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Women's Rights And Political Economy, Tamara Lothian
Women's Rights And Political Economy, Tamara Lothian
Tamara Lothian
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Tort Law And Development: Insights Into The Case Of Ethiopia And Eritrea, Mauro Bussani
Tort Law And Development: Insights Into The Case Of Ethiopia And Eritrea, Mauro Bussani
Mauro Bussani
The primary purpose of the article is to enrich the understanding of tort laws in Ethiopia and Eritrea and of how these laws deal with environmental issues. Its secondary goal is to clarify the affinities, often hidden, between the issues raised by tort law in developing countries at present times, and the same issues as they emerged in the Western tradition in the past.
Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Transboundary environmental problems do not distinguish between political boundaries. Global warming is expected to cause thermal expansion of water and melt glaciers. Both are predicted to lead to a rise in sea level. We must enlarge our paradigms to encompass a global reality and reliance upon global participation.
Informed Consent And Patients' Rights In Japan, Robert B. Leflar
Informed Consent And Patients' Rights In Japan, Robert B. Leflar
Robert B Leflar
This article analyzes the development of the concept of informed consent in the context of the culture and economics of Japanese medicine, and locates that development within the framework of the nation's civil law system. Part II sketches the cultural foundations of medical paternalism in Japan; explores the economic incentives (many of them administratively directed) that have sustained physicians' traditional dominant roles; and describes the judiciary's hesitancy to challenge physicians' professional discretion. Part III delineates the forces testing the paternalist model: the undermining of the physicians' personal knowledge of their patients that accompanies the shift from neighborhood clinic to high-tech …
Counsel For The Situation: The Latin Notary, A Historical And Comparative Model, Pedro A. Malavet
Counsel For The Situation: The Latin Notary, A Historical And Comparative Model, Pedro A. Malavet
Pedro A. Malavet
Can a lawyer, in certain matters, be an impartial counsel for the situation, rather than an advocate for either party? The Latin Notary is a legal professional of the Civil Law world that is expected to be a non-adversarial, expert legal counselor to every party to a transaction. The State seeks to ensure impartiality by imposing on the notary very strict training, admission and ethical requirements. In exchange for such high demands, the state often grants the notaries profitable subject-matter and geographic monopolies. Covers historical development, current definition and scope, relation to "lawyer as intermediary" of Model Rule 2.2.