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1997, Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration
R. Del Fabbro - F.M. Fales - H.D. Galter (Eds.), Headscarf and Veiling Glimpses from Sumer to Islam
2021_Veiling in Ancient Near Eastern Legal Contexts2021 •
Particularly interesting textual evidence on the use of the veil in ancient Mesopotamia comes from 15th-14th century BC Assyria. No comprehensive code of laws has reached us from this age, but only a collection of 14 tablets, which are named ad hoc “Middle Assyrian Laws”, from the religious and political capital Aššur. Veiling was prescribed for appearances in public of married women, even if widows, but also applied to the vaster class of women who were ‘Assyrian’, i.e. of free status and native-born. On the other hand, prostitutes had no right to wear a veil, and severe punishments were foreseen for transgression; and the same applied to slave women. These harsh rulings on the veil and other matters in the “Middle Assyrian Laws” do not, curiously enough, find counterparts in the contemporaneous legal deeds, which show women endowed with a much more liberal status. Perhaps the “Laws” reflected normative codifications applying to the stricter moral and intellectual ‘climate’ of the city of Aššur, dominated by its temple and royal palace.
A Critical Reflection on EU Policy Regarding Stolen Art
A Critical Reflection on EU Policy Regarding Stolen Art2020 •
Research question: “What are the shortcomings of the measures and laws taken by the European Union against the auction and traveling of stolen art in Europe?” In order to answer this research question there must be taken a look into the current and past problems which the EU has faced in the field of stolen art. I will be looking into several matters regarding the current importance of better EU law regarding art theft. To conduct my research in a concise manner I will take a structured approach which consequently takes on the current problem, EU policy, a reflection, and a final conclusion. The matter of art theft is very old of course, the matter of theft however is more delicate than it seems. What does it mean to steal art, and how can art be qualified as stolen? The matter of art belonging to the region of its origin seems to be potent as a matter of classification. However what if the art was purchased a long time ago under the auspices of colonialism? Or what about ancient statues on display in museums that were acquired by excavations that would now be deemed illegitimate? To speak about a good example of art theft on a massive scale, the Second World War provides a good example. Even decennia after the conflict has ended stolen art still surfaces, the vast black market on which was sold can absorb art for a long time.
Developing World Bioethics
Reflections on research ethics in a public health emergency: Experiences of Brazilian women affected by Zika2023 •
In Brazil, the epicenter of the Zika crisis, brown, black, and indigenous poor women living in municipalities with scarce resources were disproportionally affected. The gendered consequences of the epidemic exposed how intersectional lenses are central to understand the impact of public health emergencies in the lives of women and girls. The demand for Zika‐affected children and women to be research participants is relevant for an ethical analysis of participant protection procedures during a crisis. We investigated how women experienced research participation by analyzing their narratives. Two‐year‐long longitudinal qualitative study in Brazilian sites located in the epidemic's epicenter was performed using mixed methods: ethnography with women from two distinct states and individual semi‐structured interviews with five women in different Zika‐affected states, four of which were community leaders. All women in the study were mothers or grandmothers of Zika‐affected children. Thematic analysis was used for data evaluation. Women perceived being pressured to participate in research and a lack of benefit sharing. Structural determinants of gender inequality, such as its effect on power distribution, were found to impact research participant protection. Formal procedures for research protocols approvals were insufficient in protecting participants because these instruments were unable to account for structural aspects. Communitarian mobilization, through WhatsApp groups, was found to be an important mechanism to create conditions to challenge oppressive structures. Strengthening public health, effective community‐based participation in research planning and implantation of ethical strategies that promotes gender equality can have transformative effect on unequal power structures and promote participant protection.
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Unfurling Stories of Endurance: A Review of “Sea Prayer” by Khaled Hosseini2022 •
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