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Justice as Desert.

. In this essay, I argue that its dismissal has been premature and while distinguishing "merit" from "desert" argue that both have a central place in moral and political philosophy as defining justice. ... has become the dominant political philosophy of our age. The genius of Rawls is to make Protagoras and Callicles and Glaucon respectable over Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle - no mean feat! Other

Conceptual Ambiguities and Practical Challenges of Ecological Forestry: A Critical Review

illustrate this trend and explain why it is problematic, we discuss the example of “ecological forestry,” currently being proposed as a strategy and indeed a philosophy, of sustainable multiple-use forest ... can be applied. We suggest that these conceptual ambiguities and practical challenges are not unique to ecological forestry and that any cohesive, enduring philosophy for sustainable natural resource

Economic Analysis of Wildfire Impacts to Water Quality: A Review

and in some cases limited by logistical and political difficulties, they cannot be implemented everywhere they may be needed. Therefore, investments must be prioritized based on project costs, expected ...   Berry , J. , G. Fischer , and R. Guiteras . 2020 . “ Eliciting and utilizing willingness to pay: Evidence from field trials in Northern Ghana.” Journal of Political Economy 128 ( 4 ): 1436

Variable Support and Opposition to Fuels Treatments for Wildfire Risk Reduction: Melding Frameworks for Local Context and Collaborative Potential

understanding the ways that local social context or circumstances interact with broader agency, political, or procedural processes to influence local support or opposition to fuels treatments. Case study lessons ... aren’t subject to political pressure and public pressure. Somewhere in there, somewhere between what they did and that pre-Columbian state…probably would’ve been ideal for the greatest number of people

Timberland Investment Management Organizations: Business Strategies in Forest Plantations in Brazil

in investment strategies. Market size, political risk, tax systems, and timber markets were also cited as important indicators of a business environment. Brazil and other emerging countries should ... focus on political stability, granting complete land tenure rights, and simplification of the tax system to attract new investors to timberland. Management and Policy Implications Investments in

Political Competence and the Mediator: A New Strategy for Managing Complexity and Stress

demands of the role. The focus of this article is a form of competence which has thus far not been named in the mediationliterature: political competence. It is relevant because mediators must: manage power ... POLITICAL COMPETENCE AND THE MEDIATOR: A NEW STRATEGY FOR MANAGING COMPLEXITY AND STRESS 0 MA (University of Sydney) Dip Ed (University of Sydney) Dip HR (Australian Human Resource Institute and

Using Sustainability to Inform Renewal of the LLB Foundation Curriculum: Knowledge Skills and Attitudes for the Future

curriculum renewal illustrates the tools and philosophy that underpin a refresh of the first year law curriculum seeking to engage in a bigger conceptual project, with the discipline standards in mind. ... part this reflects one of the primary challenges in sustaining the first year program; maintaining focus on the philosophy and methodology of the program curriculum in the face of multiple staff changes

Sailing the Waves on Our Own: Climate Change Migration, Self-Determination and the Carteret Islands

to self-determination is foundational for other human rights, it is important to consider how island communities can pursue their political, economic, social and cultural development when relocating ... and Political Rights (‘ICCPR’) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (‘ICESCR’), self-determination relates to the rights peoples have to pursue their own political

A Not So Rational Philosophy: A Critique of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld)

Like political and economic theory, theories of punishment come in waves. Fashions change. In the 1960s and into the 1970s utilitarian theories dominated penal philosophy: deterrence, prevention, and ... Queensland Parliament. More than anything else it illustrates the practical weaknesses of the philosophy and its submission to political realities. The shadow Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Mr

Teitiota v The Chief Executive Of Ministry Of Business, Innovation And Employment- A Person Displaced

Political Philosophy 618, 622. the domestic government and is a matter for domestic law,59 while international migration will be determined by international law and the scope of domestic policies on migration ... occupants of Kiribati to do as their wells become salty,6 seawater destroys their crops, high tides and king tides wash the ocean into their homes,7 when what they need is protection on a non-political

The Hon James Thomas AM, Judicial Ethics in Australia, (Lexis Nexis Butterworths, 3rd ed, 2009) 430 pp

bases for subconscious judicial decision making in many cases.48 What is particularly interesting is that literature exists supporting49 and debunking50 links between political philosophy and judging ... nature of judicial duties. For a contemporary examination of claimed direct correlation between United States Supreme Court appointee's decisions and political philosophy see L Epstein and J A Segal

Power in Legal Education: A (New) Critical and Analytical Approach

education, and allow for political interventions to become more ethically sensitive and potentially more effective. ... it outlines will allow for overtly political interventions into legal education to become more effective, for pedagogical interventions to be positioned as political, and for legal educators to adopt

How to be Selfish and Political Without Really Trying – Time for a Paradigm Shift in the Resolution of Disputes Within Queensland's Not-For-Profit Associations

  exercises  in  life  where  people  are  entitled to act, if they so choose, selfishly or politically’.  Selfish or political behaviour  is clearly at the heart of many disputes within clubs and community ...  political behaviour and motivation can really be avoided: 12 Domestic  tribunals  are  usually  established  in  circumstances  which  are  radically  different. The members, generally speaking, have agreed

What Is Limiting More Flexible Fire Management—Public or Agency Pressure?

Conventional wisdom within American federal fire management agencies suggests that external influence such as community or political pressure for aggressive suppression are key factors circumscribing ... attitudes. External factors A included political and community pressures from the public who are often perceived to demand an aggressive suppression response. This article details how these internal and

PUNITIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND POLICY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

which owes more to imagery and emotive elements than criminological research. The question of whether this political and media manipulation of criminal policy has resulted in a more punitive society is ... resulted in a more punitive society is not without difficulty however. Despite this punitive political and media driven focus a number of important factors need to be addressed in order to better understand

The construction of the legal identity: 'Governmentality' in Australian legal education

nuanced basis for political action than is possible with current conceptual frameworks. ... this framework to Australian legal education with the intent of moving research in this area in a more productive direction. Doing so will also provide a more nuanced basis for political action than is

Harmony between Men and Land -- Aldo Leopold and the Foundations of Ecosystem Management

Evolving from both Gifford Pinchot and his utilitarian philosophy of wise use, and John Muir and the preservation philosophy of wilderness, Aldo Leopold espoused--and practices--integrating a degree

Rwanda’s Post-Genocide Approach to Ethnicity and Its Impact on the Batwa as an Indigenous People: An International Human Rights Law Perspective

… the real beneficiaries of decolonisation and independent statehood’.38 Suffering from political, social and economic exclusion, ‘indigenous’ communities in CANZUS countries ‘remained strongly determined ... increasing opportunity, prosperity and stability’.97 Nevertheless, the area in which Rwanda is consistently criticised — its record on civil and political rights — has significant consequences for Batwa.98 The

Political and Commercial Interests as Influences in the Development of the Doctrine of the Freedom of the High Seas

navigation, fishing and trade according to their country's political requirements.35 Denmark claimed jurisdiction over the Baltic, Norway exerted control over the sea routes to Iceland and Greenland, Sweden ... protect widely dispersed interests.46 The development of the concept of the freedom of the seas during this period is very interesting as it reveals that it was used very much as a political tool by

TO ADJUDICATE AND ENFORCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS: SOUTH AFRICA PROVES THAT DOMESTIC COURTS ARE A VIABLE OPTION

Historically, the development of socio-economic rights has lagged behind their civil and political counterparts. In recent years, this has started to change. This paper examines the South African ... list of rights that are considered fundamental to a person’s well-being.6 These rights were subsequently split into two separate international treaties: the International Covenant on Civil and Political