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Anthem Press The Inherence of Human Dignity: Law and Religious
Book SynopsisFocused on the more practical level, volume 2 seeks to understand the work dignity may do as a foundation for law, how it is related to religious liberty, and how we should adjudicate religious liberty disputes at the individual and corporate level. What is the sphere of human dignity that the law should be trying to protect? Is the role of dignity helpful as a foundational legal concept, and if so, how exactly? What is the status of religious liberty as a component of human dignity, and how is it to be balanced with other individual rights, such as freedom of expression? And finally, to what extent can the law adjudicate corporate religious claims?Trade Reviewhttps://voegelinview.com/the-inherence-of-human-dignity/Occupying a place front and center among important moral phenomena in need of robust explanation is the dignity of human persons. As such this perennially fascinating topic constitutes a powerful test case for rival explanatory candidates, an eminently telling clue to the import of the human condition and the very nature of reality. The essential dignity and unspeakably great worth of each and every human being is both a vital humanistic and humanizing doctrine, and an ineliminable moral datum that veritably cries out for adequate explanation to do it justice. The most penetrating explanations of human dignity refuse to domesticate or deflate it, but rather allow its full reverential and evidential force to be felt. This diverse collection adds a chorus of intelligent and insightful voices to this timely and timeless exploration, providing clarifying analysis, points of resonance and common ground across divergent views, as well as tensions and disagreements that ultimately, and instructively, may prove insuperable. — David Baggett, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Moral Apologetics at Houston Baptist University, USAThe political and legal battle over how we understand human dignity is right at the heart of the comprehensive crisis that is rocking the advanced modern world to its foundations, and there is no better scholarly exploration of that concept than the work published in these two invaluable volumes. — Greg Forster, Ph.D., Director, Oikonomia Network, Assistant Professor of Faith and Culture, Trinity International University, USAThe Inherence of Human Dignity, Vol. 1 and 2, deserves a wide readership. Barry Bussey and Angus Menuge have drawn together an important collection of essays from a diverse group of authors in order to explore different conceptions of human dignity and how it is to be grounded. — Robert A. Larmer, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of New Brunswick, CanadaBussey and Menuge have edited a magisterial, brilliant two volume work that should be essential reading for anyone interested in a commitment to human dignity. — Charles Taliaferro Overby Distinguished Chair and Professor of Philosophy, St. Olaf College, USA“Human rights protect human dignity. But what is human dignity? Why is it important? An international group of scholars comments first on grounding human dignity and second on human dignity’s competing conceptions. By editing these essays, Barry Bussey and Angus Menuge have done the scholarly community a great service”.—Prof. dr. Paul Cliteur, Professor of Jurisprudence, Leiden University.“Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (or Maastricht Treaty, 1992) states that ‘The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights.’ This Article makes human dignity a notion that is relevant for legal scholars, politicians, and others who want to understand the foundations of contemporary European culture. Barry Bussey and Angus Menuge have done an excellent job collecting some of the most thought-provoking contributions on this topic. This book deserves a wide readership.” — Prof. dr. Afshin Ellian, Professor of Jurisprudence, Leiden University.Table of ContentsForeword, Heiner Bielefeldt; Table of cases; Introduction, Barry W. Bussey; Part I Dignity as Foundation of Law; Chapter One ‘Acts Which Have Outraged the Conscience of Humankind’, Clint Curle; Chapter Two Abstract Language and Invisible Associations: The Necessity for Clear Language to Maintain Genuine Rights and Freedoms, Iain T. Benson; Chapter Three Human Dignity as an Explicit Constitutional Norm, Katya Kozicki and William Soares Pugliese; Chapter Four Discovering Dignity in Adjudication: The Jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Andrea Pin; Chapter Five The New Dignity Jurisprudence: A Critique, Angus J. L. Menuge; Chapter Six Against Group Dignity: Contemporary Human Rights Instruments and Their Attributions of Dignity to Groups, Dwight Newman, QC; Part II Religious Liberty and Human Dignity; Chapter Seven Religious Liberty and the Human Good, Robert P. George; Chapter Eight Human Dignity Found in Religious Community, Barry W. Bussey; Chapter Nine What ‘Rule of Law’ Programs Need in the Twenty-First Century, Dallas K. Miller; Chapter Ten Balancing Competing Dignity Claims: Insights from the United Kingdom and Italy, Matteo Frau and Vito Breda; Chapter Eleven Trinity Western University and the Future of Conservative Religious Education, Greg Walsh; Chapter Twelve Sacrifi cing Dignity to Protect Dignity: Human Dignity and Exclusion Zones in Australia, Michael Quinlan; Chapter Thirteen Respecting the Dignity of Religious Organizations: When Is It Appropriate for Courts to Decide Religious Doctrine?, Neil Foster; Notes on Contributors; Index.
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Merrion Press Defects: Living with the Legacy of the Celtic
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Housing as Commons: Housing Alternatives as
Book SynopsisExperiences of the struggle for housing, ignited by the lack of social and affordable housing, have led to the establishing of shared and self-managed housing areas. In such a context, it becomes crucially important to re-think the need to define common urban worlds “from below". Here, Penny Travlou and Stavros Stavridis trace contemporary practices of urban commoning through which people re-define housing economies. Connecting to a rich literature on the importance of commons and of practices of commoning for the creation of emancipated societies, the authors discuss whether housing struggles and co-habitation experiences may contribute in crucial ways to the development of a commoning culture. The authors explore a variety of urban contexts through global case studies from across the Global North and South, in search of concrete examples that illustrate the potentialities of urban commoning.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Revisiting the housing question: The potentialities of urban commoning Stavros Stavrides and Penny Travlou Part I Informal housing, infrastructures and commoning practices 1 Weaving commons in Salvador (Bahia, Brazil): Urgency, recognition, convergence Ana Fernandes, Glória Cecília Figueiredo and Gabriela Leandro Pereira 2 Activists infrastructures and commoning ‘from below’: The case of Cheetah Camp, Mumbai Lalitha Kamath and Purva Dewoolkar 3 Subaltern place as an infrastructure of consolidation: Settling an informal neighbourhood in Mumbai Himanshu Burte 4 Commoning Aboriginal ethno-architecture: Indigenous housing experiences in Australia Angus Cameron and Penny Travlou 5 Feeding together: The revolution starts in the kitchen Marc Gavaldà and Claudio Cattaneo Part II Cooperatives, squats and housing struggles 6 Hybrid commons: Housing cooperatives in Zurich Irina Davidovici 7 Urban commoning and popular power: The ‘autonomous neighbourhoods’ in Mexico City Stavros Stavrides 8 Berlin and the city as commons Mathias Heyden in conversation with Christian Hiller, Anh-Linh Ngo and Max Kaldenhoff 9 Refugee housing squats as shared heterotopias: The case of City Plaza Athens squat Nikolas Kanavaris 10 The Dandara community-occupation: Destitution-constitution movements towards urban commons in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) Lucia Capanema Alvares, João B. M. Tonucci Filho and Joviano Maia Mayer Part III In defence of the collective right to housing 11 Materializing the self-management: Tracking the commons in Yugoslav housing economy Jelica Jovanovic 12 A Greek activist’s reflections on the housing struggles and the movement against foreclosures in Athens Tonia Katerini 13 The power of public participation: Socio-economic impacts of urban development on the local commons in Egypt Mohamed Magdi Hagras 14 From social urbanism to strategies of collective action in Medellin Penny Travlou in conversation with Catalina Ortiz and Harry Smith 15 Housing policy as a form of urban governance: The Barbican Estate and the enclosure of the urban commons Ioanna Piniara Epilogue: Congregations: On the inhabitation of urban humans AbduMaliq Simone Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Tenancy Law and Housing Policy in Europe: Towards
Book SynopsisTenancy law has developed in all EU member states for decades, or even centuries, but constitutes a widely blank space in comparative and European law. This book fills an important gap in the literature by considering the diverse and complex panorama of housing policies, markets and their legal regulation across Europe. Expert contributors argue that while unification is neither politically desired nor opportune, a European recommendation of best practices including draft rules and default contracts implementing a regulatory equilibrium would be a rewarding step forward.Despite the lack of EU legislation, policies and legislation in areas ranging from anti-poverty, energy, and tax to consumer law and human rights have generated important, though largely unnoticed, collateral effects on the field. This book opens by presenting a representative picture of the social, economic and legal embeddedness of this sector in Western, Central and Eastern Europe. Contributions then deal more narrowly with the legal regulation of different jurisdictions? tenancy contracts.Tenancy Law and Housing Policy in Europe makes a significant contribution to our understanding of issues in tenancy and housing that will be welcomed by academics and advanced students in law across Europe.Contributors include: S.N. Aznar, E. Bargelli, R. Bianchi, M. Drofenik, M.O. Garcia, M. Habdas, M.E.A. Haffner, J. Hegedüs, V. Horvath, A. Hussar, M. Jordan, J. Juul-Sandberg, A. Klopp, I. Kull, S. Meznar, H.S. Moreno, P. Norberg, G. Panek, E.M. Roig, C.U. Schmid, K. XerriTrade Review'Tenancy Law and Housing Policy in Europe makes a significant contribution to the understanding of issues in tenancy and housing that can be beneficial to the academics and students of law, public services and public administration across Europe. Practitioners might find useful hints and recommendations on housing regulations, as well.'--NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Christoph U. Schmid 1. The role of private renting in France and the Netherlands compared Marietta E.A. Haffner 2. Central and East European housing regimes in the light of private rental sector development József Hegedüs and Vera Horváth 3. Tenancies as an alternative to homeownership in Spain, Portugal and Malta? The legal drivers in a European context Sergio Nasarre Aznar, Maria Olinda Garcia, Héctor Simón Moreno, Kurt Xerri and Elga Molina Roig 4. Black market and residential tenancy contracts in southern Europe: new trends in private law measures Elena Bargelli and Ranieri Bianchi 5. The (in)effectiveness of tenancy regulation in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia – is law part of the problem or the solution? Špelca Mežnar and Maša Drofenik 6. Elements of stability of tenancy relations in Baltic states Irene Kull and Ave Hussar 7. Balancing the rights of tenants and landlords in the context of rent regulation – Polish experiences in the light of ECtHR case-law Magdalena Habdas and Grzegorz Panek 8. The British assured shorthold tenancy in a European context: extremity of tenancy law on the fringes of Europe Mark Jordan 9. Rent control and other aspects of tenancy law in Sweden, Denmark and Finland – how can a balance be struck between protection of tenants’ rights and landlords’ ownership rights in welfare states? Per Norberg and Jakob Juul-Sandberg 10. The role of tenancy law in the tenant countries Switzerland, Austria and Germany – Macroeconomic benefits through a balanced legal infrastructure? Annika Klopp and Christoph U. Schmid Epilogue: towards a European role in tenancy law and housing policy Christoph U. Schmid Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Loss of Homes and Evictions across Europe: A
Book SynopsisThe loss of a home can lead to major violations of a person's dignity and human rights. Yet, evictions take place everyday in all countries across Europe. This book provides a comparative assessment of human rights, administrative, procedural and public policy norms, in the context of eviction, across a number of European jurisdictions. Through this comparison the book exposes the emergence of consistent, Europe-wide standards and norms.With contributions from experts across Europe, the chapters provide an assessment of eviction procedures in 11 jurisdictions, including Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Each chapter examines a number of factors relating to evictions in the respective jurisdiction, such as, the human rights and legal framework, nature and extent of evictions taking place, risk factors leading to evictions and relevant best practice guidance. All together, this book will make a significant contribution to the understanding of the similarities and differences between eviction policies across European states. As the first work of it?s kind to provide an in-depth comparison of eviction policies across Europe, Loss of Homes and Evictions Across Europe will be of great interest to those who are researching European housing law and human rights law and policy. Housing law and public policy makers, and those working within associated European institutions, will also find the data and accompanying analysis invaluable for informing their work.Contributors include: E. Bargelli, W. Borysiak, P. Decker, G. Donadio, R.M. Garcia, M.F. Hrast, C. Hunter, P. Kenna, S. Nasarre-Aznar, S. Nikolic, N. Pleace, C.U. Schmid, P. Sparkes, N. Teller, D. Vermeir, J. Verstraete, M. VolsTrade Review'This is an invaluable book for anyone interested in housing markets across Europe. Misleading comparisons are often made but this book sets the record straight. It provides a contextual account, written by country experts, of evictions from rented and mortgaged homes that considers legal, social, human rights and policy factors in 11 European countries. At last, one can discover how homes are really valued across Europe.' --Sarah Nield, University of Southampton, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Freek Spinnewijn Introduction Padraic Kenna 1. Evictions in Belgium, a neglected yet pressing issue Jana Verstraete, Pascal De Decker and Diederik Vermeir 2. Evictions in France Marc Uhry 3. Evictions in Germany Christoph U. Schmid and Sofija Nikolic 4. Social context, evictions and prevention measures in Hungary Nóra Teller and Eszter Somogyi, with the contribution of Nóra Tosics 5. Evictions in Ireland Padraic Kenna 6. Evictions in Italy Elena Bargelli and Giulia Donadio 7. Evictions in the Netherlands Michel Vols 8. Evictions in Poland Witold Borysiak 9. Evictions in Slovenia: legal aspects, data limitations and good practices Maša Filipovicˇ Hrast 10. Evictions and homelessness in Spain 2010–2017 Sergio Nasarre-Aznar and Rosa Maria Garcia-Teruel 11. Evictions in the UK: causes, consequences and management Nicholas Pleace and Caroline Hunter Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Ways out of the European Housing Crisis: Tenure
Book SynopsisThis timely book provides readers with a detailed comparative survey of tenure innovation and diversification in Europe. Alternative and intermediate tenures, i.e., housing options beyond tenancy and homeownership, are examined as remedies to address the growing European housing crisis.Starting with an introduction to national housing systems and their development, contributions from experienced legal academics explain the potential of alternative and intermediate tenures used in individual countries. Divided into groups reflecting not only geographical vicinity, but also roughly similar types of welfare states, the book examines 14 jurisdictions all over Europe. Taken together, the national models constitute what can be labelled a European acquis of housing options. The final comparative evaluation focuses on selecting best practice models, potentially capable of being transferred to, and used beneficially in, other countries.Addressing the European Housing Crisis will be of great interest for academics in European law, property law and public administration and management. It will also be a key resource for policy makers and experts associated with political institutions, civil society and housing associations, both at European and national levels.Trade Review‘This very valuable text develops an informative taxonomy within which it compares the growing range of innovations in intermediate tenures that have been developed in the face of the worsening housing crisis across Europe. It is an invaluable reference text not just for lawyers but for those working across the fields of housing economics and finance.’ -- Christine Whitehead, London School of Economics, UK‘This far reaching book really widens the scope of current comparative housing research by offering – within a common analytical frame – a detailed discussion on the whole repertoire of regulations for various housing settings, beyond homeownership and rentals, in 14 European countries. It is a must-read for comparative researchers.’ -- Teresio Poggio, University of Trento, Italy‘In the face of the current housing crisis in most EU countries, alternative and intermediate tenures below and between rent and ownership are in the focus of both researchers and policy makers. When searching for new models for better accommodating individual housing needs, it is highly recommended to examine previous experiences in other countries. The comparative legal groundwork laid in this book provides an excellent basis to rethink and complement the national portfolios of housing tenures. A powerful testimony to the Europeanisation of housing studies!’ -- Steffen Sebastian, University of Regensburg, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface xvi Tenure reform as a means to address the European housing crisis 1 Christoph U. Schmid 1 Spain 7 Sergio Nasarre-Aznar and Héctor Simón Moreno 2 Portugal 37 Maria Olinda Garcia and Dulce Lopes 3 Italy 54 Elena Bargelli and Alessandro Dinisi 4 France 79 Patrick Posocco 5 Belgium 95 Vincent Sagaert and Benjamin Verheye 6 The Netherlands 119 Michel Vols 7 England 139 Mark Jordan 8 Ireland 161 Padraic Kenna 9 Germany 183 Tobias Pinkel, Annika Schulenberg, Valerie Müller and Christoph U. Schmid 10 Austria 219 Helmut Ofner 11 Poland 238 Magdalena Habdas 12 Croatia 266 Tatjana Josipović 13 Sweden 301 Ola Jingryd, Martin Grander and Peter Palm 14 Finland 321 Tommi Ralli 15 Comparative report: best practices in the European acquis of housing tenures 355 Christoph U. Schmid Index
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Dundee University Press Ltd Housing Law
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Housing and Social Exclusion
Book SynopsisExamining social housing provision in the context of current and historical practice, the contributors argue that the homeless, particularly those with mental health problems, run the very real risk of being socially excluded; and present arguments for how policy should develop. They consider such issues as: What is the role of government? How far should the state intervene? What can the private sector contribute? How does the law affect the various groups? How can we house the growing number of homeless people with disabilities?Table of ContentsList of Tables. List of Figures. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Social Exclusion, Housing and Community Care. 1. Pancrack to PanYorkshire: The Rise of St Anne's Shelter and Housing Action. Fiona Spiers, St Anne's Shelter & Housing Action. 2. Community Care in the Twenty-First Century: Choice, Independence and Community Integration. Gerald Wistow, Nuffield Institute for Health, Leeds. 3. Changing Values in the Field of Mental Health. Alan Butler, Leeds Medical School. 4. Community Care Policy: Quality of Life Issues in Housing Provision for People with Learning Disabilities. Nigel Malin, University of Derby. 6. Racism, Ethnicity and Youth Homelesness. Ian Law, Jacque Davies, Stephen Lyle and Alan Deacon, University of Leeds. 7. Can Owner-Occupation Take the Strain? Janet Ford, University of York. 8. The Role of the Lender, 2000+. J.M. Blackburn, Halifax Building Society. Appendix 1: 'What We Believe In'. List of Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.
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Clarus Press Ltd Housing Law, Rights and Policy
Book SynopsisHousing Law, Rights and Policy is the definitive work on housing law in Ireland. This book provides the first comprehensive reference and critique of the legal and policy elements of the housing system in Ireland. Housing Law, Rights and Policy contains all relevant and up-to-date legislation, housing related case-law, government and other policy reports and human rights decisions. This book analyses the housing elements of the Land and Convincing Law Reform Act 2009, Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010. It also evaluates contemporary State housing policy reports based on the NESC "vision of society" documents, containing such nebulous concepts as "social inclusion " and the more cosmetic "sustainable communities." The book examines key areas of housing in terms of law, rights and policy. These include the development of, and perspectives on, Irish housing, housing needs of older people, people with disabilities and homeless people, Irish State housing finance, private mortgages, housing rights, planning, housing standards and building regulations, local authority housing, private rented housing, apartments, multi-unit developments and estates, housing associations and co-operatives, rural housing and EU law and housing. Housing Law, Rights and Policy traverses beyond traditional black-letter law, placing relevant legislation and case-law within the contemporary contextual background where it can be fully explained and understood. This book will be considered as the leading authority on housing in Ireland. It will be an essential reference for all practising lawyers who work in the housing related area, including all local authority lawyers. This work will also be of great interest to law-makers and public officials at national and local level, as well as academics and students, policy-makers and social policy analysts. It provides vital information for housing and housing related professionals, such as planners, housing managers, estate agents, architects, engineers, surveyors and others.Table of ContentsIntroduction Outline of the Development of the Irish Housing System Perspectives on the Irish Housing System Housing Need Particular Housing Needs Housing and Irish State Finance Mortgages Housing Rights Private Law and Housing Outline of Planning, Housing Standards and Building Regulations Social Rental Housing Law - Local authorities. Private Rented Housing Apartments, Multi-unit Developments and Estates Housing Associations and Co-operatives Rural Housing European Union Conclusion
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Legal Action Group Defending Possession Proceedings
Book SynopsisDefending possession proceedings is the key 'homelessness prevention' handbook - a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the law and practice relating to possession proceedings pursued against occupiers of residential property.
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Legal Action Group Housing Law Handbook
Book SynopsisHousing Law Handbook is an essential resource for housing lawyers and advisers. It combines comprehensive coverage of the substantive law with a practical approach, focusing on procedure and the common problems faced by practitioners, from court proceedings and the tactics of running a case, to challenging decisions and seeking remedies.Trade Review'A wonderfully lucid, comprehensive and practical introduction to the principles of housing law ... No lawyer or adviser should be without it.' John Gallagher, Shelter
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Law Brief Publishing A Practical Guide to Security of Tenure in the
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Advantage Media Group, Inc. Creating the Urban Dream
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De Gruyter Bbergg Bundesberggesetz: Kommentar
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Duncker & Humblot Kulturrecht: Urheberrecht Und Kulturguterschutz
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Duncker & Humblot Die Kulturguterschutzende Wirkung Der
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Kohlhammer Landesbauordnung Schleswig-Holstein: Textausgabe
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Kohlhammer Hamburgische Bauordnung: Vorschriftensammlung Mit
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Lexxion Einzelhandelsentwicklung in Den Gemeinden -
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