http://hdl.handle.net/1893/24064 Electronic copies of Law and Philosophy newspaper/magazine articles. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:55:51 GMT 2026-10-03T20:55:51Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37764 Title: People around the world are using courts to question whether climate policies are fair - new study Author(s): Savaresi, Annalisa; Setzer, Joana Abstract: First paragraph: Coal workers suing their government over job losses. Indigenous people using the courts to block wind farms or anti-deforestation policies that violate their cultural rights. What these cases have in common is they challenge the fairness of climate policies and projects themselves. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37764 2024-10-22T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37699 Title: A break with the past Author(s): Lai, Ten-Herng Abstract: First paragraph: Over the past decade, many statues commemorating problematic historical figures have become forcefully contested. In one of the most prominent instances, after a statue of Cecil Rhodes was removed in South Africa, the Rhodes Must Fall movement quickly spread to Oriel College, Oxford. Despite the recommendation of an independent commission, the college eventually decided to keep Rhodes’ statue, citing pressure from donors, financial costs, and regulatory obstacles. Then, the Black Lives Matter Movement led to protests over the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston at Bristol Harbour. The statue was defaced, pulled down, and dragged and thrown into the docks – where ships of his company had set sail on the voyage to commit one of the most systematic violations of human rights in history – before eventually being fished out to be displayed, lying down, in a museum. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37699 2024-12-10T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37626 Title: Shell's legal victory is disappointing - but this is not the end for corporate climate litigation Author(s): van Asselt, Harro; Savaresi, Annalisa Abstract: First paragraph: In the first ruling of its kind, the Dutch Hague District Court in 2021 ordered a fossil fuel company, Shell, to slash its emissions. This decision would have required the oil and gas giant to cut its emissions by 45% by 2030 (compared with 2019 levels) across its operations and beyond, including so-called “scope 3 emissions” – those arising from burning the fossil fuels Shell has sold. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37626 2024-11-15T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/34972 Title: Wisdom of Crowds Author(s): Ebert, Philip; Zweifel, Benjamin Abstract: Die Lawinengefahr richtig einzuschätzen und die entsprechenden Entscheidungen zu fällen gehört zum Schwierigsten und Wichtigsten im Bergsport überhaupt. Es gibt so viele Unbekannte: ‘Wie störanfällig ist die Schwachschicht? ’, ‘Wo ist sie genau vorhanden? ’, ‘Haben wir ausreichend Indizien gesammelt? ’ oder ‘Was wären die Konsequenzen bei einer Lawinenerfassung? ’. Seit Jahren versuchen wir, diese Unbekannten zu verringern und unsere Schnee- und Lawinenkenntnisse zu verbessern. Unerkanntes Potential für bessere Entscheidungen bietet dabei die Gruppe. Unter den richtigen Bedingungen sind Gruppen fähig, deutlich besser Entscheidungen zu treffen als die Individuen alleine. Wir denken, es ist an der Zeit, den Entscheidungsprozess in der Gruppe etwas genauer unter die Lupe zu nehmen und dadurch unsere Treffergenauigkeit beim Entscheiden zu erhöhen. Wisdom of crowds in den Bergen? Die Autoren sehen darin ein Potential zur Erhöhung der Sicherheit im Lawinengelände. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/34972 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z