World Happiness Report

Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-22/global-happiness-which-countries-are-most-and-least-miserable https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-24/visualizing-relationship-between-money-and-happiness http://wuyuansheng.brinkster.net/doc/WHR_web.pdf How much happier would you be if were given a 10% raise? While money can be a crucial indicator of happiness at lower income levels, Visual…

habeas corpus

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/habeas+corpus 1. A writ that a person may seek from a court to obtain immediate release from an unlawful confinement, as when the confinement has occurred through a means that…

《新加坡调解公约》明年8月在我国签署

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20181221-917629?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1545363227 (早报讯)联合国框架下首个以新加坡命名的公约《新加坡调解公约》(Singapore Convention on Mediation)已在联合国大会通过。公约将促成国际商业和解协议的执行,从而促进国际商业发展和跨境贸易。 《新加坡调解公约》明年8月7日将在我国签署。 我国律政部发文告指出,第73届于美国纽约举行的联合国大会今天(美国时间20日)已通过决议,采纳联合国国际和解协议的公约,并以新加坡命名。这是联合国框架第一个以新加坡命名的公约。大会也决定,签署仪式明年8月在新加坡举行。 新加坡驻纽约联合国常任代表也在联合国大会发表声明,肯定联合国国际贸易法委员会(UNCITRAL)在调解方面的工作,并感谢联合国支持公约签署仪式在我国举行。

South Korean women v the patriarchy

Feminists battle a culture of misogyny https://www.economist.com/asia/2018/12/08/south-korean-women-v-the-patriarchy?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/Seoulsisters “MY LIFE IS not your porn,” read one poster. “We should be able to live, not survive,” declared another. The women brandishing them…