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Talking Trash: The Development of International Legal Governance Over Marine Plastic Pollution
Full text linkIncreasing amounts of marine plastic pollution entering into the ocean endangers the lives of sea animals, harms the health of human seafood consumers, degrades the marine ecosystem, and contributes to climate change. Despite these consequences, there remains no international legally binding treaty that is solely devoted towards mitigating marine plastic pollution. While there are current treaties in place that have created some regulations to control the entrance of marine plastics into the ocean, none have achieved significant reduction and prevention of the issue due to flaws such as weak enforcement mechanisms and lenient restrictions on ocean dumping. Thus, this research paper intends to examine established global treaties that regulate marine plastic pollution in some form by recognizing their flaws so that it becomes clear why they have failed to make major progress towards solving this environmental issue. Additionally, this paper will expand upon international legal progress that is currently being demonstrated in the creation of UN Resolution 5/14, which intends to develop a legally binding treaty to mitigate marine plastic pollution and fill the gaps of past treaties
Recording: Abandonment and Freedom, a Philosopher Looks at the Religious Life
No full textRecording of Zena Hitz\u27 featured lecture for the Twentieth Annual Frank Pack Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture Program
Reckoning with Antisemitism in History and Tradition
No full text“History and tradition” has become a watchword of modern constitutional interpretation, shaping Supreme Court jurisprudence and framing ongoing debates over the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. Yet this interpretive framework remains under-theorized in one critical respect: how should it grapple with the prejudices embedded in the very traditions it invokes? This Article examines that question through the lens of anti-Jewish discrimination in Anglo-American law, using this history as a case study to examine both the perils and promise of relying on history as a source of constitutional authority. For centuries, the common law excluded Jews from full civic participation in both England and the United States, limiting their access to the courts, their ownership of property, and their exercise of political rights. And though largely forgotten today, this legacy reveals a troubling methodological gap that currently exists in the history-and-tradition approach: its lack of a systematic way to reckon with antisemitism and other morally compromised aspects of history. Indeed, taken to its logical extreme, the history-and-tradition method would appear to permit the re-enactment of such exclusion today. Yet this Article does not counsel retreat from the past. Instead, it argues that principled engagement with history is both possible and essential—and suggests a framework for doing so. Courts, in considering Anglo-American traditions, should be guided by the Enlightenment values that animated the Founding—including liberty, equality, freedom of conscience, and the rejection of inherited hierarchy—and should privilege those strands of history that reflect these commitments. Although the Founders’ moral compass was at best imperfect and their actions at times fell tragically short of their ideals, the history-and-tradition method should seek not to rehearse the past uncritically, but to draw from it those principles that best express the nation’s enduring aspirations. Not only is such an approach deeply consonant with the history-and-tradition method and legitimated by recent jurisprudence, but it also fulfills the higher purpose of upholding both the Constitution and the visionary ideals that brought it into being
Translating Spanglish in US Latinx Audiovisual Stories
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Symptom presentations and effective mental health interventions for those experiencing homelessness: a systematic review
No full textHomelessness is a present and concerning issue without a clear solution due partly to barriers in public policy, as well as challenges in homelessness research. Research seems to indicate that barriers to effective research on homelessness include inconsistent and incomplete data on homelessness prevalence, a lack of consistency in defining homelessness, and lack of generalizable research (Hossain et al., 2020). This is especially true when it comes to the intersection between homelessness and mental illness. While research has been done on interventions for unhoused individuals (Morton et al., 2020; Ponka et al., 2020), studies often fail to address the complex needs of unhoused individuals experiencing mental illness when it comes to intervention effectiveness. The primary aims of this systematic review were to identify the symptom presentations within the unhoused population and identify mental health interventions for unhoused individuals experiencing mental health concerns. Data was collected from five electronic databases and included peer-reviewed, English language articles published between 2010-2024. The review also included studies that focused on substance use disorders and excluded studies that did not use valid and reliable screening measures as well as studies that did not answer both research questions. A total of 26 studies were included in this systematic review; four of which focused on psychological intervention as a primary modality of treatment while 22 included psychological interventions nested within a larger housing or community program. Results showed that while primary psychological intervention for unhoused individuals resulted in a reduction of symptoms and gains in functioning, there was little significance in symptom reduction between targeted or general interventions. This may suggest that nonspecific therapeutic factors such as engagement, cognitive learning, affective experiencing, self-efficacy, and structure are powerful, underlying mechanisms of change. Additionally, studies reported significant challenges in participant engagement and attrition. Results inform discussion on how to best adapt treatment interventions for unhoused individuals, the effect of supportive housing programs on intervention research, the use of straightforward screeners as tools to identify symptoms in the unhoused population, as well as gaps in the current literature regarding homelessness and mental health intervention
Assessment and treatment outcomes of women experiencing miscarriage and pregnancy loss: a systematic review of the literature
No full textThis systematic review examined the assessment tools, mental health outcomes, supportive resources, and intervention strategies related to women experiencing miscarriage and pregnancy loss. Despite affecting 10-20% of recognized pregnancies, the psychological impact of miscarriage is often overlooked in healthcare settings. Following PRISMA guidelines, 18 studies published between 2010-2021 from diverse international contexts were systematically analyzed. Findings revealed significant mental health consequences, including depression (prevalence 31-48.8%), anxiety (2.4-61%), and PTSD symptoms (14.7-43.9%). Risk factors for adverse outcomes included previous mental health conditions, history of infertility, multiple pregnancy losses, and difficulty finding meaning. Women identified helpful, supportive resources, including internet forums, sensitive healthcare providers, partners and family members, and peer support from others with similar experiences. Various assessment tools were utilized across studies, with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Impact of Event Scale-Revised, and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory being the most common. Several promising interventions emerged from the literature, including internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (showing medium to large effect sizes), supportive care interventions based on Swanson\u27s caring theory, and brief psychological interventions immediately following miscarriage. Implementation challenges included recruitment difficulties, limited resources, inadequate integration of psychological and medical care, and cultural barriers. This review highlights the importance of recognizing miscarriage as a potentially traumatic event with significant mental health implications, implementing appropriate assessment strategies, and developing targeted interventions that consider individual, social, and cultural factors. Future research should focus on developing culturally sensitive interventions, examining long-term psychological outcomes, and improving the integration of emotional support into routine miscarriage care