The 20th anniversary of the Barnahus (Children’s House), a Council of Europe-promoted model to address child sexual abuse by coordinating parallel criminal and social welfare investigations in a child-friendly and safe environment , is marked today at an event in Reykjavík, Iceland. More...
The entry into force of the European Charter of Local Self-Government thirty years ago has profoundly transformed the democratic landscape in Europe and anchored local democracy throughout the continent. The Charter, opened for signature on 15 October 1985 by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, entered into force on 1 September 1988. It has now been ratified by all 47 Council of Europe member States. More...
The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, better known as the European Convention on Human Rights, entered into force on 3 September 1953. More...
As early as 1963, in the midst of independence movements, Kwame Nkrumah urged, “Africa must unite or perish!” The first president of Ghana pronounced this injunction at the founding meeting of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. More...
During the 1970s researchers observed that the amount of ozone in the atmosphere was decreasing moderately and an ozone “hole” was visibly expanding around the polar regions. The idea of a rapidly-growing hole in the atmosphere – which could have fatal consequences for humanity – caught on with the public so strongly that people reduced their use of chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting substances, and compelled companies and governments to take action. In 1987 the Montreal Protocol was signed, phasing out the use of some of these substances in industry. More...
Universities have been given access to more than 55,000 interviews with survivors of and witnesses to genocide via streaming video, providing researchers with an evocative, deeply personal view of the impact of the Holocaust and other genocides and massacres, including Rwanda, Armenia and Nanjing. More...By Jane Knight and Hans de Wit. In 1995, we co-wrote “Strategies for Internationalisation of Higher Education: Historical and Conceptual Perspectives” as the introductory chapter of what can be considered the first comparative international study on internationalisation strategies, building on a small number of previous studies emanating primarily from American and European sources. More...
Par Stéphane Diebold. Le e-learning a connu deux grandes évolutions technologiques : nous sommes actuellement dans la deuxième évolution, en attendant la troisième...
La première évolution a été le fait de l’émergence de l’ordinateur personnel (le premier fut lancé par Olivetti en 1964, mais c’est IBM avec son fameux PC, "personal computer", qui le démocratise en 1981). Chaque apprenant peut désormais faire face à sa machine seul : une nouveauté pédagogique majeure. Plus...
Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. Cette commune avait manqué de peu de fusionner en 1833 avec une autre commune jurassienne Chêne Sec, 34 habitants,qui a d'ailleurs deux enclaves au sein du territoire de Beauvernois, la fusion ayant avorté suite à un désaccord entre la Chambre des députés qui plaçait la commune fusionnée dans le Jura alors que la Chambre des pairs la plaçait en Saône-et-Loire. Plus...
Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. Nous formulerons aussi des propositions, comme une mise à jour du dispositif des sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière (SAPO), instaurées par la loi Aristide Briand du 26 avril 1917 ; elle offre une réelle place aux salariés dans la gestion de l'entreprise. Nous savons ainsi, parfois, tracer des chemins pour l'avenir en marchant dans les pas de nos prédécesseurs. Plus...
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