Thèses (M.A.)--Université de Sherbrooke (Canada), 1999. / Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 20 juin 2006). Publié aussi en version papier.

Les guerres puniques ont longtemps été présentées comme la victoire de la civilisation contre la barbarie étant donné que les seules sources à en parler étaient romaines. En ce qui concerne la religion des Carthaginois, les Romains et les Grecs avant eux s'en sont fait une image plutôt négative. Les principaux traits retenus à propos de la religion des Puniques sont leur dévouement acharné à des rites sanguinaires (immolation massive d'enfants en bas âge) et à l'impudique Astarté, pratiques religieuses jugées barbares et scandaleuses. S'ajoutent aux manifestations lugubres de la piété punique un total manquement à la parole donnée et un irrespect sans précédent des serments et traités de guerre, connus communément à Rome sous l'appellation passée en proverbe : punica fides qui s'oppose à la fides, notion éminemment romaine. Toutefois les Grecs et les Romains ont bien dû, à maintes reprises, reconnaître que les Carthaginois pouvaient avoir des pratiques cultuelles tout à fait comparables aux leurs (prières, sacrifices, présents, fondation de sanctuaires dans les pays conquis...) et faire preuve d'une piété exemplaire. Ils ont constaté, en outre, que le panthéon punique était semblable aux leurs et que les Carthaginois étaient même capables de rendre hommage aux divinités étrangères. Il s'ensuit que la perception de la religion punique dans la tradition classique est contrastée et souvent contradictoire. / For a long time, Romans and Carthaginians lived side by side, and especially, in mutual conflict. The conflicting relationships that had been knitted, in the Mediterranean, between these two outstandingly powerful nations, this dense network with shady alliances, oppositions and hostilities, shaped the image of the Punics. We will endeavour to make out the way the Romans perceived the Carthaginians as it is not possible to know how the Carthaginians regarded themselves: The latter attempt is doomed to failure regarding the lack of Punic literary sources. It is mainly the Carthaginian religion that had marked the Romains: these people were considered as thoroughly irreligious. They were, on the whole, negatively pointed at. In fact, the Punic wars were, for long time, presented as the victory of civilization over barbarity since the only sources on the matter were Roman. Regarding the Carthaginians’ religion, the Romans, and the Greeks ever before them, had conceived it in a rather negative way.

The subjects of the Doctoral Dissertation is the problem of disclosing information seen in a horizon of legal intercourse, genesis of this information, historical development and it’s implementation into practice. An obligation to disclose information seen in a horizon of legal intercourse is analyzed from the theoretical and practical points of view. This reflects upon the structure of thesis - in the first part theoretical questions linked with the obligation to disclose information, and in the other parts - peculiarities and problems of its practical implementation. In theoretical part of the work the genesis of the obligation to disclose information that links with legal intercourse of insurance, also the main theories and doctrines which interpret and predicate existing of the obligation to disclose information in the sphere of legal intercourse. An attention must be paid also to this fact that in theoretical part of the thesis the main attention is paid to analysis the research results of obligation to disclose information and being in other social sciences. The law must be seen as a tool concerning with a regulation of social relationships and that is why when performing scientific researches we must not limit ourselves only with methods of legal regulation or with the subject and regulating the positive law. The other branches of science help to disclose peculiarities of social intercourse and give an opportunity to see social relationships from the other point of... [to full text] / Disertacijoje nagrinėjama informacijos atskleidimo pareiga draudimo teisiniuose santykiuose, jos kilmė, istorinė raida, paskirtis bei praktinio įgyvendinimo ypatumai. Ši tema nagrinėjama teoriniu bei praktiniu aspektu. Tai atsispindi ir darbo struktūroje – pirmoje dalyje analizuojami su pareigą atskleisti informaciją susiję teoriniai klausimai, o kitose praktinio realizavimo ypatumai bei problematika. Teorinėje darbo dalyje nagrinėjama pareigos atskleisti informaciją draudimo teisiniuose santykiuose genezė, pagrindinės teorijos bei doktrinos, kurios aiškina ir grindžia pareigos atskleisti informaciją egzistavimą teisiniuose santykiuose. Taip pat atkreiptinas dėmesys į tai, kad disertacijos teorinėje dalyje ypatingas dėmesys yra skiriamas kitų socialinių mokslų, nagrinėjančių pareigą atskleisti informaciją, tyrimų rezultatų analizei. Teisė yra tik įrankis visuomeniniams santykiams reguliuoti, todėl atliekant mokslinius tyrimus negalima apsiriboti tik teisinio reguliavimo metodais ir pozityviosios teisės reguliavimo objektu. Kitos mokslo šakos padeda atskleisti visuomeninio santykio ypatumus, suteikia galimybę pažvelgti į visuomeninius santykius kitomis akimis. Teorinėje darbo dalyje taip pat nagrinėjama, kaip pareiga atskleisti informaciją draudimo teisiniuose santykiuose atsirado bei evoliucionavo bendrosios ir kontinentinės teisės sistemose, taip pat kokios pareigos atskleisti informaciją draudimo teisiniuose santykiuose perspektyvos Europos sutarčių teisės kontekste... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

In this thesis, I seek to contextualize the exclusivity of traditional marriage in the United States. I investigate the use of Christian beliefs applied to the American legal system, consequently becoming the foundation of American commonsense. I draw out the ways in which Augustinian thoughts on marriage have inadvertently been used to justify institutional favoritism toward heterosexual, monogamous couples. Through examining the Christian-American lens that shapes our understanding of traditional marriage, I argue that previous and current secular opposition to non-traditional marriage is fundamentally grounded in Christian faith, furthermore, American cultural understanding of marriage is unconsciously lined with Augustinian thought.

<p>When developing products, reliability is an important factor that has to be considered. For safety critical systems it is important to know the probability that an item will perform a required function without failure under stated conditions for a stated period of time. The main goal of a reliability prediction analysis is to predict the rate at which the product of a system will fail. To perform this prediction there are a number of methodologies available.</p><p>This Master Thesis proposes a model-based approach for reliability prediction calculations based on the physics of failure and supported by analysis of test-data field returns and physical models provided by the FIDES methodology. FIDES based reliability models have been integrated into a model-based diagnosis environment for seamless integration with other safety assessment analysis.</p><p>The model-based diagnosis environment used in this thesis is model-based reasoner RODON developed by Uptime Solutions AB. Components that uses the FIDES methodology have been developed in RODON, where components can be combined to systems by drag and drop method. Usage profiles that are defined according to the FIDES methodology in RODON are not system specific, which makes them reusable in other systems. The developed library of components and usage profiles makes it easy to model complex systems and perform reliability predictions according to the FIDES methodology.</p>

The majority of established legal systems are predisposed to the express recognition of good faith in contract. The apparent pressure for harmonisation of contract law arising from globalisation and political union will necessitate the Anglo-Commonwealth common law countries addressing their historical resistance to the observance of a general obligation of good faith. Accordingly this thesis appraises whether there is a requirement for a universal doctrine of good faith in New Zealand contractual relationships. The manuscript focuses on a prospective common law doctrine operating primarily as a rule of construction. It identifies the limits of such a judicial doctrine including its probable lack of application to non-contractual dealings and the likely need for a legislative duty if contracting parties are to be precluded from excluding the obligation. The characteristics of the subject doctrine are explored including the potential definition and uses of good faith. Whilst it is shown that good faith serves an important role in contract law, the analysis reveals that there is no current requirement for an express doctrine within New Zealand. The entrenched ‘piecemeal’ approach synonymous with Anglo-New Zealand contract law is not demonstrably deficient when gauged against the reasonable expectations of contracting parties. The current methodology is preferred to a general, unfamiliar and uncertain good faith principle which is likely to be reduced to equate with the existing New Zealand law in any event. Further, duties consonant with good faith may enhance economic efficiency but not in some instances. Good faith is therefore best imposed in specific circumstances rather than as a universal doctrine. Likewise, there is insufficient evidence to suggest that New Zealand is impaired in the international arena due to a lack of good faith despite pressure for New Zealand to accord with widespread overseas practice. The principle is of minimal utility in international trade where commercial certitude is paramount. Although an imperfect exemplar, the unresolved issues pertaining to contractual good faith in domestic American law confirms the identified reservations associated with the subject doctrine.

When developing products, reliability is an important factor that has to be considered. For safety critical systems it is important to know the probability that an item will perform a required function without failure under stated conditions for a stated period of time. The main goal of a reliability prediction analysis is to predict the rate at which the product of a system will fail. To perform this prediction there are a number of methodologies available. This Master Thesis proposes a model-based approach for reliability prediction calculations based on the physics of failure and supported by analysis of test-data field returns and physical models provided by the FIDES methodology. FIDES based reliability models have been integrated into a model-based diagnosis environment for seamless integration with other safety assessment analysis. The model-based diagnosis environment used in this thesis is model-based reasoner RODON developed by Uptime Solutions AB. Components that uses the FIDES methodology have been developed in RODON, where components can be combined to systems by drag and drop method. Usage profiles that are defined according to the FIDES methodology in RODON are not system specific, which makes them reusable in other systems. The developed library of components and usage profiles makes it easy to model complex systems and perform reliability predictions according to the FIDES methodology.

À l’heure actuelle et depuis plusieurs années, les nouveaux systèmes développés par les industriels ne cessent de se complexifier, de faire intervenir toujours plus de technologies différentes et cela, pour maximiser la rentabilité, améliorer les fonctionnalités, voire proposer de nouveaux services. L’approche d’ingénierie système à base de modèles (ISBM) adresse particulièrement ces problématiques et est de plus en plus plébiscitée par les industriels. Pour autant, l’ISBM ne permet pas d’assurer la sûreté de fonctionnement (SdF) de nos systèmes modernes. C’est pourquoi ces travaux visent à assurer la cohésion de l’ISBM avec les études de SdF ainsi que sa valorisation pour ces études. Le langage de modélisation SysML est choisi pour réifier l’ensemble des résultats des activités d’ingénierie système sous la forme d’un modèle système. Ce modèle système est ensuite manipulé par les processus de la méthodologie MéDISIS, définie dans la thèse, afin de faciliter les études de SdF. La thèse aborde notamment la génération d’AMDEC fonctionnelle et l’application de la méthodologie FIDES pour l’évaluation de fiabilité, avec l’aide de bases de données pérénisant les informations dysfonctionnelles. Les principes précédents sont aussi appliqués à un projet industriel conséquent : le projet LEA qui consiste à la réalisation d’un prototype de véhicule hypersonique. La thèse met l’accent sur l’étude de SdF des composants de type COTS qui sont courant au sein du projet LEA. / Nowadays, industrial systems are getting more and more complicated, integrating various technologies. Their designs involve many different engineering fields to maximize rentability and to offer the most up to date functionalities and services. The Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) approach address specifically these issues by allowing a more global way of designing a complex system from many points of view. However, MBSE does not ensure dependability. That is the reason why, in this thesis, our work aims to connect the MBSE approach with dependability analysis. The SysML modeling language is used to reify the results of system engineering activities, to obtain a model of the system. This model is then computed to extract data that will help dependability analysis. These automatic processes of extraction and redaction are part of the MéDISIS methodology which is defined in this thesis. Two aspect of the MéDISIS methodology are discussed: the generation of functional FMEA and the use of the FIDES methodology in association with SysML to evaluate the failure rate of COTS. This work and the whole MéDISIS methodology are applied in the industrial context of the LEA project. This project, financed by MBDA, consists in designing an hypersonic vehicle.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:19:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MarcosJE.pdf: 726089 bytes, checksum: 9d0fd78b1960e70ac9618dc7ba9c52a1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The justification by faith alone, in a context of fear, anguish and pastoral practices based on merit, of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, presented itself as a liberating enunciation. It gave new meaning to theological concepts. It showed the direction to a new way of Christian life, having salvation as its principal, not its objective. It formed, in this way, a foundation of a way to live: a justified way of living. A way that defines the integrity of being, that defines personal and communitarian acts. A way that, dogmatized over the years, imposed itself like a doctrine, to the detriment of vivid experience. The purpose of this research is to point out the relevance of justification by faith in the context of the 16th century, highlight aspects that formed the foundation of a new way of life of a person justified by faith, and confirm justification by faith as a foundation of a way of life that resists the hegemonic system of the market society of the 21st century. / A Justificação pela Fé no contexto da Reforma protestante do século XVI apresentou-se como um enunciado libertador das práticas pastorais meritórias. Ressignificou conceitos teológicos. Apontou para uma nova forma de vida cristã tendo a salvação como seu princípio, não seu objetivo. Formatou, desta forma, o fundamento de um modo de vida: o modo justificado de viver. Um modo que define a integralidade do ser. Modo que, dogmatizado com o passar dos anos, impôs-se como doutrina em detrimento da vivência. Esta pesquisa se propõe a apontar para a relevância da Justificação pela Fé no contexto do século XVI, assinalar aspectos que fundamentam e moldam o novo modo de vida da pessoa justificada pela fé e afirma a Justificação pela Fé como o fundamento de um modo de vida resistente ao sistema hegemônico da sociedade de mercado do século XXI.

En s’interrogeant sur une sentence de Quintus Mucius rapportée par Cicéron(Off. 3.70), cette étude entend montrer qu’au-delà de leur diversité et des évolutions qu’elles ont subies, les actions de bonne foi (iudicia bonae fidei)ont été depuis l’époque républicaine invariablement considérées par la jurisprudence romaine comme des actions fondées sur le ius civile, et non sur le pouvoir de juridiction du préteur, malgré le défaut de prévision législative qui les caractérise ; qu’elles furent initialement, pour l’essentiel d’entre elles,secrétées par le droit propre des citoyens romains, dans le cadre de rapports marqués par une certaine intimité de vie (societas vitae), et non du fait d’exigences liées au commerce avec les pérégrins. Corrélativement, la mention de la bonne foi dans leur formule (clause ex fide bona), loin de représenter le fondement d’un devoir moral ou de l’obligation juridique qu’elles protègent,représente un standard de jugement destiné à amplifier les pouvoirs du juge pour la résolution de ces contentieux rendus délicats par les liens d’affinité sociale fréquents entre les parties au litige. De la vient l’étonnante modernité procédurale de ces formules rédigées de manière diplomatique et euphémique. Ainsi l’opposition romaine entre « droit strict » et bonne foi concerne non pas le fondement de l’action, mais les particularités de l’instance et les pouvoirs du juge. / Actions of good faith (iudicia bonae fidei) have for long been suspected of being initially praetorian actions, which were probably for most of them created by the peregrine praetorship to enforce contracts passed by the strangers (peregrine), so that their material source is good faith (fides bona),expressed in their formula by the clause “ex fide bona”. Our research is an attempt to prove that :a) these actions were already considered as civilian actions in the later Republic, despite the lack of a statutory ground b)their initial scope was to protect typically Roman relationships; c)Thus, the clausulaex fide bona was a simple standard that enlarged the power of the judge and overlapped some of the strict rules of Roman civil procedure, as well as it took place in an euphemistic and diplomatic way of writing formulas, in order to respect the social affinity (societas vitae) between the parties.