Despite some skepticism regarding its effectiveness, public participation has become a central facet of environmental decision making, including governments' various decisions to address climate change. However, the existing literature tends general benefits rather than examine details how such actually occurs and it differs among nations—even nations all purportedly pursuing similar goals. Thi...

While federal law establishes guidelines that designated facilities must follow in providing information about a patient’s rights regarding self-determination in the health care decision-making process, state law determines the decision-making process and the legal requirements pertaining thereto. A person’s capacity to make health care decisions or to have the authority and capacity to delegat...