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The objective of the article is to examine the human rights enforcement in Indonesian legal and political system. This is done by studying the legal basis of human rights, the process of proliferation of human rights discourse, and the actual controversies of human rights enforcement. The study has the effect of highlighting some of the immense deficits in ensuring that violations are treated under judicial procedure and the protection of human rights is available and accessible for victims. The author inevitably came into a conclusion that the openness of legal and political arenas for human rights discourses is not followed with a tangible impact on the entitlement positions of the people. The problems of the weak institutions and the unenthusiastic enforcement show that, in Indonesia, human rights are formally adopted as a political strategy to avoid substantial implementation. Adapted from the source document.

As global environmental changes become increasingly evident and efforts to respond to these changes fall short of expectations, questions about the circumstances that generate environmental reforms become more pressing. Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform answers these questions through a historical analysis of two processes that have contributed to environmental reforms, one in which people become defensive environmentalists concerned about environmental problems close to home and another in which people become altruistic environmentalists intent on alleviating global problems after experiencing catastrophic events such as hurricanes, droughts and fires. These focusing events make reform more urgent and convince people to become altruistic environmentalists. Bolstered by defensive environmentalists, the altruists gain strength in environmental politics and reforms occur

'Seit dem Amtsantritt von George W. Bush gelten für das Verhältnis der Bundesstaaten zur Bundesregierung in Washington neue politische Bedingungen, die unmittelbar die institutionelle Machtaufteilung im föderalen System betreffen. Nach einer maßgeblich von den Republikanern beeinflussten Wiederbelebung des Föderalismus zu Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts verdrängt derzeit die zentralisierende Politik des Präsidenten und des von den Republikanern dominierten Kongresses die Bundesstaaten zunehmend aus ihren traditionellen Zuständigkeitsbereichen. Nicht nur als Folge des 'Krieges gegen den Terror', sondern auch als Teil der wertkonservativen und wirtschaftsliberalen Agenda der Bush-Regierung bestimmt eine Strategie gezielter bundespolitischer Intervention fast alle Politikfelder. Ist dies ein Versuch, die gegenwärtige Dominanz der Republikaner in Washington zu nutzen, um notwendige Reformen und eigene Prioritäten - auch zu Lasten der Bundesstaaten - umzusetzen? Wie verteilt sich aus dieser Perspektive die Macht zwischen Bundesstaaten und Bundesregierung, welche Konflikte sind aufgetreten? Die Studie analysiert die Prinzipien und Mechanismen dieser zentralisierenden Politik und kommt dabei zu dem Schluss, dass trotz einer deutlichen Machtverlagerung zur bundespolitischen Ebene hin die Eigendynamik föderaler Strukturen in einigen wichtigen Politikbereichen (Wirtschaft, Umwelt, Gesellschaft) erhalten bleibt und zumindest punktuell den Wettbewerb zwischen den institutionellen Ebenen fördert. Ein aus europäischer Sicht wichtiger Aspekt betrifft den Umweltschutz, wo nach dem Ausstieg der USA aus dem Kyoto-Vertrag einzelne Bundesstaaten wie Kalifornien oder die Ostküstenstaaten eine Vorreiterrolle in Richtung höherer Standards übernommen haben.' (Autorenreferat)

"As global environmental changes become increasingly evident and efforts to respond to these changes fall short of expectations, questions about the circumstances that generate environmental reforms become more pressing. Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform answers these questions through a historical analysis of two processes that have contributed to environmental reforms, one in which people become defensive environmentalists concerned about environmental problems close to home and another in which people become altruistic environmentalists intent on alleviating global problems after experiencing catastrophic events such as hurricanes, droughts and fires. These focusing events make reform more urgent and convince people to become altruistic environmentalists. Bolstered by defensive environmentalists, the altruists gain strength in environmental politics and reforms occur"--

However qualified, the success of the Patriot antimissile system in the 1991 Persian Gulf war placed the need for improved theater missile defenses high on the procurement agendas of the United States and its major allies. The requirement for more effective follow-ons to existing Patriot systems, moreover, will be rendered all the more compelling by expected advances in the quality and quantity of theater missile forces fielded by regional powers—such as Syria, Iran, India, and North Korea—in the 1990s and beyond. Unlike the Iraqi Scuds fired in Desert Storm, next-generation theater missiles—armed with improved guidance and more lethal warheads—will present a credible threat to vital military assets as well as population centers. Hence new technologies for active missile defense—including more advanced interceptors capable of direct hits at higher altitudes—will become increasingly important to the effective protection of U.S. allies and forward-deployed forces.

Abstract We examine whether increased trade with countries with ineffective protection of intellectual property has contributed to the skill‐deepening of the 1980s. We construct an index of effective protection of intellectual property at the country level, combining data on protection of patents and rule of law. Next, we construct an industry‐specific version of this index, using as weights each country's trade share in the total trade of the industry. We find a decline in this trade‐weighted index, owing to a rise in trade with countries with low effective protection of intellectual property, which explains 29% of the rise in within‐industry skill‐intensity.