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Nurse research and the law in competent adults

British Journal of Nursing, 2009
This article is a summary of issues which nurses face when carrying out research involving competent adults. A recent case of a nurse in Teeside who was struck off as a result of irregularities in conduct during a clinical research trial highlights the importance of standards of care in research being met. The authors focus on two aspects of research –
McGuinness, Sheelagh, Wilkinson, Ruth
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Oral Language Competence, Young Speakers, and the Law

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
PurposeThis paper highlights the forensic implications of language impairment in 2 key (and overlapping) groups of young people: identified victims of maltreatment (abuse and/or neglect) and young offenders.MethodTwo lines of research pertaining to oral language competence and young people’s interface with the law are considered: 1 regarding ...
Pamela C, Snow, Martine B, Powell, Dixie D, Sanger   +2 more
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Professional Competence and the Law

1981
I have been asked to speak about “Professional Competence and the law—What’s at Stake: The Educator’s Perspective.” In the interest of truth in advertising and full disclosure, I must make a few things clear at the outset. Much of my knowledge about the topic comes from a study of 106 lawyers in Wisconsin.
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General formulation of Haldane's laws for competing ligands

Journal of Theoretical Biology, 1972
Abstract Haldane's laws, which apply to situations in which CO and O2 compete for the four heme sites of hemoglobin, are discussed in general statistical mechanical terms. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the validity of Haldane's laws are presented and discussed for general situations in which two ligands compete for interacting active sites ...
C J, Thompson, R, Ter Bush
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Competence-Competence Principle in Iranian Arbitration Law

ASA Bulletin, 2021
Shahab Jafari, Laya Joneydi
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A Confusion of Tongues: Competence, Insanity, Psychiatry, and the Law

Psychiatric Services, 1999
Psychiatrists share with the public some confusion and uncertainty about two highly visible forensic psychiatric examinations: competence to stand trial and criminal responsibility (insanity). The author reviews the content and context of these examinations, examines legal issues that define and underlie them, and clarifies commonly encountered areas ...
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European Property Law: Competence, Integration, and Effectiveness

2020
Within the european union property law is, for the most part, governed by the laws of the member states, not unlike in the united states where property law is foremost state law. Only in certain areas fragments of “european” (i.e., european union) property law can be found.
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Child consent and the law: an insight and discussion into the law relating to consent and competence

Child: Care, Health and Development, 2006
AbstractBackground  The law governing consent for children is not very clear. A child can consent to treatment but usually in practice is unable to refuse it. Even if both the child and parents refuse treatment, courts are reluctant to accept this, particularly if it is in the best interest of the child.Discussion  In order to consent to treatment, a ...
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Competence by consequence: ambiguity and incoherence in the law.

Medicine and law, 2004
There is an ambiguity of principle delivered by those legal judgements which have considered the issue of whether the level of patients' decision-making capacity should vary in accordance with the seriousness of risks associated with the procedure subject to decision, particularly in decisions to refuse life-saving treatment.
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A General Law on Administrative Procedure, Legislative Competence and Judicial Competence

European Public Law, 2013
The desirability having a general law on administrative procedure has been debated in the past and has now come back on the agenda, in part at least because of support from the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament. If such a law, or something equivalent thereto, is developed there will be a range of issues to address concerning its ...
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