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Noise Pollution: Legal Deficiencies and the Case for Enhanced Regulation
By Hamd Ahmad, Pakistan Introduction Noise pollution, an insidious environmental detriment, constitutes a pervasive issue in contemporary urban landscapes. While often overshadowed by more tangible forms of pollution, such as air and water contamination, noise pollution significantly disrupts environmental equilibrium and infringes upon fundamental human rights, including the right to health and well-being. Despite its deleterious effects, the regulatory architecture governin
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FOMO and Normalization of Luxury on Social Media: The Fire and the Fuel
By Pariyakorn (Quinn) Petchrat, Thailand Introduction Everyone has an urge to feel included, as humans are social animals. But what happens when we humans feel that we lack the social element of our lives? FOMO, or Fear Of Missing Out, affects about 75% of today’s youth (Roberts, 2019). FOMO, as the name suggests, is most often defined as the fear or anxiety that stems from missing out on something (an event, memory, or a moment) significant and memorable. FOMO is most often
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Statutory Silence: How Anti-Protest Legislation Threatens Youth-Led Civic Engagement in Modern Democracies
By Zahra Ali, Pakistan Abstract Modern democracies have witnessed the rise of restrictive public order laws during the last decade. As a result of their adoption, the line between acceptable and unacceptable forms of protest becomes blurred. Such legal schemes typically provide police with broad discretionary powers and offer various sentencing enhancements for convicted demonstrators. This article aims to demonstrate how anti-protest legislation detriments youth-based activi
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