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Automatic And Indefinite Commitment Of Insanity Acquittees: A Procedural Straitjacket, John B. Scherling
Automatic And Indefinite Commitment Of Insanity Acquittees: A Procedural Straitjacket, John B. Scherling
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Recent Development suggests that the Court erroneously decided Jones. Part II examines the Supreme Court's constitutional analysis of commitment procedures and discusses postacquittal commitment in state and lower federal courts. Part III analyzes the Jones decision and the exception that it allows for the commitment of insanity acquittees. Part IV contends that prior to involuntary and indefinite commitment an insanity acquittee deserves the same standard of proof as a civil commitment candidate-proof of mental illness and dangerousness by clear and convincing evidence. Part IV also argues that absent proof by clear and convincing evidence of the acquittee's need for …
Involuntary Commitment Of The Mentally Disabled: Implementation Of The Law In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, W. Lawrence Fitch
Involuntary Commitment Of The Mentally Disabled: Implementation Of The Law In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, W. Lawrence Fitch
North Carolina Central Law Review
No abstract provided.
New Health Practitioner Liability And Standard Of Care: A Prediction, Paul C. Mundinger
New Health Practitioner Liability And Standard Of Care: A Prediction, Paul C. Mundinger
North Carolina Central Law Review
No abstract provided.
Some Order Out Of Chaos In Wrongful Death Law, T. A. Smedley
Some Order Out Of Chaos In Wrongful Death Law, T. A. Smedley
Vanderbilt Law Review
In this Article, the author endeavors to outline a fair and manageable uniform law on wrongful death. Part II of this Article summarizes the historical development and inadequacies of the diverse types of wrongful death and survival laws in the United States.Part III explores the damages recoverable under the existing statutes. Part IV examines two significant proposals for reforming this area of the law. Finally, parts V and VI contain the author's suggestions for a fair yet manageable wrongful death statute that may serve all jurisdictions.
The Theory And Practice Of Civil Commitment, Andrew Scull
The Theory And Practice Of Civil Commitment, Andrew Scull
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Court of Last Resort: Mental Illness and the Law by Carol A.B. Warren, contributions by Stephen J. Morse and Jack Zusman
The Hardest Drug: Heroin And Public Policy, Michigan Law Review
The Hardest Drug: Heroin And Public Policy, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Hardest Drug: Heroin and Public Policy by John Kaplan
Making Health Care Decisions: A Report On The Ethical And Legal Implications Of Informed Consent In The Patient-Practitioner Relationship, Volume 1, Michigan Law Review
Making Health Care Decisions: A Report On The Ethical And Legal Implications Of Informed Consent In The Patient-Practitioner Relationship, Volume 1, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Making Health Care Decisions: A Report on the Ethical and Legal Implications of Informed Consent in the Patient-Practitioner Relationship, Volume 1 by the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research
Equality, "Anisonomy," And Justice: A Review Of Madness And The Criminal Law, Andrew Von Hirsch
Equality, "Anisonomy," And Justice: A Review Of Madness And The Criminal Law, Andrew Von Hirsch
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Madness and the Criminal Law by Norval Morris
The Insanity Plea: The Uses And Abuses Of The Insanity Defense, Michigan Law Review
The Insanity Plea: The Uses And Abuses Of The Insanity Defense, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Insanity Plea: The Uses and Abuses of the Insanity Defense by William J. Winslade and Judith Wilson Ross
Legal Implications Of Human In Vitro Fertilization For The Practicing Physician In North Carolina, Roger B. Bernholz, G. Nicholas Herman
Legal Implications Of Human In Vitro Fertilization For The Practicing Physician In North Carolina, Roger B. Bernholz, G. Nicholas Herman
Campbell Law Review
Discussed in this article is the current federal and North Carolina law that bears upon IVF, the potential criminal and tort liabilities that should be of concern to the IVF practitioner, and the recourses available to the IVF practitioner for protection against liability in the course of this practice. In appropriate circumstances, the law of other American jurisdictions is drawn upon.
The Propriety Of Denying Entry To Homosexual Aliens: Examining The Public Health Service's Authority Over Medical Exclusions, Robert Poznanski
The Propriety Of Denying Entry To Homosexual Aliens: Examining The Public Health Service's Authority Over Medical Exclusions, Robert Poznanski
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Note defends the position that the PHS has the authority to define homosexuality for the purpose of the section 212(a)(4) exclusion, and that the PHS definition is binding upon the INS. Therefore, the PHS's decision to refuse to examine aliens for homosexuality precludes the INS from excluding aliens on that basis. Part I of this Note traces the history of the policy of excluding homosexual aliens. Part II maintains that, regardless of the psychiatric profession's interpretation of ''psychopathic personality,'' Congress intended the expression to encompass homosexuality. Part III contends that Congress intended to empower the PHS to change its …
Wrongful Death Of The Fetus: Viability Is Not A Viable Distinction, Sheryl Anne Symonds
Wrongful Death Of The Fetus: Viability Is Not A Viable Distinction, Sheryl Anne Symonds
Seattle University Law Review
This Comment reviews the history of tort law treatment of the fetus who is wrongfully injured or killed. The Comment discusses case history and wrongful death statutes, with a focus on Washington law. Finally, the Comment concludes that courts should ignore viability when deciding cases of fetal wrongful death.
Observations On The Insanity Defense And Involuntary Civil Commitment In Europe, John Q. La Fond
Observations On The Insanity Defense And Involuntary Civil Commitment In Europe, John Q. La Fond
Seattle University Law Review
There are several perspectives from which one could analyze the insanity defense and involuntary civil commitment in foreign legal systems. However, the comparative perspective on which this Essay is based focuses on: a) how foreign legal systems formulate and administer the insanity defense; b) how the power of the state is defined to civilly commit mentally ill persons; c) who makes the important decisions and when and how they are made; and d) what happens to offenders who are considered mentally ill and to others who are considered mentally ill and suitable for involuntary commitment.
Judges As Medical Decision Makers: Is The Cure Worse Than The Disease, Alan A. Stone
Judges As Medical Decision Makers: Is The Cure Worse Than The Disease, Alan A. Stone
Cleveland State Law Review
I shall examine and criticize three of the many judicial decisions in the area of law and medicine. These cases are Doe v. Bolton, Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz, and Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health. Those of you who like to think of the law as reason and justice tempered by mercy will be offended by what I have to say; but I shall be evenhanded. Those of you who think of medicine as science and art tempered by compassion will also be offended. My justification for the critical and polemical thesis I shall …
Terminating Social Security Disability Benefits: Another Burden For The Disabled?, Beth S. Glassman
Terminating Social Security Disability Benefits: Another Burden For The Disabled?, Beth S. Glassman
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Recent legislation has led to removal of more than 374,000 individuals from the Social Security disability rolls. After a study indicated that a significant percentage of beneficiaries were not actually entitled to Social Security disability payments, the Act was amended to provide for mandatory and frequent review of nearly all individuals on disability, resulting in the rise in removals. Removing large numbers of disabled individuals from the disability rolls shifts the responsibility for their care from the federal to the municipal level. While circuits do not have a unified view of the burden of proof in disability benefit termination proceedings, …
The Federal Judiciary's Role In The Prevention Of Communicable Diseases In State Prisons , Anthony L. Paccione
The Federal Judiciary's Role In The Prevention Of Communicable Diseases In State Prisons , Anthony L. Paccione
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Control over the spread of communicable diseases in prisons is a particularly important goal. The prison setting compounded with the high incidence of disease among entering inmates creates a potent combination for the spread of communicable diseases, such as AIDS and tuberculosis. Insufficient state legislation and unresponsive prison administrators have forced prisoners to seek federal judicial relief. However, federal courts have been reluctant to intervene due to the state interests of federalism and separation of powers. The prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment is not limited to specific acts directed at selected individuals, but is equally applicable to general prison …