royal fiqh or what has come in these days as political jurisprudence with the inclusion of issues and topics of politics and government also contains topics of social and economic importance particularly those linked to combating poverty and public hunger as well as attention to social justice which scholars of islam paid attention from old days. authors in this way tried to check the system of...

This book is intended as an introduction to a new way of looking at knowledge as a shared resource, a complex ecosystem that is a commons—a resource shared by a group of people that is subject to social dilemmas. The traditional study of knowledge is subdivided into epistemic areas of interests. Law professors argue the legal aspects of knowledge in regard to intellectual property rights. Econo...

Background This report provides an overview on the planning and implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) training programs in one community healthcare system so that it can be a model for other systems who wish to implement similar programs. The goal was to reduce the impact of substance use disorders (SUD) on the criminal justice system and community by...

Health disparities, social inequalities, and environmental injustice cumulatively affect individual and community vulnerability and overall health; yet health researchers, social scientists and environmental scientists generally study them separately. Cumulative risk assessment in poor, racially segregated, economically isolated and medically underserved communities needs to account for their m...

Les programmes de justice réparatrice (JR) axés sur la collectivité dépendent grandement des bénévoles pour accomplir différentes tâches, y compris animer les conférences de cas. Nous avons mené un sondage auprès de 76 bénévoles de 12 programmes de JR en Colombie-Britannique, au Canada, afin de : (1) définir les caractéristiques des bénévoles; (2) documenter leur participation a ` la JR; (3) me...

Service organizational implementation trial The U.S. juvenile justice system has a number of possible behavioral health service community linkages for substance abuse and HIV services. However, there have only been a small number of systemic studies that examine and seek to improve these community behavioral health linkages for involved youth. Implementation science, as an emerging area, is a w...

This theoretical paper demonstrates how music therapy—and more specifically, community music therapy (CoMT)—can contribute to social justice. CoMT is a creative approach that the liberates expression, potentially empowering people of all ages, races, and statuses to build a better society. It also reveals how the leadership literature presents the concept of service in addressing social justice...

Distressed neighborhoods in North Charleston (SC, USA) are impacted by the cumulative effects of multiple environmental hazards and expansion of the Port of Charleston. The Low Country Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC) built an environmental justice partnership to address local concerns. This case study examines the process of building and sustaining a successful transformative and authenti...

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) courses are teaching public health and urban planning students how to assess the likely health effects of proposed policies, plans, and projects. We suggest that public health and urban planning have complimentary frameworks for training practitioners to address the living conditions that affect health. Planning perspectives emphasize practical skills for impactin...