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The article addresses some issues related to the problematic issues of the development of the current state of procedural legislation in the field of protection and protection of intellectual property. The activity of the court is analyzed, ways of improving the legislation are proposed. Given the priorities of Ukraine's foreign and domestic policies, including the requirements for the establishment of a Free Trade Area between Ukraine and the European Union, and considering that Ukraine is a member of the World Trade Organization, the state is trying to focus its efforts on actively promoting the use of the nation's intellectual resources for economic development of the nation taking into account the innovation-investment vector. However, insufficient attention is being paid to the protection and protection of intellectual property rights in Ukraine, media reports, and analysis of enforcement activities indicate that these rights have been violated. There are a particularly high number of violations in the areas of computer security, databases, audiovisual products and more. Attention is drawn to the lack of generalization by the Supreme Court of administrative offenses in the field of intellectual property. The last time such a generalization occurred in 2006 was in relation to the offenses envisaged in Articles 51-2 and 164-9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. However, given the considerable number of articles of the Administrative Code, the rules of which provide for liability for infringement of intellectual property rights, this is a disadvantage of the judicial branch. It is emphasized that the current state of development of the legislation in the field of intellectual property, especially the procedural one, is such, does not meet the modern requirements, needs improvement of the legislation, in order to improve the legal mechanisms of protection of the owners of intellectual property objects. ; У статті розкриваються окремі питання, пов'язані із проблемами розвитку сучасного стану процесуального законодавства у сфері охорони та захисту інтелектуальної власності. Здійснюється аналіз діяльності суду, пропонуються шляхи удосконалення законодавства. Ураховуючи пріоритети зовнішньої та внутрішньої політики України, зокрема вимоги стосовно створення Зони вільної торгівлі між Україною і Європейським Союзом, а також ураховуючи те, що Україна є членом Світової організації торгівлі, держава намагаються спрямувати зусилля на активне сприяння використанню інтелектуальних ресурсів нації для економічного розвитку держави з огляду на інноваційно-інвестиційний вектор. Однак охороні та захисту інтелектуальної власності в Україні ще приділяється недостатня увага. Повідомлення засобів масової інформації та аналіз правозастосовної діяльності свідчать про порушення даних прав. Особливо велика кількість порушень спостерігається у сфері охорони комп'ютерного забезпечення, баз даних, аудіовізуальної продукції тощо. Звернено увагу на відсутність узагальнення Верховним Судом адміністративних правопорушень у сфері інтелектуальної власності. Востаннє таке узагальнення відбулося у 2006 році щодо правопорушень, передбачених нормами статей 51-2 та 164-9 Кодексу України про адміністративні правопорушення. Однак з огляду на значну кількість статей Адміністративного кодексу, які передбачають відповідальність за порушення прав інтелектуальної власності, вказане є недоліком судової гілки влади. Підкреслено, що сучасний стан розвитку законодавства у сфері інтелектуальної власності, особливо процесуального, є таким, що не відповідає сучасним вимогам, потребує удосконалення з метою покращення правових механізмів захисту правовласників об'єктів права інтелектуальної власності.

This article intends to prove that Colombia, despite its geographic position in the Pacific Ocean, has not favored a policy of alignment with the United States, thus neglecting its relations with the Asia-Pacific region, when compared to other Latin American countries with greater commercial and political bonds with that part of the world. For that purpose, a four-phase qualitative methodology was developed. The first phase addresses the historical background of the relations between Colombia and Asia-Pacific; the second describes the characteristics and underlying problems of such relations; the third specifies the advantages and challenges, as well as the strategies designed by Colombia to enter the apec; the fourth presents the conclusions of this study. Findings warn about the precariousness and lag of the links between both regions, thus emphasizing the need to adopt strategies that allow diversifying the possible encounters, not only in the commercial sphere but also in the cultural and political dimension, so that Colombia could gain substantial benefits. ; En este artículo se demuestra que Colombia, a pesar de tener una posición geográfica enclavada en el océano Pacífico, no ha privilegiado una política de alineamiento con Estados Unidos, descuidando así su vínculo con Asia-Pacífico, en comparación con otros países de América Latina que ostentan mayor contacto comercial y político con esa región. Para ello, se recurrió a una metodología cualitativa, desplegada en cuatro partes: en la primera se señalan los antecedentes históricos de las relaciones entre Colombia Asia-Pacífico; en la segunda se describen sus características y problemas subyacentes; en la tercera se indican las ventajas y desafíos, así como las estrategias de Colombia para ingresar en el apec, y en la cuarta se expondrán las conclusiones del estudio. Estas advierten la precariedad y el rezago de los vínculos entre las regiones, ante lo cual es necesario adoptar estrategias que permitan diversificar los posibles encuentros, no solo en el ámbito comercial, sino también en el cultural y político, de modo que Colombia pueda obtener grandes beneficios. ; Este artigo parte da hipótese de que a Colômbia, apesar de ter uma posição geográfica aninhada no Oceano Pacífico, privilegiou uma política de alinhamento com os Estados Unidos, negligenciando sua inserção na região Ásia-Pacífico. Portanto, o objetivo essencial é demonstrar a precariedade dos laços da Colômbia com a região mencionada em comparação com outros países da América Latina, a fim de adotar medidas e estratégias para alcançar laços maiores com essa região, para que ela não ocorra. eles são restritos não apenas à esfera comercial, mas também política e cultural. O artigo está dividido em quatro partes. Primeiro, aponta para o contexto histórico das relações Colômbia-Ásia-Pacífico; em segundo lugar, aponta as características da relação Colômbia-Ásia-Pacífico no interesse de apontar os problemas subjacentes a essa relação; em terceiro lugar, indica as vantagens e os desafios dessa relação, bem como as estratégias de inserção da Colômbia. na APEC e, finalmente, serão apresentadas as conclusões do estudo.

ObjectiveTo identify pathways through which African American families successfully negotiate and navigate stressful life events to facilitate positive family functioning, relationships, and healthy developmental outcomes in their children.BackgroundDespite the advancement of African Americans since passing of the 1965 Civil Rights Act, racism remains a major stressor that affects everyday life experiences of 21st‐century African American families. Little is known about the cascading effects of race‐related exposure on processes in African American families, nor about what promotes healthy functioning among African American families.MethodThree waves of data on 867 families participating in the Family and Community Health Study were analyzed to identify pathways that forecast family functioning and developmental outcomes of youth as they transitioned from middle childhood to late adolescence.ResultsStressful life events heightened maternal depression and anxiety, which were associated with a more cynical and hostile worldview and poorer quality of family relations. Parenting practices and family relationship quality were linked with children's self‐pride, which was closely associated with more optimistic worldview. Self‐pride was also associated with future aspirations among youth, and future‐oriented youth tended to engage in fewer self‐harm behaviors as they transitioned from middle childhood to early adolescence.ConclusionReframing one's life situation, despite exposure to racial discrimination, serves a protective function for African American families. Exerting a sense of agency, internal will, capacity, and strength are effective strategies to transcend adversities.ImplicationsThat positive worldview can render more manageable family outcomes for African Americans, regardless of socioeconomic status, is worth considering in research, clinical practice, and preventive interventions.

Explanations of organizational behavior that encompass conventional views of business ethics are overly simplistic and limited in their ability to provide constructive guidance for managers to understand and to manage moral problems in organizations. A construct of the organization as a political community wherein moral action and behavioral outcomes may be assessed using the organization's constitution is presented. The guiding question is 'why do management effectiveness programs rarely work?'.

The article gives a detailed analysis of the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, based on the tripartite symposium held in January 1989 and attended by politicians and members of the academic community of the USSR, the US and Cuba. The participants reviewed the causes that led to the crisis, focused on the developments and analysed the political moves of all parties and their assessments of the situation

Conscience and equality : negotiating emerging tensions / Russell Sandberg -- The right to religion : considerations of the principal International and European juridical instruments / Nicolae V. Dur -- Freedom of religion : Strasbourg and Luxembourg compared / Mark Hill QC -- State neutrality, religion, and the workplace in the recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights / María J. Valero Estarellas -- Religious freedom, anti-discrimination, and minority rights in Brazil / Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves -- Anti-discrimination legislation and regulation of employment decisions of religious schools in Australia / Greg Walsh -- Same-sex marriage : exemptions for celebrants and religious freedom / Rex Ahdar -- Marriages, civil unions, partnerships, and religion in South Africa after 1996 / Pieter Coertzen -- A fissure within the human rights system? : same-sex marriage claims and religious freedom of speech / Ursula C. Basset -- A 'Bare . . . purpose to harm'? Marriage and Catholic conscience / Helen M. Alvaré -- Protecting same-sex marriage and religious liberty / Thomas C. Berg and Douglas Laycock -- Religion and equality : reconcilable differences? / W. Cole Durham, Jr

'Making space for queer-identifying religious youth' (2011–2013) is an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded project, which seeks to shed light on youth cultures, queer community and religiosity. While non-heterosexuality is often associated with secularism, and some sources cast religion as automatically negative or harmful to the realisation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) identity (or 'coming out'), we explore how queer Christian youth negotiate sexual–religious identities. There is a dearth of studies on queer religious youth, yet an emerging and continuing interest in the role of digital technologies for the identities of young people. Based on interviews with 38 LGBT, 'religious' young people, this article examines Facebook, as well as wider social networking sites and the online environment and communities. Engaging with the key concept of 'online embodiment', this article takes a closer analysis of embodiment, emotion and temporality to approach the role of Facebook in the lives of queer religious youth. Furthermore, it explores the methodological dilemmas evoked by the presence of Facebook in qualitative research with specific groups of young people.

Faithful of the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwaḥǝdo Church gather sometimes into a religious association. We can distinguish two types of religious associations: the maḫbär and the sänbäte. These two types are organized on the same scheme and are led by the faithful themselves. Both are based on a fundamental concept, which is to gather faithful around a banquet for a commemoration. Maḫbär and sänbäte are a representation of a zǝkǝr, a crucial concept in the Ethiopian Christianity. The religious authority is shared by one priest who leads the liturgy of the ritual. The presence of a priest without an organizational role highlights the influence of the laymen to organize their own religious life outwards the cast-iron ecclesiastical organisation. The social and religious influence of these organizations is very important in towns and in the countryside. To be member of these associations is a sign of an important social status in the parish community and the reality of both maḫbär and sänbäte shows the existence of a way of dialogue between the Church and the faithful.

The meaning and significance of accusations of heresy are difficult to ascertain, regardless of the religious setting or historical milieu in which they appear. Scholars studying medieval European religious history have described heresy as opposition to the Christian church's doctrinal authority, emphasizing that heretics were not only religious but also political dissenters. They questioned church doctrine per se, but also, perhaps more significantly, challenged the church's authority to determine doctrine. In early Islamic history, concepts of heresy and orthodoxy are somewhat more difficult to define. After the Rashidun, there was no dominant religious voice in the community. Instead, a variety of opposing parties struggled for the right to define doctrine. In such circumstances, there could be no orthodoxy, since none had sufficient moral authority or coercive power to impose their views to the exclusion of all others. Consequently, there could be no heresy either, because heretics are simply those whom the dominant religious authority deems to be outside the bounds of orthodoxy. Only after proponents of a particular set of views gained sufficient power to impose their views on others could heterodoxy become heresy.

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Congress and the scientific community are concerned that the Air Force's investment in science and technology may be too low to meet the challenges presented by new and emerging threats. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 requires the Air Force to review its science and technology programs to assess the budgetary resources currently used and those needed to adequately address the challenges and objectives. GAO found that the Air Force complied with the requirements of section 252 of the act. The Air Force established an integrated product team to identify long-term science and technology challenges and a task force to identify short-term objectives. For each challenge or objective that was identified, the Air Force established teams to identify technological capabilities needed to achieve these goals. Each team chose research projects that addressed the criteria specified in the act. The Air Force also complied with the act's process provisions. The Deputy Assistant Director for Science, Technology and Engineering is required to review the teams' results and to identify any science and technology research not currently funded."

The work analyzed demographic conditions and trends characteristic of both the world community and the Russian Federation. The importance of integrating voluntary elements as a mechanism for ensuring a decent life for pensioners in multi-level pension systems of OECD countries has been determined. The methodology of the voluntary pension index is described, as well as additional restrictions on its application. The results of modeling for 20 countries were presented and the application of the index in the Russian Federation from 2013 to 2020 was assessed. The conclusion was made about the low development of voluntary pension systems in the Russian Federation.

"Using a Role Theory lens, this book addresses this shortage of work through investigating Tamil diaspora mass movements and interest groups as forces of domestic foreign policy influence. Until now Role Theory has not considered diaspora mass movements as collective action actors, nor looked at how marginalised diasporas influence elite foreign policy decision-making. Matthew K. Godwin employs a comparative, microfoundational decision-making narrative that looks incisively at decisions faced by the British and Canadian governments in 2009 and 2013 toward the Sri Lankan civil war and its aftermath. Through qualitative, elite-level interviews and content analysis of other primary source data, Godwin convincingly argues that when diaspora interest group elites are leveraging the power of mass movements in concert with credible partisan advocates, they can influence foreign policy decision-making. However, international institutional constraints on role behaviour may stymie their preferred role performance, especially if states are indispensable to the institutions their behaviour may unravel. Ultimately, Godwin concludes that some states can't behave 'badly', even when they want to. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, Comparative Politics, Migration Studies and to non-government organizations who seek to influence governments"--