According to the paradox of the just law, just laws do not create moral duties, even under the assumption that the law generally creates duties. Raz argues that this paradox
arises in relation to laws which are both just and to which an independent moral obligation is attached, but his treatment of the issue is brief. [...]
This article defends a positivist view of human rights while highlighting the limitations of the naturalistic view in the context of human rights violations: the naturalist’s
nontemporal, categorical conception of rights oversimplifies ex post moral reflection; its notion of unenforceable rights fails to address moral life after violations; [...]
International Criminal Justice Review, Ahead of Print. This study examines how changes in residential permanency during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders impacted street and
cybercrimes in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Drawing on routine activity theory, we hypothesize that street crimes (theft, auto theft, ... [...]
Societies, Vol. 15, Pages 337: Not Ready for AI? Exploring Teachers’ Negative Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence Societies doi: 10.3390/soc15120337 Authors: Laurențiu
Gabriel Țîru Vasile Gherheș Ionela Stoicov Miroslav Stanici [...]
Written by Clément Evroux. According to Eurostat, EU research and development expenditure relative to GDP stood at 2.26 % in 2023, while in comparison it stood respectively
at 3.59 % in the United States, and 2.56 % in China (2022). In his 2024 report on the future of European Competitiveness, Mario Draghi identified this gap as one [...]
Written by Ivana Katsarova. Energy drinks, widely marketed as performance-enhancing products, contain high levels of caffeine, sugar and stimulants such as taurine and guarana.
Rising and excessive consumption among adolescents has raised public health concerns linked to acute cardiovascular effects, sleep disruption and gastrointestinal [...]
Policy makers can choose among many alternative policy instruments to reduce the impact of EU commodity imports on forests and related biodiversity loss in the world. Changes
in the instrument mix affect a wide range of stakeholder groups with varying strategic interests and corresponding policy preferences. [...]
