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W. Org. Res. Councils, Et Al. V. U.S. Bureau Of Land Mgmt., Sawyer J. Connelly, Sawyer J. Connelly

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The United States District Court for the District of Montana granted Plaintiffs summary judgment against BLM and the State of Wyoming. The court ruled that BLM violated NEPA and the APA because it failed to consider alternative leasing programs and the broad downstream impacts of coal, oil, and gas leasing in two Powder River Basin resource management plans. This decision followed WORC I & II, in which the court remanded the same plans to BLM to correct deficiencies. Following BLM’s revisions, Plaintiffs again sued in this case, arguing the revisions were still deficient under NEPA.

Manual On International Humanitarian Law For The Armed Forces Of The Russian Federation (2002)

International Law Studies

A translation of the Manual on International Humanitarian Law for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, 2002, by Aleksei Romanovski. This translation was originally published as Appendix 1 in Evan J. Wallach, The Law of War in the 21st Century (2017).

The Legislative Development Regulating Medically Assisted Reproductive Technology In Algerian Law: A Comparative Analytical Study, Dr. Muorad Seghir, Dr. Dellal Yazid

مجلة جامعة الإمارات للبحوث القانونية UAEU LAW JOURNAL

Algerian legislation has included provisions related to what is known as artificial insemination under Article 45 of the Family Code, after its amendment, without defining it, as well as deficiency in controlling its conditions. However, the new health law 2018 remedied the matter, by means of a new, more accurate and meaningful designation (medical assistance for reproduction), based on most modern legislation in the medical field, such as French law, UAE law and others. As well as explaining the terms and conditions for performing this type of reproductive method. However, this dual regulation of the Medicaid Reproduction Mechanism between the …

The Public Perception Of The #Geneeditedbabies Event Across Multiple Social Media Platforms: Observational Study, Ellen W. Clayton, Congning Ni, Et Al.

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

In November 2018, a Chinese researcher reported that his team had applied clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats or associated protein 9 to delete the gene C-C chemokine receptor type 5 from embryos and claimed that the 2 newborns would have lifetime immunity from HIV infection, an event referred to as #GeneEditedBabies on social media platforms. Although this event stirred a worldwide debate on ethical and legal issues regarding clinical trials with embryonic gene sequences, the focus has mainly been on academics and professionals. However, how the public, especially stratified by geographic region and culture, reacted to these issues is not …

The Centrality Of Data And Compute For Ai Innovation: A Blueprint For The National Research Cloud, Daniel E. Ho, Jennifer King, Russell C. Wald, Christopher Wan

Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies

From the introduction: Artificial intelligence (AI) appears poised to transform the economy across sectors ranging from healthcare and finance to retail and education. What some have coined the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” is driven by three key trends: greater availability of data, increases in computing power, and improvements to algorithm design. First, increasingly large amounts of data have fueled the ability for computers to learn, such as by training an algorithmic language model on all of Wikipedia. Second, better computational capacity (often termed “compute”) and compute capability have enabled researchers to build models that were unimaginable merely ten years ago, spanning …

Note: Structured Psychometrics In Biglaw Talent Acquisition: Ai-Driven Quantitative Fit, Joseph J. Kim

Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies

This Note combines a number of perspectives and disciplines to proffer a unique suggestion toward recognizing better talent and acquiring a new intraindustry competitive edge.

In Defense Of (Virtuous) Autonomous Weapons, Don Howard

Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies

I will argue, we can construct effective means for norming the use of autonomous weapons short of a total ban by building upon the foundation of existing requirements stipulated in Article 36 of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions that all new weapons technologies be reviewed for compliance with the International Law of Armed Conflict (ILOAC) and International Humanitarian Law (IHL). I begin with a critical review of several of the most commonly encountered arguments in favor of a ban. That is followed by a discussion of the moral opportunities afforded by enhanced autonomy. I conclude with a concrete policy …

Evidence Based Policy Research For Contributing To Sustainable Development, Harini Santhanam

Interdisciplinary Collection

In the modern era, people, infrastructure and governance are three pillars of development, and the emphasis is on building the capacity through innovation through disciplinary knowledge and analytical skills. The research objective of the Department of Public Policy is to develop competencies which empower researchers to challenge the real-world complexities of policies and their making in an appropriate and acceptable way in the society. Within the domain of targeted policy research, the current focus is on evidence-based policy research across diverse disciplines. Within a multi-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary involving the sciences, technology, social sciences, economics and governance, policy-based research pave the …

Remedying The Immortal: The Doctrine Of Accession And Patented Human Cell Lines, Julia E. Fissore-O'Leary

Notre Dame Law Review

Importantly, though this Note employs Henrietta Lacks as the illustrative, paradigmatic case for the theory of accession it proposes, accession can be, and should be, broadly construed to apply to all like-situated patients. Part I of this Note briefly explains the timeless human-body-as-property debate. Next, Part II addresses the concept of accession—its theoretical underpinnings, definitions, and amenability to this and other lawsuits. Part III applies accession to HeLa and develops a methodology for calculating damages in this unique setting. This Note does not pretend to present a perfectly wrought formula. Instead, it offers several possibilities for determining compensation. Finally, …

The Intersecting And Additive Nature Of Vulnerability: Dehumanizing Or Protecting?, Megan Berry-Cohen

Department of Psychology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Recent research has examined how extra-legal factors such as emotions and stereotypes impact legal judgment decisions regarding traditionally vulnerable populations. Less work has explored not only what makes a group vulnerable, but how people perceive, interpret, and apply that vulnerability. The current research therefore integrates psychological theory and legal models to understand vulnerability and its implications. Three studies examined the roles of various factors, including dehumanization and empathy, in understanding how people respond to vulnerable individuals in general and then to women who have survived sexual violence.

In Experiment 1, I manipulated sex (female vs. male), age (older: 60 years …

Prevention Of Child Sexual Abuse In South Africa: Assessing The Role Of Parents, Community Leaders, Educators, And Social Workers, Nosisa Mabetshe, Emeka E. Obioha, Ishmael Mugari, Elphina N. Cishe

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

Child sexual abuse is a global problem and is prevalent in South Africa. Child sexual abuse significantly harms the victims. This study looked at child sexual abuse prevention, focusing on the community, school system, and social workers. A mixed methods research method was used. Data were collected from 115 questionnaire respondents, of which 15 in-depth interview participants were selected. The sample was selected using purposive sampling and stratified random sampling techniques. Low reporting of incidents is hindering the effective response to child sexual abuse. The study revealed the significant role parents and community members could play in preventing child sexual …

Discretionary Denial Of Inter Partes Review And The Patent Trial And Appeal Board, Xinni Cai

Fordham Law Review

The inter partes review (IPR) is an administrative procedure conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), an adjudicative body within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). IPR provides an opportunity for third parties to challenge a patent’s validity after it has already been granted. A petitioner can file a petition with the PTAB to “institute” IPR. If the review is instituted, the PTAB considers the evidence presented and issues a final written decision, either holding the patent valid or striking it down as invalid. Although IPR was introduced as an alternative to litigation, it is often used …

Unsexing Breastfeeding, Naomi Schoenbaum

Minnesota Law Review Vols. 106:2 onward (2021-present)

For half a century, constitutional sex equality doctrine has been combating harmful sex stereotypes by invalidating laws that treat women as caregivers and men as breadwinners. Yet decades after the constitutional sex equality revolution unsexed parenting roles, one area of parenting has escaped this doctrine’s exacting gaze: breastfeeding. In the wake of public health efforts in the 1990s to promote breastfeeding, a raft of laws were enacted—from insurance coverage mandates under the Affordable Care Act to workplace accommodations under the Fair Labor Standards Act—that provide substantial breastfeeding protections and benefits, but only to women. Although the sexed law of breastfeeding …

Abortion, Pregnancy Loss, & Subjective Fetal Personhood, Greer Donley, Jill Wieber Lens

Vanderbilt Law Review

Long-standing dogma dictates that recognizing pregnancy loss threatens abortion rights-—acknowledging that miscarriage and stillbirthinvolve the loss of something valuable, the theory goes, creates a slippery slope to fetal personhood. For decades, antiabortion advocates have capitalized on this tension and weaponized the grief that can accompany pregnancy loss in their efforts to legislate fetal personhood and end abortion rights. In response, abortion rights advocates have at times fought legislative efforts to support those experiencing pregnancy loss and, more recently, remained silent, alienating those who suffer a miscarriage or stillbirth.

This Article argues that this perceived tension can be reconciled through the …

Cannabis Law, Lisa Moran Mcmurdo, Steven D. Forbes, Stewart R. Pollock, Christian F. Tucker

University of Richmond Law Review

On July 1, 2021, Virginia became the sixteenth state to permit recreational use of cannabis. As of 2022, thirty-nine states have legalized the medical use of cannabis, and nineteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized the adult use of cannabis for recreational purposes. “A CBS News/YouGov poll released in April 2022 found that two-thirds of Americans want recreational [cannabis] use to be legalized under federal law and in their own state.” This Article summarizes the history of cannabis regulation and examines the current legal landscape in Virginia governing the possession, cultivation, manufacturing, and sale of cannabis.

Emerging Best Practices In International Atmospheric Trust Case Law, Rachel M. Pemberton, Michael Blumm

Utah Law Review

With climate change litigation proliferating throughout the world, a substantial body of case law is emerging. As part of a project of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law's Climate Change Specialist Group, this Article, a version of which will be included in a “Judicial Handbook on Climate Litigation,” explains the public trust doctrine’s influence on climate change litigation internationally. We select what we view as judicial “best practices” as a kind of restatement of international atmospheric trust law in 2022. International atmospheric trust law is at the forefront of many best practices, as state and federal courts in the …

A World Without Roe: The Constitutional Future Of Unwanted Pregnancy, Julie C. Suk

William & Mary Law Review

With the demise of Roe v. Wade, the survival of abortion access in America will depend on new legal paths. In the same moment that Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has constrained access to abortion in the United States, other constitutional democracies have moved in the opposite direction, expanding access to safe, legal, and free abortions. They have done so without reasoning from Roe’s vision of the private zone of unwanted pregnancy. The development of abortion law outside the United States provides critical insights that can inform future efforts to vindicate the constitutional rights of women facing …

Executive Capture Of Agency Decisionmaking, Allison M. Whelan

Vanderbilt Law Review

The scientific credibility of the administrative state is under siege in the United States, risking distressful public health harms and even deaths. This Article addresses one component of this attack-—executive interference in agency scientific decisionmaking. It offers a new conceptual framework, “internalagency capture,” and policy prescription for addressing excessive overreach and interference by the executive branch in the scientific decisionmaking of federal agencies. The Article’s critiques and analysis toggle a timeline that reflects recent history and that urges forward-thinking approaches to respond to executive overreach in agency scientific decisionmaking. Taking the Trump Administration and other presidencies as test cases, it …

Why Aren't Mountain State Folks Getting The Shot?: Health Literacy, Covid-19, And Vaccination Rates In West Virginia Counties, Elizabeth Van Nostrand, Taylor J. Robinson, Aimee J. Palumbo

West Virginia Law Review

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Vol. 63, No. 10 (October 31, 2022)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Threats And Challenges To Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (Mass) : Role Of Law Enforcement Agencies, Muhammad Adil Bajwa

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Examining How Ghana's Co-Management Policy Could Tackle Iuu Fishing In The Artisanal Fisheries Sector, Ambrose Yankee

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Implementation Of The Port State Measure Agreement (Psma) To Combat Iuu Fishing In The Philippines, Marilyn Labasan Jaal

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Relevance And Equality: An Analytical Account, Pedro Moniz Lopes

The Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues

In day-to-day life, one is compelled to compare. In replying to a question on one’s favorite things, one will group them together based on the satisfaction one is provided with, leaving out the rest. In discussing the issue of spiteful people, one is promptly reminded of some common features of individuals whose actions typically meet the required criteria (or the criteria one sets for such category). In metaphorical speech—for instance, by descriptively asserting that “no man is an island”—one grounds the assertion on past knowledge of the prototypical isolation of islands to, then, negate the transfer of such features to …

A Commercial Law Of Privacy And Security For The Internet Of Things By Stacy-Ann Elvy, Melissa Indome

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

FROM SMART CARS TO SMART REFRIGERATORS, the internet of things (IoT) has revolutionized various facets of our lives. These novel developments galvanized what scholars now deem to be the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This new era is characterized by technology-driven innovation that marries aspects of the physical, digital, and biological domains, going so far as to defy preconceived notions of human capabilities and behaviour. The societal proclivity towards digitization and automated processes has spurred the proliferation of companies entering the technology arena. Corporations are leveraging emerging technologies to cater to consumers’ idiosyncratic needs more effectively. Central to this objective is the …

The Wages Of Crying Life: What States Must Do To Protect Children After The Fall Of Roe, Leah A. Plunkett, Michael S. Lewis

Pepperdine Law Review

In the post-Roe world, can a state rationally claim that the value of human life justifies the imposition of abortion bans but does not demand that a state protect the vulnerable young who are “born human beings”—commonly called “minors” or “children”—and are entitled to protection under a state’s laws? This essay advances the claim that it cannot. This essay asks that those who say they are “Pro-life” in politics and law demonstrate that they protect vulnerable life beyond the abortion context, and that they do so in the most minimal fashion: through a demonstrated commitment to protecting the basic welfare …

Cultural Competence In Mental Health Care, Lynn Geurin, Taunya Carpenter, Megan Cox

Justice Festival at Morehead State University

A PowerPoint presentation, titled "Cultural Competence in Mental Health Care," given by Lynn Geurin, Taunya Carpenter, and Megan Cox at the Justice Festival held on the campus of Morehead State University on October 19, 2022.

القضاء على العوامل التي تمنع طلاب كلية اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية من التحدث داخل فصول اللغة, بلال علي برهان

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

تعتبر المهارة اللفظية في اللغة الأجنبية مهمة في اكتساب اللغة ، لذلك فهي تعتبر من المهارات المهمة التي يجب على المتعلمين إتقانها في مختلف المراحل الابتدائية أو الثانوية أو المتقدمة. تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى تقليل العوامل التي تمنع المتعلمين العراقيين الذين يتعلمون اللغة الإنجليزية (كلغة أجنبية) من التحدث واستخدام اللغة في الفصل.

• · لاتوجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين المتوسطين الحسابية للطلاب الذين درسوا الاستيعاب القرائي باستخدام تقنية العصف الذهني ؤالمناقشة ؤالمناظرة عن الطلاب الذين درسوا بالطريقة التقليدية.
• § لاتوجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين المتوسطين الحسابية للطلاب (العينة التجريبية) في الاختبار القبلي ؤالبعدي.

" اشتملت حدود البحث على عينه …

التحليل الهيدرولوجي لحوض بحر الملح وهور ابو دبس في بحيره الرزازة (دراسة مقارنه), م.د جوان سمين احمد الجاف

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

تعد دراسة التحليل الهيدرولوجي لهور ابو دبس وبحر الملح ضمن الامتداد المكاني لبحيره الرزازة والواقعة ضمن الاقاليم الطبيعية (الفيز وغرافيه للعراق) لذا جاء اختيار موضوع البحث التحليل الهيدرولوجي لهذين المنخفضين (دراسة مقارنه) لما له من اهميه اقتصاديه كبرى ودرء خطر الفيضان عن المدن العراقية. فَـ بدأت اثار الجفاف تظهر على بحيره الرزازة متمثلة بتقلص مساحه المسطح المائي جراء انخفاض حصتها المائية كما توصلت الدراسة الى تأثير الظروف المناخية التي ادت الى تغيرات حاصله في الخصائص الفيزيائية والكيميائية لهذه البيئة المائية فضلاً عن استخدام مياه بزل كربلاء الشمالي لكونه مصدر لتغذيه هور ابو دبس من الجهة الجنوبية الشرقية من بحيره الرزازة …

From The Atomic Bomb To Covid-19; The Ethical Responsibility Of Scientists: A Thematic Study In Friedrich Durrenmatt's The Physicists, م.سعاد حسين علي

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

من القنبلة النووية الى كوفد تسعة عشر: المسؤولية الاخلاقية للعلماء: دراسة موضوعاتية في مسرحية فردرك دورمانت (الفيزيائيون)

عندما نفكر بالمسؤولية الاخلاقية الواقعة على عاتق العلماء, يتبادر الى الذهن احد الاعمال الادبية للكاتب السويدي فردرك دورمانت (الفيزيائيون) والتي كتبت في وقت اختراع القنبلة النووية . ناقشت المسرحية موضوع الصراع الانساني فيما يخص التطور العلمي وعلاقته بالمسؤولية الاخلاقية للعلماء. والان وتحت تأثير التفشي الحالي لوباء كوفد تسعة عشر عادت نفس القضايا والتساؤلات لتطرح نفسها بقوة خاصة بوجود النظرية التي تدعي بتصنيع وتطوير هذا الفايروس في المختبرات من قبل العلماء لغرض السيطرة على العالم كما حدث عند اختراع القنبلة النووية. تسلط هذه الدراسة …