PURPOSE: To explore rehabilitation professionals' opinions about the influence and the pathways of injury compensation (IC) on health and disability in patients with whiplash associated disorder (WAD). METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were performed among a purposeful selected sample of Dutch expert-professionals …

Statelessness is a universal problem, which affects more than ten million people worldwide. The UNHCR estimated that every 10 minutes a stateless child is born around the world. As a result of the conflict in Syria, more than 1 million Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries or to the EU. Nevertheless, …

Divorce is a common and complex phenomenon with high social impact, especially when it involves pervasive conflict. This chapter discusses an analytic content-based framework for gaining an in-depth understanding of divorce. It considers seven inter- related dimensions: time, conflict, relationships, …

This research analyses the situation of the Russian minority in Lithuania. Lithuania is a post-soviet country and a neighbour of the Russian Federation that has been feeling threats due to Russia´s actions in Ukraine and its overall policies for its near abroad and compatriots. As a country with a Russian …

Stakeholder engagement in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA) provides opportunities for inclusive environmental decision-making contributing to the attainment of agreement about the potential environmental and health impacts of a plan. A case evaluation of stakeholder …

Bij de uitvoering van een fusie tussen twee organisaties ligt in de praktijk de aandacht veelal op het financiële en inhoudelijke vlak. Eerst maar eens de nieuwe afdelingen inrichten en de begroting op orde krijgen, lijkt daarbij het devies. Dat is opvallend, omdat uit de theorie blijkt dat niet de structurele …

Samenvatting boek: Dit boek staat stil bij de spanning tussen verharding, vechten en straffen aan de ene kant, en de noodzaak tot bemiddeling, conflictbeslechting en heling aan de andere kant. Hoe uit zich dat in de mediationpraktijk? Biedt dit soms ook nieuwe mogelijkheden voor mediation? Hoe zou transformatieve …

Hoofdstuk 13 in Handboek Conflict. Titel: Mensenrechten in conflict. Inhoudsopgave: 13.1 Mensenrechten 13.2 Mensenrechtenschendingen als gevolg en oorzaak van conflict 13.3 Mensenrechten in conflictoplossing 13.4 Dilemmas in de praktijk 13.5 Conclusie

Hoofdstuk 15 15.1 Introduction 15.2 An international law perspective 15.3 The American position 15.4 International human rights developments 15.5 Effective remedy and reparations 15.6 Reflections References In the international arena there are some encouraging developments in relation to accountability …

Since the announcement of the establishment of the Islamic ‘caliphate’ in the Middle East on June 29 2014, the number of people leaving Western European countries to join the ISIS military has dramatically increased. It is estimated that over 1,430 French, around 700 British and at least 180 Dutch nationals …