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This groundbreaking book is the first collection to investigate the
law, political science and ethical perspectives collectively in
relation to the right and value of life. Its contributions from
international roster of scholars are organized around five themes:
a theoretical positioning of life and death; War, armed conflict
and detention; Death as punishment; Medical parameters for ending
life; and medical policies for the preservation of life. In
studying this issue in its contemporary contexts of "right" and
"value," the volume fills the current scholarly lacuna in the
general subject of the orientations of life. It presents a
much-needed examination of key issues in a broad practical and
theoretical context, and holds broad appeal for scholars,
researchers, and students occupied with issues of war, armed
conflict, the death penalty, and various contemporary medico-legal
scenarios.
This groundbreaking book is the first collection to investigate
together the law, political science and philosophical perspectives
on the right and value of life. Its contributions are organized
around five themes: a theoretical positioning of life and death;
war, armed conflict and detention; death as punishment; medical
parameters for ending life; and, medical policies for the
preservation of life. The essays, written by an international
roster of scholars, seek to engage with the evolution of the law,
political discourse and philosophy on the right to life and the
value of life in an attempt to understand its contemporary
orientations within the selected multi-jurisdictional flora and
interdisciplinary contexts. In studying this issue in its
contemporary contexts of 'right' and 'value', the volume fills the
current scholarly lacuna in the general subject of the orientations
of life. Moreover, it holds broad appeal for scholars, researchers,
and students occupied with issues of war, armed conflict, the death
penalty, and various contemporary medico-legal scenarios. The Right
to Life and the Value of Life presents a much-needed examination of
key issues in a broad practical and theoretical context.
This edited volume brings together leading scholars on the death
penalty within international, regional and municipal law. It
considers the intrinsic elements of both the promotion and demise
of the punishment around the world, and provides analysis which
contributes to the evolving abolitionist discourse. The
contributors consider the current developments within the United
Nations, the Council of Europe, the African Commission and the
Commonwealth Caribbean, and engage with the emergence of regional
norms promoting collective restriction and renunciation of the
punishment. They investigate perspectives and questions for
retentionist countries, focusing on the United States, China, Korea
and Taiwan, and reveal the iniquities of contemporary capital
judicial systems. Emphasis is placed on the issues of transparency
of municipal jurisdictions, the jurisprudence on the 'death row
phenomenon' and the changing nature of public opinion. The volume
surveys and critiques the arguments used to scrutinize the death
penalty to then offer a detailed analysis of possible replacement
sanctions.
This edited volume brings together leading scholars on the death
penalty within international, regional and municipal law. It
considers the intrinsic elements of both the promotion and demise
of the punishment around the world, and provides analysis which
contributes to the evolving abolitionist discourse. The
contributors consider the current developments within the United
Nations, the Council of Europe, the African Commission and the
Commonwealth Caribbean, and engage with the emergence of regional
norms promoting collective restriction and renunciation of the
punishment. They investigate perspectives and questions for
retentionist countries, focusing on the United States, China, Korea
and Taiwan, and reveal the iniquities of contemporary capital
judicial systems. Emphasis is placed on the issues of transparency
of municipal jurisdictions, the jurisprudence on the 'death row
phenomenon' and the changing nature of public opinion. The volume
surveys and critiques the arguments used to scrutinize the death
penalty to then offer a detailed analysis of possible replacement
sanctions.
This book analyses accountability and quality policies relating to
learning standards and examines their implications for assessment
in higher education. Whilst primarily focusing on the Australian
setting, this analysis is located within a broader frame of
reference that includes the United Kingdom (UK), the United States
of America (US), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD). Across these settings, comparative measures of
learning have been seen as a policy 'solution' to the problem of
'proving quality' in a globalised and increasingly competitive
higher education market. Comparative measures of learning depend on
the specification of learning standards. Learning standards attempt
to articulate the capabilities expected of graduates, and students'
achievement of these is determined through the practices of
assessment carried out within institutions. Quality policy,
learning standards and assessment practices all intersect within
the broader umbrella of accountability, with relevance to
governments, higher education providers, employers, parents, and
students. The findings reported in this book highlight a number of
policy influences, including the rising demands for national and
international comparative data on learning standards to compare
quality and inform student choice in a globally competitive market.
This book analyses accountability and quality policies relating to
learning standards and examines their implications for assessment
in higher education. Whilst primarily focusing on the Australian
setting, this analysis is located within a broader frame of
reference that includes the United Kingdom (UK), the United States
of America (US), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD). Across these settings, comparative measures of
learning have been seen as a policy 'solution' to the problem of
'proving quality' in a globalised and increasingly competitive
higher education market. Comparative measures of learning depend on
the specification of learning standards. Learning standards attempt
to articulate the capabilities expected of graduates, and students'
achievement of these is determined through the practices of
assessment carried out within institutions. Quality policy,
learning standards and assessment practices all intersect within
the broader umbrella of accountability, with relevance to
governments, higher education providers, employers, parents, and
students. The findings reported in this book highlight a number of
policy influences, including the rising demands for national and
international comparative data on learning standards to compare
quality and inform student choice in a globally competitive market.
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