Editorial by Anna Oksiutycz

“…While the Bill is expected to pass into law in 2023, the lead author in this number, Keyan Tomaselli, has sketched the likely implications of the proposed legislation for the national South African research economy and for academic authors also. …”
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TEACHER ATTRITION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY by Mapula Rebecca MABUSELA, Vimbi Petrus MAHLANGU

“…It was found that the cause of teacher attrition was due to factors beyond the control of the schools such as legislation, technology, economy, retirement, dismissals, and redundancies in schools. …”
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Investigation of Some Real Estate Valuation Problems in Turkey by Varol Koç

“…In this context, as an example, this study presents the contradictions related to the real estate legislation in Turkey and the application errors in valuation and offers suggestions for the elimination of all these.…”
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Public-Private Partnership in BRICS Countries: Experience and Prospects of Implementation by T. S. Cheremnaya

“…The analysis is carried out on the basis of a comparison of the legal framework in the field of public-private partnership and concession legislation, as well as the experience gained in the implementation of projects. …”
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“The Ideal Dental Health Service for Children:” The Political Development of the Dental Health Service for Children in Denmark, 1960s–1980s by Christian Larsen

“…The primary focus of this paper lies in the examination of the political negotiations surrounding the key legislative acts pertaining to school dental health services. …”
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L’environnement juridique de la lutte contre la pollution par les plastiques en Asie du Sud-Est (ASEAN) by Jacques Dupouey

“…It is therefore crucial for these countries to legislate, regulate and equip themselves with specialized capacities, institutions and infrastructures to fight the scourge of plastic pollution and debris as effectively as possible. …”
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Czy inżynieria genetyczna? Za i przeciw modyfikowaniu naszej żywności by Jerzy Macewicz

“…But neither public opinion nor UE or Polish legislation keeps pace with the great development of food biotechnology. …”
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On Some Problems of Applying the Principle of Farness in the Internal Activities of Business Corporations by G. V. Tsepov

“…Despite the existence of special rules in corporate legislation governing the repurchase of shares at the request of a shareholder in order to achieve fairness it is advisable to fix the general rule on the right of a shareholder of a business corporation, taking into account the conditions provided for by law and the charter, to demand the repurchase by a business corporation of his shares in case of violation by the corporation of his reasonable investment expectations.…”
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Improving the budgetary policy of municipalities by A. B. Urusova

“…The logical model of the proposed solution and necessary changes in legislation for its implementation are described. The scope of application is the budget system of the Russian Federation, namely the spheres of municipal finance. …”
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Consent to tattooing by Radulović Srđan

“…Copyright restrictions, health and safety concerns, licensing and even discrimination issues (to name just a few) have drawn special attention of legislators and legal experts. From the legal standpoint, the central question or a cluster of questions (to be precise) revolves around the consent to tattooing. …”
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International experience in stimulating the separate collection of household waste by M. S. Baynova

“…The policy of household waste management in Western Europe, the USA and Japan receives a high scientific assessment, the principles of stimulating sepa rate collection are enshrined in legislation. New in the practice of separate waste collection is the search for cost-effective and most environmentally friendly technologies. …”
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A mountain food label for Europe? by Rob McMorran, Fabien Santini, Fatmir Guri, Sergio Gomez-y-Paloma, Martin Price, Olivier Beucherie, Christine Monticelli, Alexia Rouby, Delphine Vitrolles, Guillaume Cloye

“…National schemes for certifying mountain products have limited effectiveness, although considerable scope for enhancement exists. Recent EU legislation defining mountain products represents a considerable opportunity; however, challenges and potential trade-offs remain regarding the development of criteria on the location of supply chain stages and environmental factors, certification and control methods, and definition of mountain areas.…”
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On the Transformation of Thinking on Personal Responsibility Towards Requirements of Environmental Ethics in Slovakia by Katarína Mária Vadíková

“…Comparisons of the situation in thinking on responsibility for the environment, before and after the Velvet revolution, are based on an analysis of findings of various inter-disciplinary research-projects, argued via enviro-criminal cases mentioned in the Slovak media, existentially verified by the author herself, as a living witness, and fostered by appropriate Slovak legislation. The main findings of the paper are as follows: liquidity of thinking on responsibility for the environment was confirmed; transformation of the Slovak mentality is remarkable – there are still enough people, who transfer responsibility, to be taken by “competent ones” (Homo Sovieticus mentality); however, many influencers and volunteers, also politicians, are pro-environment engaged in various public projects (‘The Man of the Velvet Revolution mentality’); people are more aware of their environmental rights and duties, and feel more invited to take personal responsibility for the environment. …”
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Legal protection of citizens' constitutional rights in the 2024 simultaneous elections by Didik Suhariyanto

“…Using a qualitative approach and library research, this study reviews relevant literature, legislation, and reports from related institutions. …”
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State and trends of regulation of crypto assets and cryptocurrency exchanges by M. B. Kitinov

“…It is noted that the legislation in the USA regarding the regulation of the crypto exchanges and crypto assets is at the development stage, and there are contradictions between authorities considering the scope of the necessary regulation. …”
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From consent to authorization by Bjørn Hofmann

“… The turn from traditional paternalism and towards patient autonomy has made informed consent a key concept for medical ethics and health legislation. However, informed consent has been attacked for a wide range of shortcomings, both conceptually and theoretically, as well as practically. …”
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Le rapport au paysage ordinaire. Approche par les pratiques des espaces de proximité by Marta Benages-Albert, Sophie Bonin

“…Changes in social expectations concerning the living environment have led French legislators working on normal landscape policies, such as the 1993 landscape law, to introduce landscape issues into the domain of urban regulations. …”
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Populações tradicionais e inclusão social no Brasil:Um paralelo entre as políticas de acesso à terra e à educação superior por indígenas e quilombolas by Ana Lúcia Aguiar Melo, José Luiz de Moura Filho

“…In order to tackle the social inequalities that have deepened during decades of liberal governments, ethnic movements have been demanding the construction of public policies that, although they seek common objectives, deal with the segments according to their specificities. Thus, federal legislation on land regularization provides for different procedures for quilombos remnants and for indigenous peoples, while for access to and permanence in higher education, the regulatory norm deals with the subject in a Universalist way practically identical, under the form of Affirmative Actions, without considering that, in the case of quilombolas, measures are aimed at social inclusion, while in the case of indigenous people, it is an original right. …”
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Quarantined Justice, Compromised Diversity: Barriers to Disability Inclusion in China’s Public Sector Employment by Qian Xue, Bo Chen

“…This article attempts to move beyond traditional legislative‐centric approaches and emphasize the judiciary’s role in minimizing the marginalization of disabled people. …”
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Trust and Distrust in a Democratic State of Law by Marta Krasoń, Robert Krasoń

“…The key task of public administration, aimed at inspiring and intensifying trust, is to obtain and secure the common good in the state on the basis of, and within the limits of, the applicable legal regulations, which at the same time set out the methods and scope of social protection in the individual spheres of operation of the legislative, executive, and judicial authorities.…”
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