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Teleology in Renaissance Science
No full textTeleology is the idea according to which every event is directed toward precise aim, even those not depending from conscious actions. The teleological interpretation of the world is particularly important in Renaissance natural philosophy because of the detachment from tradition. Nature’s regularity and organization is no more attributed to God but to nature itself. Starting from the sixteenth century’s Italian philosophy, nature is believed to be sensitive and intelligent in different degrees, and it implies a completely new teleological interpretation of the world
I principi epistemologici della botanica di Guy de La Brosse
No full textThis paper investigates some core aspects of Guy de La Brosse’s (1586-1641) botanical work. In the first section, the focus is on the epistemological principles of La Brosse’s botany by analyzing the first and second book of the treatise De la nature, vertu et utilité des plantes (1628). In the second section, the author discusses the role of Paracelsus’s chemistry in La Brosse’s work, with a particular attention to the third book of the De la nature. The final section deals with La Brosse’s interest in the visualization of plants. Here, the author provides the transcription and first Italian translation of a short manuscript related to Abraham Bosse’s engravings for La Brosse’s unfinished book Icones posthumae
The European Convention on Human Rights and Its Impact on National Private Law: An Introduction
No full textOver the last two decades, the European Convention on Human Rights
(ECHR) has come to play a major role in a large number of private law issues.
The aim of this book is to provide a broader view of the impact of the ECHR
on national private law. To that end, it begins with a comparative analysis of
the interaction between the ECHR and Contracting States’ domestic laws. The
chapters forming the main part of the book explore, also from a comparative
perspective, the influence of the ECHR on a wide range of fields of private
law, including family law, data protection law, media law, copyright law, labour
law as well as private international law and procedural law. The analysis of
cases reveals many common features, but likewise some inconsistencies, in the
decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The final part
of the book focuses on a number of overarching issues, in particular the role
of comparative law in the reasoning of the ECtHR and the contribution of the
ECHR to European harmonisation of private law. What becomes apparent from
the various contributions is that the ECHR and the case-law of the ECtHR are
becoming important elements of a common European private law
Freier Markt und zwingendes Vertragsrecht. Zugleich ein Beitrag zum Recht der Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen
No full textZwingendes Vertragsrecht erfüllt in einer Marktwirtschaft zwei gegensätzliche Aufgaben. Einerseits sichert es die Funktionsbedingungen des Marktmechanismus, indem es irrationale Entscheidungen, Informationsasymmetrien, opportunistisches Verhalten und andere Formen des Marktversagens verhindert. Andererseits setzt es der Domäne des Marktes aus ethischen oder sozialpolitischen Gründen Grenzen, indem es bestimmte Transaktionen entweder vollständig verbietet oder nur unter gewissen formalen oder inhaltlichen Voraussetzungen erlaubt. Matteo Fornasier befasst sich vor allem mit der zuerst genannten Kategorie zwingender Normen. Er analysiert unter Berücksichtigung institutionenökonomischer Erkenntnisse, in welchen Situationen die Beschränkung der vertraglichen Gestaltungsfreiheit eine Störung des Vertragsverhältnisses und des Marktes insgesamt abzuwenden vermag. Besondere Aufmerksamkeit gilt dabei dem Recht der Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen. Am Beispiel der Klauselkontrolle zeigt er, dass der Blick auf die ökonomische Funktion zwingender Regelungen in vielen Fällen wertvolle Orientierung bietet, um strittige Fragen des geltenden Rechts sachgerecht zu lösen
The European Convention on Human Rights and Its Impact on National Private Law. A Comparative Perspective.
No full textOver the last two decades, the European Convention on Human Rights
(ECHR) has come to play a major role in a large number of private law issues.
The aim of this book is to provide a broader view of the impact of the ECHR
on national private law. To that end, it begins with a comparative analysis of
the interaction between the ECHR and Contracting States’ domestic laws. The
chapters forming the main part of the book explore, also from a comparative
perspective, the influence of the ECHR on a wide range of fields of private
law, including family law, data protection law, media law, copyright law, labour
law as well as private international law and procedural law. The analysis of
cases reveals many common features, but likewise some inconsistencies, in the
decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The final part
of the book focuses on a number of overarching issues, in particular the role
of comparative law in the reasoning of the ECtHR and the contribution of the
ECHR to European harmonisation of private law. What becomes apparent from
the various contributions is that the ECHR and the case-law of the ECtHR are
becoming important elements of a common European private law
TUTELA DEL LAVORO E LIBERTA' D'IMPRESA NEI PROCESSI DI ESTERNALIZZAZIONE
No full textL’elaborato analizza le conseguenze lavoristiche della successione fra imprenditori, muovendo da una ricognizione delle varie tipologie di esternalizzazione con le relative esigenze e principali criticità.
L’indagine si concentra in primo luogo sul trasferimento d’azienda, esaminando la normativa e la giurisprudenza europee per passare poi alla disciplina di diritto interno, alle procedure sindacali e a uno specifico focus sul trasferimento delle aziende in crisi.
Successivamente l’autore si sofferma sull’appalto, prendendone in particolare considerazione gli indici di genuinità, i criteri di distinzione dalla somministrazione illecita di manodopera e la tutela delle maestranze in caso di avvicendamento fra imprese.
Da ultimo, la ricerca approfondisce le c.d. “clausole sociali”, sia di prima che di seconda generazione, valutandone la compatibilità con il diritto eurounitario e con la costituzione nonché riflettendo sui possibili rimedi in caso di loro violazione.The author analyzes the labour consequences of the succession between entrepreneurs, starting from a recognition of the various types of outsourcing with the related needs and main critical issues.
The survey focuses primarily on the transfer of businesses, examining European legislation and case-law and then moving on to internal legislation, trade union procedures and a specific focus on the transfer of companies in crisis.
The author then dwells on the contract, taking into account in particular the indications of authenticity, the criteria of distinction from the illicit administration of labour and the protection of workers in the event of turnover between companies.
Finally, the research deepens the "social clauses", both first and second generation, assessing their compatibility with European law and with the constitution and reflecting on possible remedies in case of their violation
I principi epistemologici della botanica di Guy de La Brosse
No full textThis paper investigates some core aspects of Guy de La Brosse’s (1586–1641) botanical work. In the first section, the focus is on the epistemological principles of La Brosse’s botany by analyzing the first and second book of the treatise De la nature, vertu et utilité des plantes (1628). In the second section, the author discusses the role of Paracelsus’s chemistry in La Brosse’s work, with a particular attention to the third book of the De la nature. The final section deals with La Brosse’s interest in the visualization of plants. Here, the author provides the transcription and first Italian translation of a short manuscript related to Abraham Bosse’s engravings for La Brosse’s unfinished book Icones posthumae
Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles: New Parameters for Automotive Design
No full textAs the influence of vehicle emissions on our environment has become better understood, the UK government has recently placed urgent emphasis on the implementation of low carbon
technologies in the automotive industry through: the UK Low Carbon Industrial Strategy. The overall objective is to offer big incentives to consumers and support for the development of infrastructure and engineering solutions. This scheme however does not consider how the development of functional and experiential user value might drive consumer demand, contributing to the adoption of low carbon vehicles (LCVs) in the mass market.
With the emergence of the North East of England as the UK’s first specialised region for the development of ultra-low carbon vehicles (ULCVs), ONE North East, as a development agency for the region's economic and business development, and Northumbria University Ideas-lab have supported a project to facilitate innovation through the collaboration of technology, research and development (R&D) and business. The High Value Low Carbon (HVLC) project aims to envisage
new user value made possible by the integration of low carbon vehicle platforms with new process and network technologies. The HVLC consortium represents vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers as well as technology based companies and through an ongoing process of design concept generation the project offers a hub for innovation led enterprise.
Whilst new technological developments in areas such as power generation, nano materials, hydrogen fuel cells, printed electronics and networked communications will all impact on future automotive design, the mass adoption of low carbon technologies represents a paradigm shift for the motorist. This paper aims to describe how the mapping of new parameters will lead to new transport scenarios that will create the space for new collaborative research on user experiences supported by innovative technologies and related services
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Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441-1494)
No full textMatteo Maria Boiardo – contemporary of Sir Thomas Malory and forerunner of Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton, Cervantes, Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis – is best known as the author of the Orlando Innamorato [Orlando in Love], a poem in ottava rima organically merging Carolingian epic and Arthurian romance. He was also a lyric and pastoral poet, playwright, and translator of classical texts into the Italian vernacular. Matteo was active in Italy during the years of 1463 throughout 1494, the year of his death
Uno sguardo all'Est. Lavoro e diritti fondamentali in Russia e negli altri Paesi della Comunità di Stati indipendenti
No full textNel contributo l'autore, dopo aver esaminato i diritti fondamentali del lavoro presenti nelle Costituzioni dei Paesi della Comunità di Stati indipendenti, si sofferma sul diritto del lavoro russo. La trattazione, a carattere diacronico, abbraccia i rami principali del diritto del lavoro: il rapporto individuale, le relazioni collettive, il mercato del lavoro. L'autore rileva una sorprendente continuità nelle linee essenziali del diritto del lavoro russo, pur nel susseguirsi di sistemi socioeconomici completamente diversi. Egli conclude che il diritto del lavoro russo appartiene saldamente alla matrice europea della materia.The contribution of the author starts by examining fundamental labour rights recognised by the Constitutions of the Countries of the Community of Independent States. Then the author focuses upon Russian Labour Law, going through the history of the main branches of the discipline: the individual relationship, industrial relations, the labour market. The article finds a surprising continuity in the essential lines of Russian Labour Law, in spite of the completely different socio-economic systems that were experimented in Russia during the twentieth century. The author concludes that Russian Labour Law clearly belongs to the European matrix of the discipline
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