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Introduction : Globalization, Global Politics and the Cosmopolitan Plateau / David Held and Pietro Maffettone -- The Point and Ground of Human Rights / Reiner Forst -- Global Distributive Justice (1) : The Statist View / Michael Blake -- Global Distributive Justice (2) : The Cosmopolitan View / Darrell Moellendorf -- Global Political Justice / Terry McDonald -- The Legitimacy of International Law / David Lefkowitz -- Legitimacy and Global Governance / David Held and Pietro Maffettone -- Just War and Global Justice / Laura Valentini -- The Associativist Account of Killing in War / Seth Lazar -- Territorial Rights / David Miller and Margareth Moore -- Natural Resources / Leif Wenar -- Fairness in Trade / Aaron James -- The Ethical Aspects of International Financial Integration / Peter Dietsch -- Political Theory for the Anthropocene / Dale Jamieson and Marcello Di Paola -- Generations and Global Justice / Axel Gosseries and Danielle Zwarthoed

With the viral factor on social media, the sense of persuasion is generated by repetition and popularity. When users' interest is captured, political awareness increases to spark political enthusiasm, but, the level of user's political participation and political attitude of those active users is still questionable. An online survey on 250 youth and in-depth interview on two politicians are conducted to answer the main question in this paper. The result shows that Facebook significantly increases political awareness among youths. Social media may not be the major trigger to political activism among youths as most respondents opined that they would still vote without Facebook. Other factors could be political campaigning, political climate, age, peer pressure or others. Finding also shows that majority of respondents did not participate in online political debates or political groups. Many also wondered if the social media was the main power switch that triggers the political influx among young voters. The research finding is significant to understand how the new media, Facebook, has reshaped the political landscape in Malaysia, creating the Social Media Election that changed the rules of the political game. However, research finding does not support the ideal notion that the social media is the major trigger to youth's political activism. This research outcome has exposed the flaws of the Social Media Election. It has revealed the less optimistic side of youth political activism. Unfortunately, results fall short of the idealistic belief that the social media have given rise to political activism among youths in the 13th General Election in Malaysia. The research outcome also highlights an important lesson for the democratic discourse of Malaysia which is making informed and educated decisions takes more commitment, proactive and objective attitude.

During the summer of 1999, the West Nile Virus, a mosquito-borne virus, made its first appearance in North America. Public health officials throughout New England were forced to quickly respond to a novel threat, in many cases resorting to pesticide spraying that carried real but uncertain risks. This article explores the tensions faced by public health officials when making decisions regarding uncertain risks, particularly when there might be trade-offs between those risks. It examines the role of the precautionary principle -- a guide to decision making under uncertainty -- in trying to mediate these trade offs. It is concluded that by exploring & implementing a wide range of preventive options, including a broad range of perspectives in decision-making processes, using a multidisciplinary scientific lens & systems perspective to examine risks, & developing methods to monitor public health interventions for signals of problems, such trade-offs can be minimized or avoided in a truly precautionary manner. 15 References. [Copyright 2002 Sage Publications, Inc.]

On October 17, 2023, a five judge bench of the Supreme Court of India has ruled against legalizing same-sex marriage in a unanimous verdict. This judgment has sparked concerns among LGBTQ+ activists.

Based on the premise that justice must necessarily be fair, the article examines the problem of the influence of subjective factors that positively or negatively affect the fairness of judicial acts rendered by judges. The purpose of this study is to identify these factors, which are not taken into account in the lengthy procedures for the selection of candidates and their appointment to the posts of judges, but which, in principle, cannot but affect the quality of justice carried out by judges, first of all, its fairness. The objective of the study is to identify the possibilities of the psychophysiological characteristics of the judge, which are the basis of these factors and their fixation. The results of this study will allow, when they are introduced into law enforcement practice, to increase the effectiveness of justice in terms of issuing fair judicial acts. As a brief conclusion of this study, we should consider the proposal of the need to legislate the mandatory conduct of psychodiagnostic studies of candidates for judicial positions, allowing for a reliable "culling" of those who are not suitable for the implementation of fair justice, as well as the "culling" of current judges who are unsuitable for the implementation of fair justice.