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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Legal Recognition"”.
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Transforming law's family: the legal recognition of planned lesbian families
… their children. This dissertation addresses the legal issues raised by lesbian motherhood, focusing primarily on legal parentage. It considers the terms upon which parental recognition has been achieved thus far, and evaluates the efficacy of a reform agenda focused exclusively on gaining access …
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The Fight for Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Parenting Rights in The United States
… that they should obtain an equal amount of legal entitlement instead of being limited or restricted from certain rights. The theoretical approach incorporates the concepts of legal consciousness and the importance of legal recognition. Legal consciousness is a form of legal awareness and …
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Legal Recognition and Media Representation of Sign Languages: South African Sign Language and New Zealand Sign Language as case studies
This thesis investigates the legal recognition of national sign languages globally, and the relationship between sign language legal recognition and the representation of sign languages in newspaper media, using South African Sign Language (SASL) and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) as comparative …
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Exploring options in law for the legal recognition of the ‘rights of nature’ in South Africa: lessons from Ecuador, New Zealand, India, and Uganda.
… for the current global environmental crisis. The recognition of the rights of nature (RoN) could be one of the solutions necessary to alleviate this crisis. Many countries across the world including Ecuador, New Zealand, India and Uganda have embraced and codified the RoN as a tool that emphasises …
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Reconciling the taxation of partnerships in South Africa relative to its legal recognition. Does South African income tax legislation adequately deal with the taxation of ordinary commercial partnerships?
… of ordinary partnerships flows clearly from its legal recognition thereof, or whether further clarity is needed from South Africa’s fiscal legislation i.ii Background and research method Peculiarities inherent in South Africa’s taxation of ordinary partnerships versus the legal nature of a …
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An evaluation of the implications of the best interests of the child principle in the context of same-sex parenting in Ireland
… is by no means a new phenomenon but the legal recognition and acceptance of gay and lesbian couples as parents is a relatively recent development in most countries. Traditionally, such recognition has been opposed on the basis of the claim that the best interests of children could not be …
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Analysis of the Law Governing E-Commerce in Tanzania
… records and documents should bear signatures for legal recognition. Still in Tanzania there is no legal framework that support this new era. It is dangerous to accept that without having proper laws to guide that kind of development. The study guides the reader in understand the current structure …
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How Irish law can recognise intending parentage while vindicating the child’s right to identity in assisted human reproduction
… of treatment and an exclusion from the legal recognition enjoyed by their fertile and opposite sex counterparts. Therefore this thesis is primarily focused on assessing how to create a best practice model that balances the rights of the parties involved and ensures that any state …
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Judicial activism in South Afica's Constitutional Court : minority protection or judicial illegitimacy?
… Marriage Act and arousing public opposition to legal recognition of same-sex unions, it raised a ‘countermajoritarian difficulty.’ This ‘countermajoritarian difficulty’ has elicited intense scholarly debate.17 The study examines how the Court’s negation of majoritarian interests in order to …
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Citizenship, Normativity and Well-being: an Exploratory Analysis of the Life Narratives of Men in Civil Partnerships in the UK
… around the world provide various forms of legal recognition for same-sex relationships. In the UK, legal recognition for same-sex relationships first became available in 2005 with the introduction of civil partnership (CP) which remained the only option until 2014 when same-sex civil …
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Stewarding the earth : rethinking property and the emergence of biocultural rights.
… upon economic, anthropological, political and legal theories, to deconstruct the current concepts of private property from the perspective of indigenous peoples and traditional communities. It further presents evidence that this discursive shift is gaining formal legal recognition by referring …
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The impact of EDI on bills of lading: a global perspective on the dynamics involved
… new. It is the statutory requirements and legal rights and obligations associated with the transfer that is currently stretching the boundaries of the law. Most of the legislation dealing with carriage and shipping documentation was drafted in an age where EDI was clearly not envisaged. …
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The right of sexual minorities under the African human rights system
… Court recently held that the denial of legal recognition for same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. The question that begs here is: why this state of affairs? In view of the situtation described above, this study intends to highlight the factors that have brought the continent to this …
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Cooperation over conflict : the women's movement and the state in contemporary Japan
… it difficult for grassroots civic groups to gain legal recognition and develop beyond part-time voluntary associations into full-time professional organizations. At the same time, the Japanese government actively intervenes to aid women's organizations by providing various resources, such as …
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A Study of Gender Apartheid: Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran
… case studies and a comprehensive review of legal documents, academic materials, and reports from reputable organizations, the thesis outlines how gender apartheid is not only a direct product of governmental laws but is deeply intertwined with cultural and religious norms that perpetuate …
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Land titling as women's empowerment: critical observations from Recife Brazil
… where a strong landless women’s movement gained legal recognition for the community and is engaged in co-constructing and carrying out their own titling process. Interviews with women in Ponte do Maduro reveal the complexities, contradictions and contingencies of titling. I find that titles are …
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Faith, hope and charity – a critical review of charity law's socio-legal reconciliation of the advancement of religion as a recognised head of charity
… and this is undertaken through a critical socio-legal review, taking in to consideration, inter alia, historical and contemporary tensions that exist with regard to the legal recognition of religion within charity, and the fundamental need for charity in society, whereby the two principles may be …
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Sectarian Homes: The Making of Shi'i Families and Citizens under the French Mandate, 1918-1943
My dissertation focuses on the legal recognition of the Shi'i sect by the Mandate state as a pivotal point in generating increased sectarian awareness, particularly as it related to the domain of the family. I analyze the impact this had on the space of the family during the French Mandate and the …
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Designing (with) Trees: Active Agents in Architectural Production
… trees, architectural representation, and the legal framework governing their existence, with a particular focus on tree hearings in Boston as a platform for this study. Against the backdrop of capitalist influences shaping urban landscapes, standardized modes of representation often prioritize …
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The institutionalisation of urban upgrading processes and community participation in Egypt
… and its collaborative decision-making processes. Legal recognition of squatter settlements is the first step required to institutionalise upgrading policies, particularly for indigenous or customary groups trying to survive in a world characterised by increasing interdependence and escalating …
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