INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 33 I. TRIBAL DECLARATIONS .......................................................................... 35 II. STAFFORD ACT DECLARATION REQUESTS ............................................. 39 A. Tribal Request for a Stafford Act Declaration ............................... 39 B. State Request...

In 1993 The Parliament of the World's Religions produced a declaration known as A Global Ethic which set out fundamental points of agreement on moral tissues between the religions of the world. However, the declaration did not deal explicitly with medical ethics. This article examines Buddhist and Christian perspectives on euthanasia and finds that in spite of their cultural and theological dif...

The United States has granted immunity against legal claims related to the manufacture, testing, development, distribution, and administration of three vaccines for Ebola virus disease, said Sylvia M Burwell, US Health and Human Services secretary, on 9 December. The immunity was issued under the provisions of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, a 2005 law designed to fa...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) proposes changes to the existing rules of practice to implement the inventor’s oath or declaration provisions of the LeahySmith America Invents Act. The Office proposes to revise and clarify the rules of practice relating to the inventor’s oath or declaration, including reissue oaths or declarations, assignments containing oath or declarati...

Abstract This article considers the model of recognition in Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) and, through a critique value stability pursued this legislation, argues that as is incompatible with variety experiences non-binary trans-identified individuals. The then moves on to analyse self-declaration, part proposed reform recently dismissed by Government. While self-declaration contains provis...

The current practice of non-consensual medical treatment of hunger-striking asylum seekers in detention needs closer inquiry. An Australian Government regulation empowers the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) to authorise non-consensual medical treatment for a person in immigration detention if they are at risk of physical harm, but there are doubts abou...