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In the broadest sense, social sciences encompass society, human behavior, and its influence on the world. Social sciences help understand how society works, ranging from the causes of unemployment, economic growth, what makes people happy, and so on. The information it provides is vital for governments and policymakers, non-governmental organizations, and local authorities.
Social Sciences and Law
Termálvíz-visszasajtolás és fenntarthatóság – a visszasajtolási potenciál előrejelzési lehetőségei homokkő rezervoárok esetén
Thermal water reinjection and sustainability – predicting the reinjection potential for sandstone aquifers
A termálvizek visszasajtolása az országos és települési szintű hosszú távú energiabiztonság szempontjából kulcsfontosságú: hozzájárul az energiaforrás fenntartható felhasználásához, megnövelve a beruházások élettartamát. Bár számos potenciális nehézség merül fel, ez nem jelenthet mentséget a visszasajtolás hiányára. A kidolgozott eljárással, a problémák előrejelzésével a visszasajtolási lehetőségek értékelhetők, és – a geotermikus potenciálbecslés részeként – kijelölhetők az arra legalkalmasabb területek. A kutatásban eddig a Zalai-medence mintaterületén regionális hidraulikai, formáció és rezervoártest léptékű értékelést végeztük el: a zalai pannon képződményeknél a nyomásviszonyok nem okoznak problémát, míg a rezervoárlépték jelentős heterogenitást mutat, ami befolyásolja a visszasajtolás hatékonyságát.
Vegyi, biológiai, radiológiai és nukleáris események áldozatainak kezelése a biztonság tükrében
Victim management in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents, in light of safety
A vegyi, biológiai, radiológiai és nukleáris (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear – CBRN) káreseményekben az életüket vesztett áldozatok kezelése számos elméleti és gyakorlati kérdést felvető terület. Az elhunytak azonosításához, boncolásához, a tetemek szállításához, tárolásához szükséges ismeretek nélkül a biztonságos munkavégzés elképzelhetetlen. Szintén kérdéses, hogy mely szakmaspecifikus post mortem műveletek hajthatók végre szennyezett tetemek esetében, illetve mely eljárások befolyásolják a nyomozati vagy személyazonosítási érdekeket. Kutatásomban ezekre a problémákra keresem a szükség esetén gyakorlatban alkalmazható, a nemzetközi szakirodalmi ajánlásokkal és a hazai, már meglévő eljárásrendekkel összehangolható megoldásokat.
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The paper analyses the evolution of clauses relating to the debtor's assets in Egyptian legal papyri from Ptolemaic to Roman times. This evolution reflects the socio-economic change brought about by the replacement of a maritime economy by an agrarian one.
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Despite decades of scholarly effort, there is still no universally accepted definition of the concept of minorities or the criteria for minority membership. Beyond its theoretical importance, the lack of a definition also has practical significance, as it may easily lead to the abuse of minority rights. In this paper, we offer a brief historical overview of the various definitional attempts in international law, including those enshrined in legal documents as well as in the practice of adjudicatory bodies. Starting from the era of the League of Nations and the case-law of the Permanent Court of International Justice, we continue by looking at major developments within the United Nations (with special attention to the practice of the Human Rights Committee) as well as the Council of Europe (and the approach of the Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention for National Minorities). Our aim is to explore the trajectory from old to recent conceptual endeavours, where the major dividing line is drawn between the relatively narrow notion of minorities (covering only autochthonous or traditional groups) as opposed to a more inclusive view (including also immigrants and, potentially, visitors under the minority protection mechanisms).
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The paper deals with criminal law protection of state and national symbols in five Central European countries. It aims at reviewing the regulation of these symbols concerning the penal law level, and compare the characteristics of the legal systems analyzed. The paper concludes that there is no significant difference in the protection of state or national symbols at the level of legal regulation between the geographically eastern and western countries of Europe. The state and national symbols (flags, coats of arms or anthems) are symbols of state identity and of the unity of citizens, whose ideological role in forming identity justifies even their protection under criminal law.
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Disinformation and propaganda directed at foreign countries is an important tool in Russia's geopolitical power ambitions, including its war against Ukraine. The European Union and individual nation states, both inside and outside the Union, have developed complex responses to this multifaceted phenomenon. This article focuses on just one of them: the EU embargo on the RT television channel. It will review media analyses of RT, some of the legal action taken against it, and analyse the background and rationale behind the EU's blocking regulation. It points out that, while international media law literature has examined the issue from the perspective of freedom of expression, the European Union has treated the channel as a political weapon. The article argues that democracies need to take decisive action to defend their structures, and that this may require unconventional measures in times of disruption to the international order.
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In 2022, for the first time in some while, the public around the world was confronted with an armed conflict between states, which directly involved a nuclear facility, specifically a nuclear power plant in operation. Unfortunately, the situation following Russia's armed attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and the acts of war around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant once again draw attention to the need to protect nuclear facilities during armed conflicts. Therefore, this paper reviews the relevant rules of public international law and scrutinizes the norms that have been established through international legislation and soft law mechanisms to protect and guarantee the nuclear safety and security of nuclear installations.
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Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) has long served as an effective remedy for disputes between foreign investors and host states. In the context of the Russian–Ukrainian conflict, ISDS has gained particular prominence as a potential tool for advancing the legal claims of private persons even in wartime or otherwise hostile situations. In particular, we had a slew of ISDS cases between Ukrainian investors and Russia, especially in relation to Crimea. This has also raised a number of questions regarding territory and annexation within the context of international law, which the arbitration tribunals had to address. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of ISDS for enforcing private claims in wartime, and to assess the judgments of the arbitration tribunals, with the addition of Russian ISDS cases against Ukraine as well, to serve as a contrast.
