Sovereignty Versus Supranationality: The ECOWAS Conundrum

THE CONUNDRUM OF EUTHANASIA

The conundrum of parapsoriasis versus patch stage of mycosis fungoides.

Terminological confusion with benign dermatosis, such as parapsoriasis en plaques, makes it difficult to diagnose mycosis fungoides in the early patch stage. Early diagnosis of mycosis fungoides (MF) is important for deciding on type of therapy, prognosis and for further follow-up. However, until recently, there has been no consensus on criteria that would help in diagnosing the disease early. ...

Nature versus nurture in childhood obesity: a familiar old conundrum.

Childhood obesity is an emerging pandemic of the new millennium, and thus we urgently need to understand its causal web. During the past decade, the identification of an obesity gene and the development of new insights into the physiology of appetite regulation and energy metabolism led to great promise and excitement. Despite these advances, we have yet to uncover the complex dynamics of energ...

On the futures of sovereignty

The debate on the alleged end of sovereignty is reigning everywhere. The proponents of the end of sovereignty thesis argue that the sovereign state—the governments with an absolute right to control their own territory and independence of all other states in the international arena, that is to say having no superior authority internally and externally—is no more. Indeed, non-governmental organis...

Book Review: The New Sovereignty