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Theosis of homoiōsis Theōi? Bijbelse voorstellingen van deïficatie door Grieks-Romeinse ogen
No full textThis essay argues that the contemporary philosophical discourse of ‘becoming like god’ (homoiōsis theōi) offers a relevant cultural frame to analyse both the convergences and divergences between Platonic, Stoic, Epicurean, and diverse biblical takes on deification. In particular, participation in the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4) is interpreted in light of the close connection between ontological and ethical transformation found in Graeco-Roman sources. Additionally, it is observed that Paul limits his expressions of ‘becoming like’ to Christ as the ultimate ‘image of God’, this in line with mediating figures in Middle Platonic traditions - traditions which were also concerned with upholding divine transcendence. The biblical material on this theme is found to be distinctive in at least three aspects: in the critical function and democratizing effect of the ‘image of God’ motive, in the kenosis and suffering of the mediating Image, and in the collective nature of the transformation, encompassing whole communities and, in some cases, the whole of creation
Para Bellum. Een blik op de Utrechtse krijgsonderneming van Jacob van Gistel aan de hand van een unieke oorlogsrekening (1456)
No full textA unique archival discovery of a ‘war account’ provides a rare glimpse into the personal preparations of the Flemish-Hainaut nobleman, Jacob van Gistel, lord of Dudzele, for the Utrecht war expedition of 1456. This underexplored military campaign installed the illegitimate son of Duke Philip the Good on the episcopal seat of Utrecht. An analysis of this richly detailed account not only reveals the material, financial, and logistical operations preceding the outfitting of a late medieval military retinue but also sheds light on the familial service networks and the complexity of feudal vassalage and manorial holdings that enabled the Lord of Dudzele to mobilize his own forces. Against the backdrop of the political events that subsequently unfolded in the County of Flanders between 1477 and 1488, it also becomes clear how the Lord of Dudzele, by recruiting forces from neighbouring regions such as Hainaut and Picardy, posed a latent threat to the rebellious Flemish cities. These foreign troops were perceived as an imminent danger to the precarious balance of power between the prince and the cities
Lovers and losers: Two Depictions of Women on Stage and Screen: (Hoog van de Toren)
No full textThis article looks at two depictions of women on screen and stage, respectively: Paola Cortellesi’s C’è Ancora Domani (There’s still tomorrow, 2023) and William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra (1607). It discusses how women are portrayed in this media, as well as how this relates to the secondary school education curriculum in Northern Ireland. It also links these depictions with developments in contemporary feminist historiography, noting how women have traditionally been excluded from mainstream historiographical narratives, and expresses hope for the future of historiography.This article looks at two depictions of women on screen and stage, respectively: Paola Cortellesi’s C’è Ancora Domani (There’s still tomorrow, 2023) and William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra (1607). It discusses how women are portrayed in this media, as well as how this relates to the secondary school education curriculum in Northern Ireland. It also links these depictions with developments in contemporary feminist historiography, noting how women have traditionally been excluded from mainstream historiographical narratives, and expresses hope for the future of historiography
Iliac Todurot. 2022. Christoph Schlingensief’s Realist Theatre (Abingdon, New York: Routledge)
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Market Solution to Environmental Tragedy with Coasean Bargaining, Commons in the Form of Common Property, and International Human Rights Law
No full textThis article argues that common property arrangements are relevant for Coasean bargaining, that commons can be understood as a common property institution suitable for Coasean bargaining, and that international human rights law can support commons and facilitate such bargaining for the sake of attaining a better environment. An environmental tragedy of the commons, regardless if occurring in shared resource domains or in relation to shared resources in other regards, can also be synonymous with general environmental decline. Environmental degradation is, at times, described as the production of negative externalities, i.e. effects produced by the use of a resource which negatively impact other users, the environment, or humanity at large. A traditional solution for such externalities, especially in the context of the tragedy of the commons, is privatisation of resources with private property. Contemporarily, however, private property and privatisation is considered flawed because it fails to remove such externalities which are shared by everyone, and which accumulate into general ruin (such as adverse climate change). Nevertheless, property still lies at the heart of many market solutions to environmental degradation, including solutions such as the Coase theorem, which in turn has also traditionally favoured private property. The answer to the conundrum of what property solution could more aptly allow the market to resolve issues like the tragedy of commons may then reside with the concept of commons. The general improvement of our environment may lie with commons permeated by common property facets and human rights that empower people to protect their environments, and by extension, achieve more sustainability, through Coasean bargaining (negotiation) with emitters on the market, without the direct interference by the State
Critical Analysis of International Dispute Resolution System in the Light of Kulbhushan Jadhav Case Study
No full textIn this research paper, researcher is attempting to conduct a critical analysis of the judgment pronounced by International Court of Justice in the matter of Kulbhushan Jadhav case between India and Pakistan. The case has been a landmark instance for the whole international dispute resolution mechanism persisting in current global situation. The instance has a unique significance for scholars as the disguised drawbacks of international law have been brought to light yet again. In India v. Pakistan1 (Official name of Kulbhushan Jadhav case), the International Court of Justice [ICJ] found that Pakistan had violated its obligations under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Therefore, Pakistan must continue to subject Jadav\u27s conviction and sentencing to effective review (ERR) using methods of its own choosing. In this paper, researcher intends to analyse the same issue in detail while analysing the Kulbhushan Jadhav case and its aftermaths. India and Pakistan have been against each other since 1947 and this issue has unfortunately been one among them where the life of an individual has been at stake and stuck between the tussle of the geo-politics between the countries
Dialogue in Silence: Inter-American and Brazilian Protection of the Human Rights of Older Persons
No full textAs society needs to face ageing as a plural process that goes beyond biological and chronological aspects, it is recognised that it also has societal, political, judicial, and psychosocial changes and consequences. Imposing a social clock of expected normative behaviors, understanding older persons as inactive citizens and mere objects of legal protection instead of social actors and specialised human rights’ holders is a critical problem to be confronted in the upcoming years as the global population becomes older. This article aims to comparatively analyse the legal aspects of the protection of older persons in the Brazilian and Inter-American legal framework, perceiving a movement of dialogue in silence, opposing moments of resistance and periods of adequacy between international and national jurisdiction, allowing the analysis of how it impacts the enforcement of these rights. In order to evaluate this phenomenon, this article analyses bibliographic and legislative material, focusing on a human rights-based approach of older persons and an older persons perspective. Firstly, it discusses the social construct of old age, followed by the comparative analysis of Brazilian and international legal framework on the topic of ageing. Finally, it establishes the contours of the ‘dialogue in silence’ between Brazilian and Inter-American protection of older persons’ rights. Results show that a better cross-fertilisation and dialogical approach is needed, overcoming the legislative resistance and difficulties in implementation of rights and policies relating to older persons
