy Hardberger* I. Introduction Understanding how political decisions are made requires the evaluation of many procedural levels. The most obvious

Analysis of the impact of eco-design on the circular economy: a bibliometric analysis of publications in Spain

main objective of the EU is to be climate neutral by 2050 and, in addition to having proposed a law that turns this political commitment into a legal obligation, to achieve this objective it will be ... conditions or under what philosophy or thought those goods have been produced. In addition, since Asia is responsible for a large volume of production over the world total, it would be interesting for Spain to

SIGNATURE OF MULTILATERAL TREATIES: STILL MEANINGFUL IN THE ERA OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW?

& Katerina Akestoridi, Sustainable Development Goals Between Politics and Soft Law: Towards International Political Normativity, 37 EMORY INT'L L. REV. (forthcoming 2023). 4 See U.N. OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS ... rely on at the domestic level (locus standi).17 The first stage concerns the domestic (legal, regulatory and political) adaptation of the treaty. Once the first stage has been completed – 12 TREATY

Sustainability and future of the oil and gas industry: a mini-review

an unstable policy and legal framework that ultimately, weakens a country’s political commitment towards energy policies; they downplay the investments needed to motivate research and development ... to reasonable amounts which now leads to O&G companies to be flexible and adapt their business models considering the changing regulatory environment owing to the political compliance pressures. These

The Discrimination and Denial of Fundamental Rights for the People of Sindh

years, are an ethnic and linguistic minority in Pakistan and face cultural and environmental discrimination, political oppression and violence. Her article brings to light the history of the Sindhis ... . The property left behind by the Hindus was arbitrarily distributed to political supporters of the then ruling government 5 Id. 6 Id. Pakistan actively campaigned to bring assimilation and conformity to

The Legality of Targeted Drone Attacks as U.S. Policy

law and domestic law to conclude that targeted killings can be legal. Importantly, the paper investigates the political implications of relying on targeted killings as the prominent form of counter ... working on behalf of the U.S. government. "Assassination" is defined to include three elements: (1) the murder of a private person (2) carried out covertly (3) for political ends. 42 However, targeted

Coming to Terms with Ruthlessness: Sovereign Equality, Global Pluralism, and the Limits of International Criminal Justice

those ends might justify in circumstances of high-stakes political conflict. In such a world, in which very few hands are truly clean, unilateral invocations of universal principles must be viewed ... "impunity" appears exclusively as a pejorative (if not an epithet),' and scholarship * Associate Professor of Political Science & Law, Wayne State University. J.D., Harvard University, 1987; LL.M., Columbia