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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-139). ; By comparing the income tax allowances and deductions for private investors in film production funds in Germany and in South Africa, the author aims to show how the governments of these two countries are taxing private individuals who invest in film funds, i.e. what incentives are offered to such venturesome investors. The tax incentives examined here provide the taxpayer with a deferment of his tax payments. By making the comparison the author intends examine what role a domestic film fund can play as an instrument for financing domestic and export films and how the government can promote film production in this way.

Global public health agreements are heralded as a success for the affirmation of the right to health within a complex and contested political landscape. However, the practical implementation of such agreements at the national level is often overlooked. This article outlines two radically different global health agreements: The Doha Declaration on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement and Public Health; and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). We identify significant challenges in their implementation, particularly for low and middle income countries. Shifts in the policy network constellations around these two agreements have allowed for some positive influence by civil society. Yet industry influence at the national level constrains effective implementation and those affected by these policies have largely been left on the periphery. The broader provisions of these two agreements have been watered down by vested interests and donor conditions. We advocate for both activist and academic actors to play a significant role in highlighting the consequences of these power asymmetries. Deliberative democracy may be the key to addressing these challenges in a way that empowers those presently excluded from effective participation in the policy process.

Global public health agreements are heralded as a success for the affirmation of the right to health within a complex and contested political landscape. However, the practical implementation of such agreements at the national level is often overlooked. This article outlines two radically different global health agreements: The Doha Declaration on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement and Public Health; and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). We identify significant challenges in their implementation, particularly for low and middle income countries. Shifts in the policy network constellations around these two agreements have allowed for some positive influence by civil society. Yet industry influence at the national level constrains effective implementation and those affected by these policies have largely been left on the periphery. The broader provisions of these two agreements have been watered down by vested interests and donor conditions. We advocate for both activist and academic actors to play a significant role in highlighting the consequences of these power asymmetries. Deliberative democracy may be the key to addressing these challenges in a way that empowers those presently excluded from effective participation in the policy process.

Wie ein dichtes Netz durchziehen die neuen Fernwärmleitungen den Untergrund Basels. Sie gewähren über weite Strecken einen einmaligen Einblick in die Geschichte der Stadt. Auch im Jahr 2022 haben deshalb drei Teams der Archäologischen Bodenforschung die umfassenden Bauarbeiten begleitet. Auf einem Spaziergang führen die Archäolog:innen zu den wichtigsten Entdeckungen.
Am Marktplatz und in der Freien Strasse wurden zahlreiche ältere Pflästerungen, eine römische Spolie und Reste der früheren Bebauungen entdeckt. Funde, die im Brandschutt eines Kellers freigelegt wurden, erlauben wichtige Erkenntnisse zum handwerklichen Kontext und dem Alltag im Spätmittelalter. Weiter geht es durch die St. Alban-Vorstadt zu 2000 Jahre alten Karren- und Fussspuren sowie Gräbern, die zum mittelalterlichen Kloster gehörten. Jenseits des Rheins gelangt man zum römischen Befestigungsgraben und frühmittelalterlichen Bestattungen im Wettsteinquartier. Die Gräber lassen den Wohlstand und die überregionalen Beziehungen der Reichen im späten Frühmittelalter erahnen, zeugen aber auch vom Leid durch brutale Gewalt.

Berichte zu den archäologischen Untersuchungen der Archäologischen Bodenforschung Basel-Stadt im Jahr 2022.