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The observation that mater semper certa est remains accurate under most legal systems in the world. Maternity is defined as the personal status (filiation) of a woman who gave birth to a child. It is typically complemented by the fatherhood of the man from whom the child biologically originates (often quem nuptiae demonstrant). However, in some states, a kind of competitive way of acquiring the legal status of mother and father (or “homosexual parents A and B”) has been introduced via concluding a contract with a surrogate mother. Usually with a woman coming from poorer societies and with the assistance of professional intermediaries and organizers. The postulates to change substantive f...
Jewish life and welfare The development and collapse of the Jewish community is described using the example of its welfare and social activities in Breslau/Wroczaw. The author focuses on the time from the end of the nineteenth century to the 1940s, when the city was awarded to Poland, in order to show the process of transition of this community. From the Contents: Introduction Wrotizla/Vratislavia/Breslau/Wroczaw Jewish community in Breslau Welfare system in Breslau Jewish welfare Festung Breslau Wroc?aw. Communistic Poland 1945-1948 Jews come back to Wroczaw Summary
The anthology is an introduction to political cultures in the Islamic world and into relations between the West and Islam. It details its analysis in country studies on Algeria, Iran, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Bosnia, Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Central Asia and Pakistan.
The author examines the reconstruction of Greece in the post war era and the role of the United States and West Germany. He deals with the Marshall Plan years, the process of Greece's association with the Common Market and the crisis periods in the Middle East; also, he focuses on the internal political development in Greece including the prelude to the military coup d'etat in 1967.
This handbook presents a comprehensive introduction to the core areas of philosophy of education combined with an up-to-date selection of the central themes. It includes 95 newly commissioned articles that focus on and advance key arguments; each essay incorporates essential background material serving to clarify the history and logic of the relevant topic, examining the status quo of the discipline with respect to the topic, and discussing the possible futures of the field. The book provides a state-of-the-art overview of philosophy of education, covering a range of topics: Voices from the present and the past deals with 36 major figures that philosophers of education rely on; Schools of th...
A tribute collection of essays edited by author's colleagues and friends.
A major new history of the emergence of the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention during the nineteenth century.
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