Civil Partnerships in UK Law
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Equal Civil Partnerships, Discrimination and the Indulgence of Time: R (on the application of Steinfeld and Keidan) v Secretary of State for International Development
In R (on the application of Steinfeld and Keidan) v Secretary of State for International Development the Supreme Court unanimously declared that the ban on different‐sex civil partnerships was inco...
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Combating Child Sex Tourism in South‐east Asia: Law Enforcement Cooperation and Civil Society Partnerships
Many states have enacted extra‐territorial child sex tourism (CST) offences. Despite the existence of these offences, some states, including Australia and the United Kingdom, continue to privilege ...
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Adoption, Homosexuality and the European Convention on Human Rights: Gas and Dubois v France
On 15 March 2012 the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) issued its first judgment addressing the differential treatment of same‐sex and opposite‐sex couples in respect of the adoption of a ...... ... 1 The Court held that excluding same-sex couples in civil partnerships, who have no legal right to marry,from adoption provisions ... ...
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Transnational Civil Society Activism and International Security Politics: From Landmines to Global Zero
Effective civil society activism in the high politics realm of international peace and security has not received sustained scholarly attention, and, at least until recently, was considered a ‘hard ...... ... It concludes that high levels of policy uncertainty, the possibility of issue reframing, signi fi cant resources, and strategic partnerships are all key ingredients for effective civil society engagement. Conversely, vague or diffuse goals, the absence of state engagement, and policy ... ...
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Governing urban security in Finland: Towards the ‘European model’
The article describes and evaluates the development of urban security management in Finland since 2002. The evaluation is based on governmental safety and security strategies, 228 local safety plan...... ... by state and municipal authorities (networks, strategic partnerships); contingency planning, civil protection and preparedness have been ... ...
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Government stewardship and primary health care in Guatemala since 1996
Summary This article analyzes the role of government stewardship in the expansion of primary health care in post‐conflict Guatemala. By the time the Peace Accords were signed in 1996, the country's...... ... functions, “ building relationshi ps, coalitions,and partnerships ” especiallywith civil socie ty organization s stands out as on e of the ... ...
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Effects of Civil Wars on International Trade, 1950-92
The relationship between economic interdependence and international conflict is a burgeoning research topic. Previous research has examined the role of interstate co...... ... Finally, this article questions whether the effects of civil wars can be mitigated by security partnerships. One key finding from analy- ses of 120 countries between 1950 and 1992 is that civil wars decrease bilateral trade between states by one-third. In ... ...
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The Role of Middle Power–NGO Coalitions in Global Policy: The Case of the Cluster Munitions Ban
Medium‐sized wealthy states – middle powers – and global civil society networks are increasingly joining forces to influence the global policy agenda on issues of international law, justice, humani...... ... Medium-sized wealthy states – middle powers – and global civil society networks are increasingly joining forces to influence the global ... advantages of both state and nonstate actors in synergistic partnerships. States represent the coalitions’ interests in international ... ...
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Third Way Regulation? Community Legal Service Partnerships
This article examines recent changes in the civil legal aid scheme in England and Wales (now called the Community Legal Service) and the creation of Community Legal Service Partnerships in particul...... ... Third Way Regulation? Community Legal Service Partnerships Richard Moorhead* This article examines recent changes in the civil legal aid scheme in Englan d and Wales (now called the Community Legal Service) and the creation of Community Legal Service Partnerships in ... ...
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CAPAM Symposium on Networked Government: Building public trust through public–private partnerships
Collaborative working through public–private partnerships, though not new, has become more common. Strong partnerships are built and sustained by norms of reliabilit...... ... In the first case, the trust established through a long-standing government/civil society partnership in the delivery of school-based education has been dissipated by acrimonious public wrangling over the autonomy of ... ...
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