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Corporate Criminal Liability and Complicity in Crimes Against Humanity: Case Note on Recent French Jurisprudential Developments
No full textThis article provides insight into corporate criminal liability as construed in French criminal law. It discusses specifically the history and contingency of the development of corporate criminal liability in French law and its legacy considering the decision of the Cour de cassation in the Lafarge cases. These landmark decisions are the first of their kind rendered by a supreme court anywhere in the world. They acknowledge that corporations, and no longer only directors of companies or corporations, may be found guilty of aiding and abetting terrorism if they have funded known terrorist organisations for business purposes. The decisions also clarify the limited circumstances where interest groups may be founded to bring private prosecutions to this effect. Given the foregoing, this paper outlines in detail the decisions of the Cour de cassation in Lafarge, analyses and contextualises their significance, and offers a long view that considers possible international developments
Proving and Averring Foreign Law in Scots Private International Law: a Hindrance to Efficiency in Dealing with Cases Where Scots Law Is not the Applicable Law
No full textThis review paper discusses whether the requirement for foreign law to be proven and averred in Scotland where Scots law is not the applicable law is a hindrance to judicial efficiency, especially in terms of time and cost. It sets out the mode of proof and duty of the Scottish courts. It critiques the foundations of this jurisprudence and questions the appropriateness of considering foreign law as a matter of fact rather than as a matter of substance
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No full textExploring semantic verbal fluency patterns and their relationship to age and Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome
No full textINTRODUCTION: Adults with Down syndrome (DS) are at ultra-high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), characterized by poor episodic memory and semantic fluency in the preclinical phase in the general population. We explored semantic fluency performance in DS and its relationship to age, AD, and blood biomarkers.METHODS: A total of 302 adults with DS at baseline and 87 at follow-up from the London Down Syndrome Consortium cohort completed neuropsychological assessments. Blood biomarkers were measured with the single molecule array technique in a subset of 94 participants.RESULTS: Poorer verbal fluency performance was observed as age increases. Number of correct words declined in those with AD compared to those without over 2 years and was negatively correlated with neurofilament light (r = -0.37, P = .001) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (r = -0.31, P = .012).DISCUSSION: Semantic fluency may be useful as an early indicator of cognitive decline and provide additional information on AD-related change, showing associations with biomarkers in DS.</p
Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem
Get PDFGroundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater resource, in a period of depletion by extraction and pollution, groundwater environments have been repeatedly overlooked in global biodiversity conservation agendas. Disregarding the importance of groundwater as an ecosystem ignores its critical role in preserving surface biomes. To foster timely global conservation of groundwater, we propose elevating the concept of keystone species into the realm of ecosystems, claiming groundwater as a keystone ecosystem that influences the integrity of many dependent ecosystems. Our global analysis shows that over half of land surface areas (52.6%) has a medium-to-high interaction with groundwater, reaching up to 74.9% when deserts and high mountains are excluded. We postulate that the intrinsic transboundary features of groundwater are critical for shifting perspectives toward more holistic approaches in aquatic ecology and beyond. Furthermore, we propose eight key themes to develop a science-policy integrated groundwater conservation agenda. Given ecosystems above and below the ground intersect at many levels, considering groundwater as an essential component of planetary health is pivotal to reduce biodiversity loss and buffer against climate change
Private eyes that draw superimposed lines::Weak signals, atmospherics and choreographic diagramming in Room 22, AWB 2021: Hotel Belgrade
No full textThis practice-as-research article reflects on the artistic use of styles of fictional televisual detective diagramming, or “serial pinboarding” (Ganzert, 2020), in the context of Art Weekend Belgrade’s (AWB) project “Come into our room: A soft oral history of the Hotel Beograd”(hereafter, Room 22). Reflecting on the artwork, below I discuss several ways in which the televisual 'detective diagramming' is an imaging style that has certain potentials to form an “investigative aesthetic” akin to other related entanglements of investigative and aestheticising impulses, after Fuller and Weizman (2021). In one way, in Room 22, diagrammatic collages simultaneously also acted similarly to William Forsythe’s “choreographic objects” (Forsythe, 2009), motivating the movement of visitors through the room and the Hotel building. Importantly, the 'detective-style' collages also were connected to the environment, thus giving a rise to a dramaturgical effect similar to Rachel Hann’s “atmospherics” —a mode that amalgamates sensorial inputs with the scenographic setting (Hann, 2021). In AWB Hotel Belgrade Room 22, similar atmospherics occurred as the fictional detective’s diagrammatic style fostered a bridging between the inside of the image, with the shards of the lost hotel rooms, and the forgotten history of the Hotel and its Belgrade neighbourhood with its fluid socio-cultural and sometimes violent histories.This reflective article extends the visual-dramaturgical art work from the Room 22 into the next practice-led conceptual layer
How persuasive is woke brand communication on social media? Evidence from a consumer engagement analysis on Facebook
Get PDF© 2024, Springer Nature. The attached document (embargoed until 21/12/2024) is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Brand Management uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.<br/
Effects and experiences of idiographic patient-reported outcome measures for feedback in psychotherapy:A systematic review and secondary analysis of the empirical literature
Get PDF© 2023 Psychotherapy Research. The attached document (embargoed until 22/11/2024) is an author produced version of a paper published in Psychotherapy Research uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it. Objective: There is a growing interest in idiographic patient-reported outcome measures (I-PROMs) for routine outcome monitoring (ROM) and clinical feedback (CF) in psychotherapy, but to our knowledge, no systematic reviews of the empirical literature. Method: We conducted a systematic literature search for empirical papers investigating effects and experiences of I-PROMs for ROM/CF and found a total of 13 papers. There was only one experimental controlled effectiveness study. Results: We formulated a narrative summary of the data set as a whole. We conducted a secondary analysis of nine papers containing qualitative data on stakeholder experiences with I-PROMs and found three superordinate themes and eight subthemes, summarized as "I-PROMs can facilitate self-reflection for patients, assist in identifying and tracking therapeutic topics, and make patients more committed to therapy by giving them a greater sense of responsibility and empowerment. Formulating goals and problems can be difficult, and lack of progress can be demotivating. Time in therapy is precious and must be spent wisely. Effective use of I-PROMs is facilitated by flexibility and therapists' use of clinical skills." Conclusion: We discuss the limitations of the study and provide recommendations for future research and clinical practice. </p