Abstract Objective In the current study, we seek to shed new light on role of religion in American gun culture by considering whether images people hold God affect probability ownership and experience empowerment through guns for religious Americans (i.e., extent which owners derive security, identity, status from their guns). Methods We analyze nationally representative data 2021 Baylor Religi...

We analyze a number of properties obligations have or should have. We will not present a definite answer what an obligation “is”, but rather point out the numerous possibilities to consider, as well as some of their interrelations.

Political scientists, economists, and legal scholars have been debating corporate social responsibility for decades.1 To that end, the financial crisis, fraud relating to Enron and Worldcom, Occupy Wall Street, and even the 2016 presidential primary debates all raise attention and concern about what corporate social responsibility is and should be in the United States. The traditional view, the...

the islamic fast during the month of ramadan is strictly observed worldwide by millions of muslims. ramadan is the 9th month of the islamic lunar calendar and fasting during ramadan is the religious duty of all healthy adult muslims. a whole month of intermittent fasting, from dawn to dusk, every year is particular only to islam and considering that islam has over 1.5 billion followers worldwid...

Does the EU have enough leverage to police rule of law in Member States? This article first outlines how infringement procedure is functionally adequate address breaches law. It argues that entails “structural obligations” for States uphold within their legal systems. To extent respecting such structural obligations indispensable observing specific rules, breach can be target proceedings. The t...

Currently enacted child support guidelines primarily focus on maintaining children’s economic well-being when a single household is split into two. This article argues that this focus discounts another consideration which, when combined with the current analysis, could further advance children’s well-being: the ability of parents to pay. An analysis of payment characteristics demonstrates that ...

Can the right to health, and particularly the core obligations of states specified under this right, assist in formulating and implementing universal health coverage (UHC), now included in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals? In this paper, we examine how core obligations under the right to health could lead to a version of UHC that is likely to advance equity and rights. We first addre...