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Relationships between international criminal law and other branches of international law
No full textThis course investigates the relationships between international criminal law and other branches of international law. It begins by examining four issues of general international law: the principal sources of international law, jurisdiction and immunities, State responsibility, and use of force. It then explores international humanitarian law, focusing on definitions of war crimes and difficulties in linking IHL and ICL. Next, it examines refugee law, paying particular attention to the exclusion of war criminals from refugee protection and to international crimes that may be related to the rights and treatment of refugees. The final chapter explores the relationship between ICL and human rights law, examining the position of human rights within the Rome Statute of the ICC, as well as the human rights aspects of genocide, crimes against humanity, various procedural rights relating to fair international trials and the contribution of human rights fact-finding mechanisms
The embodied heritage of Armenian people: An interpretative phenomenological analysis – A sample of Armenians living in London
Get PDFThis research project investigated the lived experience of Armenian people who had migrated to live in London. Eight participants were interviewed about their experiences and an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was employed as the research method. Four superordinate themes were identified from the findings; 1. ‘The Armenian History and Heritage’, 2. ‘The Armenian Culture’, 3. ‘London Armenian Community’, and 4. ‘The Experiences of Adaptation’. For each superordinate theme, a few subthemes emerged which expanded on the knowledge gained during the analysis. The Findings revealed that all participants expressed the importance of sustaining Armenian history, heritage, core values and culture as it relates to their personal and ethnic identity. Furthermore, their experiences of trauma and transgenerational trauma were complex, uniquely experienced, and directly contributed to the challenges that they experienced when acculturating to life in London. Community connection and social engagement were identified as both meaningful and challenging for all participants. Implications are provided for Counselling Psychologists and other health and care practitioners who work with Armenian people, including the importance of practitioners having an awareness of the importance of history, heritage, and culture for many Armenian people and how this impacts their social, physical, psychological, and spiritual lives. Furthermore, practitioners require an awareness of the transgenerational trauma embedded in Armenian heritage following the Armenian Genocide of 1915. For Armenians who have migrated away from their home communities, it is recommended that mental health practitioners support their clients to actively engage with other communities and groups to reduce their sense of isolation. Further research into this underexplored population is strongly recommended
Upper gastrointestinal bleed
No full textThe chapter 7 by Emmanouil Stafylarakis titled "Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed" in the book Assessing and Managing the Acutely Ill Patient for Nursing Associates, edited by Cariona Flaherty and Marion Taylor and published by SAGE Publishing in 2023, demonstrates patient-centered care considerations related to the topic and aligns with the standards of the Nursing and Midwifery Council code of conduct. This chapter will present an acutely ill gastro patient with an upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleed. Upper GI bleed pathophysiology and the assessment of the patient will be discussed. Management of the patient presenting nursing problems will be addressed using evidence-based practice and pharmacological interventions
The effectiveness of school-based run/walk programmes to develop physical literacy and physical activity components in primary school children: A systematic review
Get PDFThe objectives of this review were to systematically review the research on school-based run/walk programmes and their measurements of physical literacy (PL) and physical activity (PA)-related components and to assess the different intervention methods and their impact on encouraging PL and PA. To be included in the review, studies had to satisfy all inclusion criteria. An electronic search was conducted on six databases, the last date search was 25 April 2022. All outcome measures were grouped using the Shearer et al. (Citation2021) PL checklist and additional PA related outcomes. Ten studies were included in the final review. Five different run/walk interventions were identified and six studies followed or referred to The Daily Mile (TDM) protocol. Outcomes relating to the physical domain were most commonly explored, and no studies explored the cognitive domain. Four studies reported significant differences in cardiovascular endurance measures. Positive findings were also reported for outcomes relating to motivation and self-perception/self-esteem in the affective domain. Overall, run/walk programmes appear to provide promising results in favour of physical and affective development in PL. However, further high-quality studies are needed to draw firm conclusions. This review highlights the popularity of TDM and its potential to contribute to PL development
As jazzy and way out as you please
No full textA brief account of my approach to writing a cadenza for Malcolm Arnold's Clarinet Concerto No 2, in the context of other cadenzas written for specific performers of this concerto. The cadenza in question was published by Composers Edition, by arrangement with Faber Music, in Malcolm Arnold's centenary year, 2021
Developing a competency model for Hong Kong energy engineers in transition: A mixed methods study
Get PDFOn the 13th of November 2021, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference concluded in Glasgow, United Kingdom, with representatives from nearly 200 countries promising further actions to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Renewable energy has taken the place of traditional fossil fuels in the fight against global warming. World leaders have pledged to take actions in this regard, with President Biden of the United States promising to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 and President Xi of China committing to achieve peak carbon emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. This national policy posed significant challenges to the energy sector of Hong Kong, a Chinese special administrative region. In the context of the global energy transition, this study aims to develop a competency model for Hong Kong energy engineers to utilize in preparing for the challenges and opportunities ahead.
The study applied an explanatory sequential mixed methods approach, with quantitative research followed by qualitative research. In the quantitative phase, snowball sampling was employed to recruit 57 energy engineering practitioners to complete a questionnaire survey regarding their perceived competencies. Nineteen survey respondents were invited to participate in a qualitative phase to elaborate on their perceptions through online individual semi-structured interviewing.
By integrating quantitative and qualitative data, the outcome of this study is a competency model for Hong Kong energy engineers, reflecting the essential competencies to deal with the energy transition. The model comprises 24 competencies categorized into four layers: engineering and academic knowledge, professional abilities and skills, key qualities, and morality and ethics.
The competency model is valuable in a variety of ways: energy engineering professionals can use it as a guide for continuing professional development; energy enterprises can use it as a standard for hiring, training, and promoting; and tertiary education institutions can use it as a reference for developing competency-based curricula for "energy engineers-to-be.
Innovating the concept of trust to research the positioning of Children with Migrant Background in education
No full textThe presentation focuses on teachers’ trust in learners and how different types of trust, or distrust, can influence the positioning of learner, in particular children with migrant backgrounds (CMB), in the classroom.
Leaving discussion of the implication of personal trust for the positioning of CMB in teachers’ narratives to a future symposium, a choice was made for this presentation to focus on the implications of trust based on categorical inequalities
‘Travellers in Faith’ or ‘Stealthy Legions’: The Gurāgē role in the rise of Tablīghī Jamā‘at in Ethiopia
Get PDFThis ethnographic research deals with Tablīghī Jamā‘at, one of a Sunni Islamic missionary movements that focuses on faith renewal. The movement originated in India in the 1920s and came to Ethiopia in the 1960s, it operated in a similar manner to its mother movement in India. Haji Musa Mahmood Ahmad Kikiya was the Ethiopian pioneer and was its first leader (amir). His leadership in the ensuing rise and development of the movement was remarkable. There was also a significant contribution from a fellow compatriot, Haji Zayno Sheikh Muqina. The notable key role played by the Gurāgē ethnic people who embraced the movement without sacrificing their native Sufi practises is detailed.
In order to study and explore this Tablīghī Jamā‘at movement, Church-Sect and New Religious Movements (NRM) theories are used. Additionally live participant observation, oral history, interviews, and country visits were instrumental methodologies used in conjunction with secondary sources, to explore the evolution of Tablīghī Jamā‘at in Ethiopia. Tablīghī Jamā‘at teachings, structures, and operation are studied and discussed in depth; these show a clear purpose to have local identity as well as maintain global connections.
The Ethiopian Tablīghīs shun politics as a group, this is their standard position, some individuals excepted. Thus far there has been no reported violence from the Tablīghīs. However, as there is an often-used slogan: ‘I want to see the supremacy of Islam in my life… in the world’, I would argue that seeking supremacy without political involvement is an unlikely peaceful pathway. This research locates the Ethiopian Tablīghīs as being inevitably and invariably involved in the current debate on faith and politics. Whereas the Wahhabis/Salafis see the Tablīghīs as a cult, the Sufis and the Tablīghīs see themselves as an established movement within the Sunnis; others perceive them as a New Religious Movement within Sunni Islam
Absorptive, adopted and agile: A study of the digital transformation of Africa carriers
Get PDFMy thesis explores the cultural, social and management context of digital transformation for African carriers, and discusses the elements of social-cultural barriers, obstacles of digital adoption, innovation, organisation change, ecosystem and their influences. Existing studies are mainly based on the presumed conditions in developed markets, including the free market, rule by law, human capital without considering the social and historical obstacles, absorptive capacities of organisations and the influences of foreign ICT enablers.
Using a qualitative research paradigm privileges the insiders’ perspective. I have examined the different backgrounds of digital transformation in Africa. Path dependence is a significant negative consequence of post-colonial social net and western knowledge dominant environment. Vested interest plus corruption slowed down the process of digital adoption while arbitrary administration causes unnecessary concerns for participants.
Traditionalism of Africa is a trade-off between customs of tribes and influence of colonial power. The priority for carriers is reshaping the organisation to take advantage of existing strategic assets, while the improvement of value creation efficiency is carried out by activating the ability of individuals. The new value net breaks the previous development model of low interdependence, maximising the use of external resources based on complementary advantages and sharing.
The value net inherits the advantages of flexibility, innovation, quick response, and risk reduction advantages of organisations. Meanwhile, it has 4 following unique characteristics in Africa: Extremely Various Needs of Customers, Cross-industry, Locally Adopted Business Model and High Sensitivity in Costs. Four aspects are examined in value proposition, core competence, incubation and co-value creation to enable value net synergies.
My research contributes to the theory of the digital transformation in undeveloped countries, in particular how social relationships and cultural norms are inextricably linked with insiders’ understandings of digital transformation. It also contributes to emerging debate about digital maturity research paradigms and methodologies
A cross-discipline study in the school of health and education: examining interpersonal conflict in college life through collective cultural lens
Get PDFThis cross-disciplinary study examines interpersonal conflict management by college students through the integrative lens of health and education, with a particular focus on students’ perceptions of conflict in their college life. As an insider-researcher, my deep involvement with the students’ college life experiences has enabled me to form a unique methodological framework suited to a cross-disciplinary research project. The objectives of this study were twofold: (1) to help integrate the two disciplines and thereby benefit college students through learning conflict resolution skills and recognizing the importance of human relationships and (2) to contribute to practice by providing recommendations to college practitioners. Using a qualitative research design with an interpretive approach, self-reflection reports and face-to-face interview data were collected. Self-reflection report data provides the internal thoughts regarding participants’ conflictual experience. Qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with the participants further revealed that mental wellness, well-being, and overall happiness improve through a constructive process of conflict management. The findings revealed that a significant level of correlation between interdependency including behavioural emotions and interpersonal conflict management. The result of the research reflects that the violation which comes from expressing negative emotions and lack of empathy can have a negative impact on interpersonal relationship.
As a college practitioner, assisting students to resolve conflict in college life, my study argues that it is important for students and college administrators to understand and address interpersonal conflict from a joint health and education perspective in order to bring about the best possible outcomes. My research proposes that college is a learning platform for acquiring important interpersonal conflict skills and constructing healthy relationships with others for better mental wellness. By providing holistic education to college students, learning about students’ conflicts, and understanding how the latter may lead to relationship issues, colleges can provide better-designed mental-wellness initiatives and support for students. Findings complementing the qualitative data are also presented, as well as a discussion of the study’s theoretical and practical contributions, its challenges, and future research opportunities