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Labor And Employment Law, Vijay K. Mago, Nancy B. Sasser, Allison M. Perry
Labor And Employment Law, Vijay K. Mago, Nancy B. Sasser, Allison M. Perry
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Taxation, Craig D. Bell
Health Care Law, Kathleen M. Mccauley, Kristi L. Vanderlaan
Health Care Law, Kathleen M. Mccauley, Kristi L. Vanderlaan
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
An International Perspective On Battling The Bulge: Japan's Anti-Obesity Legislation And Its Potential Impact On Waistlines Around The World, Christin Lawler
An International Perspective On Battling The Bulge: Japan's Anti-Obesity Legislation And Its Potential Impact On Waistlines Around The World, Christin Lawler
San Diego International Law Journal
This Comment identifies six factors which my be analyzed to predict the outcome of Japan's new "Metabo" legislation: (1) the compelling need for anti-obesity legislation; (2) the broad authority vested in Japanese physicians and medical policymakers; (3) the Japanese cultural emphasis on harmony; (4) the structure of the Japanese Constitution; (5) the legislation's enforcement mechanisms; and (6) the costs of the program. This Comment predicts that although the cost of implementing the program could pose a serious impediment to initiating the anti-obesity campaign on a national scale, the new legislation is likely to succeed in decreasing Japanese obesity.
Medical Technology Meets The Maryland General Assembly: A Case Study In Handling Advances In Automated External Defibrillator Technology, Kevin M. Rodkey
Medical Technology Meets The Maryland General Assembly: A Case Study In Handling Advances In Automated External Defibrillator Technology, Kevin M. Rodkey
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
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Rethinking Judicial Deference To Legislation Fact-Finding, Caitlin E. Borgmann
Rethinking Judicial Deference To Legislation Fact-Finding, Caitlin E. Borgmann
Indiana Law Journal
It is traditionally assumed that the role of ascertaining and evaluating the social facts underlying a statute belongs to the legislatures. The courts in turn are tasked with deciding the law and must defer to legislative fact-finding on relevant issues of social fact. This simplistic formula, however, does not accurately describe the courts' confused approach to legislative fact-finding. Although the courts often speak in terms of deference, they follow no consistent or predictable pattern in deciding whether to defer in a given case. Moreover, blanket judicial deference to legislative fact-finding would not be a wise general rule. Because social fact-finding …