Reversing decades of case law, the decision stated that, in absence of criminal convictions, civil cases and deviation from social norms are enough to dissolve.
Massimo Introvigne
Ascesa e caduta della politica cinese del figlio unico. 3. Ma ha funzionato?
L’affermazione che la legge “ha impedito 400 milioni di nascite” è considerata falsa da tutti gli studiosi accademici.
The Rise and Fall of China’s One-Child Policy. 3. Did It Work?
The claim that the policy “prevented 400 million births” has been unanimously rejected by scholars as false.
Unification Church Dissolution in Japan: An In-Depth Analysis of a Wrong Decision. 1. “Spiritual Sales” and Criminal Cases
Although the decision does mention criminal verdicts against Church members (not the Church itself), they were not part of the argument for the dissolution.
Ascesa e caduta della politica cinese del figlio unico. 2. Da “più tardi, più a lungo, di meno” al figlio unico.
Prima che la normativa sul figlio unico fosse promulgata nel 1979, un brutale controllo delle nascite forzato era già stato introdotto dal 1970.
World Citizenship Day, Transitional Justice, and the Tai Ji Men Case
The celebration is an opportunity to honor the leaders of the Association of World Citizens and ask the government of Taiwan to effectively implement transitional justice.
The Rise and Fall of China’s One-Child Policy. 2. From “Later, Longer, and Fewer” to “One Child”
Poster of 1975 (“before” the one child policy was enacted) promoting the birth control campaign. Source: chineseposters.net.
Ascesa e caduta della politica cinese del figlio unico. 1. Malthus, Marx e Mao
Per Marx il controllo forzato delle nascite malthusiano era una forma di oppressione capitalista. Mao non poteva che dichiararsi d’accordo. Ma più tardi cambiò idea.
Sri Sabhapati Swami and Śivarājayoga: A Book and a Visit
Guided by Keith Cantú’s remarkable book on the Indian master, we visited his meditation hall in Chennai. The influential yoga teacher deserves to be rediscovered.
The Rise and Fall of China’s One-Child Policy. 1. Malthus, Marx, and Mao
Marx denounced Malthus’ enforced birth control as capitalist oppression. Mao could not but agree with Marx—but later changed his mind.
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.