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The Landscape Of The Legal Professions In Europe And The Usa: Continuity And Change, Xiaomeng Zhang
The Landscape Of The Legal Professions In Europe And The Usa: Continuity And Change, Xiaomeng Zhang
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Overall, all articles in the book are thoroughly researched, documented, and presented with in-depth scholarly analyses. Although it is entitled The Landscape of the Legal Professions in the Europe and the USA, the European focus is apparent and dominant. On the other hand, comparative methodology is employed in most of the articles, either through a comparison of Europe nations and the United States, or through comparisons and contrasts among European countries. It will be of invaluable assistance to scholars interested in legal professions and legal system specifically and foreign and comparative law in general. It will be a great addition …
Behind Closed Doors: Irb's And The Making Of Ethical Research, Xiaomeng Zhang
Behind Closed Doors: Irb's And The Making Of Ethical Research, Xiaomeng Zhang
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In the late 1700s, English physician Edward Jenner intentionally exposed his infant son to swinepox and an eight-year-old boy to cowpox in order to observe whether they would become immune to related smallpox, a disease. While modern history of human experimentation can be traced back to the eighteenth century, the topic did not engage significant public attention until 1946, when the Nuremberg trials disclosed horrific medical experiments carried out by Nazi scientists. Now, almost all research involving human subjects is subject to prior review and ongoing monitoring by institutional review boards, or IRBs. Behind Closed Doors: IRBs and the Making …