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Parliamentary Supremacy versus Judicial SupremacyHow can adversarial judicial, public, and political dialogue be institutionalised?

The battles between proponents and opponents of judicial supremacy have recently intensified in the US and also in Europe. I summarise the debates in political philosophy, legal theory and ... Social and Political Philosophy (Faculty of Humanities) and of Sociology (Faculty of Social Sciences) at the University from anonymous reviewers and from Leonard Besselink, Nik de Boer, Bas Schotel, Marcel

Fundamental Rights and the EU Internal Market: Just how Fundamental are the EU Treaty Freedoms?A Normative Enquiry Based on John Rawls’ Political Philosophy

fundamental rights. It uses the political philosophy of John Rawls to assess why we should attach priority to certain rights and which rights should therefore be considered fundamental rights. On this basis it ... important, and be very careful in allowing restrictions on fundamental rights for the purpose of protecting this market access. This article uses the political philosophy of John Rawls and his philosophical

The Aristocratic City: The Dance Aesthetic of Dorothee Gunther and the Political Legacy of Francois Delsarte

The Delsartean philosophy of movement adapted to the currents of modernism because some female disciples of Delsarte succeeded in translating the master’s ideas into a modernist idiom compatible with ... University , San Jose, CA , USA - THE ARISTOCRATIC CITY: THE DANCE AESTHETIC OF DOROTHEE GÜNTHER AND THE POLITICAL LEGACY OF FRANÇOIS DELSARTE Karl Toepfer The Delsartean philosophy of movement adapted to

General practice in the German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)

offices. Within the nationalized GDR health system a committed group of physicians, under difficult political circumstances, pushed for professionalization of general practice and its recognition as a field ... terminology) in general practice. The specialist training of GPs also included ideological and political teaching content, since the knowledge about the Marxist-Leninist philosophy and the socialist society was

Online Political Microtargeting: Promises and Threats for Democracy

Online political microtargeting involves monitoring people’s online behaviour, and using the collected data, sometimes enriched with other data, to show people-targeted political advertisements ... . Introduction Political campaigns are increasingly combining data-driven voter research with personalised political advertising: online political microtargeting.1 Through political microtargeting, a political

Predictors of vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria

and December 2020. Vaccine hesitancy was predicted by freedom-related fears (i.e., fears regarding the political situation, particularly loss of personal freedoms), but were negatively associated with ... and December 2020. Results Vaccine hesitancy was predicted by freedomrelated fears (i.e., fears regarding the political situation, particularly loss of personal freedoms), but were negatively

Homeopathy—A lively relic of the prescientific era

that which is unquestionable to the eye and is thus opposed to myth. In modern medicine, as well as in modern philosophy of science, in a stricter definition evidence refers to empirical findings that ... , profit-oriented industrial companies. The relevance of such distorted information is shown by political efforts in Europe to treat homeopathy as a possibly serious alternative solution in the context of

Development of sustainable research excellence with a global perspective on infectious diseases: Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Gabon

scientists for medical research and coping with ever changing structural and political environments. The Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL) serves as model for how to overcome such challenges ... and will be committed to its philosophy to serve the local population in medicine, science and training. Medicine and global health research face continuous challenges, particularly so in Africa

The (Political) Pursuit of Victim Voice:(Comparative) Observations on the Dutch Draft on the Adviesrecht

? needs used within the political debate may be featured as a homogeneous concept, the legal traditions that need to host victim-oriented arrangements differ. Indeed, the apparent political consensus with ... Victim Support was, however, felt to be beneficial.41 Nevertheless, the expansion of the oral VIS remained a contentious issue within the Dutch debate. In the wake of the political debate with regard to

Gerold Stanek (1946–2022)

philosophy as well as geography. Due to his considerate nature, his amiable personality and his fine humor, he was appreciated by all as a teacher, mentor and colleague [ 7 ]. We will never forget him. 1

The history of circadian rhythm research in Austria

civil war and financial problems, he moved to Ecuador in 1948, where he worked as a university professor in Quito, initially teaching twentieth century philosophy at the Universidad Central, and later as

Screening for colorectal cancer

the results to the Minister of Health. Whether an organized colorectal cancer screening program will be implemented in Austria, however, is a political decision. Overall, the screening tests for ... Austria would be cost-effective. Once the political commitment to establish an organized colorectal cancer screening program in Austria has been made, it will be crucial to pilot test the program. Pilot

The Virtuality of Territorial Borders

If architecture is politics, then the rise of data-driven computing systems will transform the course, if not the conditions of possibility for the political. Provoked by the work of artists Ruti ... Toronto Law Journal, no. 2, pp. 196-224. R. Sela & M. Amir (eds.), Extraterritorialities in Occupied Worlds (2016). The distinction between 'politics' and 'the political' stems from C. Lefort, The Political

Integrating avatar technology into a telemedicine application in heart failure patients

. Classical Avatars of . India: In: Incarnation in Hinduism and Christianity. Library of Philosophy and Religion . London: Palgrave Macmillan; 1987 . 13. Falloon G. Using avatars and virtual environments in

The ‘Social Market Economy’ in a (Heterogeneous) Social Europe: Does it Make a Difference?

financial and migration crises, serves only to highlight the gap between rhetoric and reality. We identify two main reasons for this, namely a lack of legal competence and a lack of political will. We then ... greater calls for the EU to respond to these challenges, at the very time when there is a lack of significant political will to act. These problems are exacerbated by the fact that some perceive the EU to

The role of the Director Zmago Slokan in the development of Maribor General Hospital in the first period after the Second World War (1953–1970)

situation and changes in the political system. On one hand the hospital suffered relatively large damage due to bombing attacks during the war and on the other it had to face numerous staffing problems ... political system required the management of the hospital to be taken over by an individual who enjoyed the political, professional and economic trust of the then authorities. Based on his engagement during

Between the Dog and the Divine: Resistance and conventionalism in cosmopolitanism

a plan for overcoming them; but in Diogenes a political programme that cannot attain its own ends, and in Zeno a political solution that comes unmoored from its foundations. Today, the International ... defines the cosmopolitanism position as follows: ?The nebulous core shared by all cosmopolitan views is the idea that all human beings, regardless of their political affiliation, are (or can and should be

Migrate your mind: the role of palliative care in transcultural cancer treatment

SummaryBackgroundIn increasingly multi-ethnic societies fostering cultural awareness and integration of immigrants is not only a political duty but also an obligation for social and healthcare ... nowadays is an issue with prominent media coverage. In the increasingly multi-ethnic societies, supporting and fostering cultural awareness is not only a political duty but also an obligation for social and

Problem-Solving Criminal Justice: Developments in England and Wales

essential. The barriers and obstacles preventing a more extensive application of problem-solving criminal justice is also discussed, drawing on points connected to sentencing parameters, ‘political will’ and ... considerations of legal principle and sentencing parameters, issues of politics and ?political will? and on aspects of legal culture. It is argued there are legal cultural impediments to advancing this approach

Erwin Deutsch, the Eppinger Clinic and the legacy of the Second Vienna School of Medicine—Continuities of a career

oppression and rather aimed to blend in. It is even possible that he sympathized with some aspects of National Socialism: According to a 1942 political assessment in his NSDAP personnel file (Gau-Akt), he had ... . 9 AT-OeStA, AdR, UWFuK, BMU PA, Sign 21, Deutsch Erwin. 10 AT-OeStA, AdR, ZNsZ, GA, Gauakt Erwin Deutsch. The file was created when the Vienna NSDAP was asked for a political assessment of Deutsch on