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'A Philosophy of Intellectual Property' by Peter Drahos, Applied Legal Philosophy Series, Dartmouth, 1996, 257 Pages.

' philosophy of intellectual property. It is not simply a history of the philosophy of intellectual property, but presents Drahos' own understanding and model of an underlying philosophical framework. However ... Law Review: http://epublications.bond.edu.au/blr/vol8/iss2/7 'A PHILOSOPHY OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY' by Peter Drahos APPLIED LEGAL PHILOSOPHY SERIES, DARTMOUTH, 1996, 257 pages. By William van

The Philosophical Ideals and Political Orientation of Thomas McCawley: A Social Democrat or a Pragmatist?

  philosophical  reasons  and  that  his  underlying  political  philosophy  was  closely  in  tune  with  the  overall  orientation  of  the  Industrial Arbitration Act. His  writings, in  particular,  evidence ...   writings  of  Henry  Bournes  Higgins.74 McCawley  was  a  close  adherent  of  Higgins’  political  philosophy  and  his  technical  and  systematic  approach  to  arbitration  and  shared  his  belief  in

The Constitutional Framework of Political Powers of the Russian Federation

 elections may either run individually or  through  a  registered  political  party.109  A  candidate  wins  the  presidential  election  if  the  candidate  receivs  no  less  then  50%  of  the  votes  from ...   resolve  disputes  or  issues  concerning  Russian  citizenship,133  granting  political  asylum,134  ‘award  state  decorations’  and  honorary  titles,135  award  ‘top  military  ranks’  and  ‘top

How far have we really come? Civil and political rights in Queensland

 HAVE WE REALLY COME? CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN QUEENSLAND HARRY HOBBS† AND ANDREW TROTTER* ABSTRACT The  2012  state  election  landslide  for  the  Liberal  National  Party  has  had ...  centuries of gradually calculated reform aimed at protecting human rights. I  INTRODUCTION Civil and political rights were in a fairly dire state in the Middle Ages.1  Sex workers  faced stigma and

The Philosophical Ideals and Political Orientation of Thomas McCawley: A Social Democrat or a Pragmatist?

This paper examines the philosophical and political orientation of Thomas McCawley ─ a judge of the Queensland Supreme Court and a member of the Queensland Industrial Court in the early part of the ...   philosophical  reasons  and  that  his  underlying  political  philosophy  was  closely  in  tune  with  the  overall  orientation  of  the  Industrial Arbitration Act. His  writings, in  particular,  evidence

Common Origin, Different Outcomes in Political Communication Defence: Using Principle and Policy to Trim the Square Peg

://epublications.bond.edu.au/blr/vol12/iss1/6 By Jodie O'Leary+ In the past few years there has been considerable development in Commonwealth countries in the law of qualified privilege as it relates to political communication

The fight for the right to make donations to political parties: Unions NSW v NSW (2013) HCA 58

’)  before  the  matter  was  heard  by  the  Court.2 In  short,  the  Plaintiffs  argued  that  provisions  of  the  EFED Act that  limited  the  ability  of  corporations  and  unions  to  make  political

Political Parties, Elections and Election Systems by Etem Aziri

differences between them. Classification of political parties according to the author, can be based on different criteria ranging from philosophy and political, to the political programs of up to parliamentary ... treatment of political parties as a global phenomenon. In 2004 published the book "Political parties and democracy", while two years "Sociology of political parties" - in modified version. This book differs

The cost of policital donation reform: a burden on the implied freedom of political communication - unions NSW and others v State of New South Wales

only permit political donations from persons who are on the electoral roll, thereby prohibiting donations from corporations and unions. The m atter was heard by the High Court in November 2013 and raised

Leo Strauss: An Intellectual Biography by Daniel Tanguay

The book ends with concluding remarks of the writer about the whole Leo Strauss’s thought. Although Leo Strauss’s philosophy is very complex especially in terms of so many different titles and ... twentieth century political philosophy but also enable to us with critical outlook about modern political philosophy and its problems. Apart from Introduction, the book consists of four main titles about Leo

Uluru Statement from the Heart: Australian Public Law Pluralism

community throughout Australia, the Uluru Statement offers an Indigenous-led legal, political, and cultural solution for bringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within our system of ... in a truly pluralistic Australian public law. Regardless of its political reception — at the time of writing the Australian government has rejected it out of hand — the Uluru Statement represents a

Genuine Links Beyond State and Market Control: The Sale of Citizenship by Investment in International and Supranational Legal Perspective

Hirschl, 'On Citizenship, States and Markets' ( 2014 ) 22 ( 2 ) The Journal of Political Philosophy 231-2. 11 Everett S Lee, 'A Theory of Migration' ( 1966 ) 3(1) Demography 49 . 12 See below nn 138-9. 13 ... sovereignty. 3 Subject to globalization, the legal concept of citizenship, then, is in a process of transition to incorporate multiple meanings. In a world of heightened economic, political and social

Three Illusions of Modern Politics

social order.45 The conception of justice at work in this vision is not the kind of institutional or distributive justice that forms the focus of much contemporary political philosophy; rather, it rests on ... /blr/vol30/iss1/5 Modern political discourse is characterised by three pervasive and harmful illusions: the illusions of control, desert and revenge. The illusion of control holds that we can manage our

Untangling the Constitutional Labyrinth

political majorities. ...  political developments in India made it  inevitable that a Bill of Rights, or Fundamental Rights, as we call them, should be enacted in  our Constitution.’ See, H M Seervai, Constitutional Law of India, Vol 1

Smith, Suzuki, & Wiseman's "Women's Political Writings, 1610-1725" - Book Review

collection brings together a range of political texts by women in the period before and leading upto the English Civil War, during the Civil War and Interreg? num, during and following the Restoration, and ... ,reset and transcribed edition wouldbe a valuable tool for anyone working on seventeenth-century Quaker history. The authorsincluded write from a wide variety of political and religiouspositions. Many are

Smith, Suzuki, & Wiseman's "Women's Political Writings, 1610-1725" - Book Review

a range of political texts by women in the period before and leading upto the English Civil War, during the Civil War and Interreg­ num, during and following the Restoration, and concluding with works ... transcribed edition wouldbe a valuable tool for anyone working on seventeenth-century Quaker history. The authorsincluded write from a wide variety of political and religiouspositions. Many are, as one

Frankenstein Incorporated or Fools’ Parliament? Revisiting the Concept of the Corporation in Corporate Governance

ascertained? And what does it entail in terms of institutional framework for decision making?2 These are troublesome questions of legal and political philosophy and represent a kind of intellectual no man’s ... application.51 This approach, although elegant, is reductionist. While there is some justification for it as a legal proposition it scarcely stands as a proposition of social or political philosophy or social

What’s Law Got To Do With It? Mapping Modern Mediation Movements in Civil and Common Law Jurisdictions

the rapid expansion of mediation in common law jurisdictions, and the comparatively hesitant development of mediation in civil law jurisdictions. In this article I consider the legal and political ... .26 Such developments indicate that the German, and indeed the European, mediation movements are repositioning themselves from the academic to the practitionerfocused political arena. As a well

Albanian Book and Libraries in Kosovo

in Kosovo by the 14th century was followed with a long interruption due to socio-political circumstances. The linguistic structure of the book in libraries by the middle of the sixties of the 20th ... the political and cultural position of Albanians was also reflected in view of the growing number of publications in Albanian and network extension of libraries also changing their cultural status. In