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Exploration of the Gaps in the Enactment and Implementation of the Domestic Violence Act of South Africa

open access: yesKhazanah Hukum, 2023
Domestic violence (DV) by women against men is as rife as violence by men against women. This paper argues that viewing DV as a crime committed only by men against women and never by women against men is wrong.
Sabelinah M. Tshoane   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Employers' Statutory Vicarious Liability in Terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act

open access: yesPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2016
A person whose privacy has been infringed upon through the unlawful, culpable processing of his or her personal information can sue the infringer's employer based on vicarious liability or institute action based on the Protection of Personal Information ...
Daleen Millard, Eugene Gustav Bascerano
doaj   +1 more source

Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell Policy Strangles Research and Do-Gooder Intentions Ablaze

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2001
Nature starts the news week by chronicling epidemiological researchers’ wrath over how Britain’s General Medical Council (GMC) has implemented the nation’s 1998 Data Protection Act.
Shauna M. Haley
doaj   +1 more source

Historical versus contemporary climate forcing on the annual nesting variability of loggerhead sea turtles in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
A recent analysis suggested that historical climate forcing on the oceanic habitat of neonate sea turtles explained two-thirds of interannual variability in contemporary loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle nest counts in Florida, where nearly 90% of ...
Michael D Arendt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physical-Social Analysis of the Historical Fabric of Shooshtar City [PDF]

open access: yesبرنامه ریزی فضایی, 2023
Attention to the historical context of cities, which is a strong thread connecting any society with the past and reviving the identity of the cities, has been continuously increased and the protection of this valuable heritage has been the focus of the ...
Habibollah Fasihi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Data Protection Act 1998 and the occupational physician [PDF]

open access: yesOccupational Medicine, 2001
The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) [1] became law on 24 October 1998. It is based around eight ‘Principles of Data Protection’ (Table 1) and its provisions apply to manually processed data such as health records. For living individuals, it replaces the Access to Health Records Act 1990 [2].
openaire   +2 more sources

Enhancing Data Protection and Data Processing in the Public Sector: The Critical Role of Proportionality and the Public Interest

open access: yesSCRIPTed: A Journal of Law, Technology & Society, 2013
Data protection in the public sector has suffered from a number of high profile breaches over the last decade, revealing a culture of weak compliance, especially in comparison with that in the private sector.
Gillian Black, Leslie Stevens
doaj   +1 more source

Insights from linking police domestic abuse data and health data in South Wales, UK: a linked routine data analysis using decision tree classification

open access: yesThe Lancet Public Health, 2023
Summary: Background: Exposure to domestic abuse can lead to long-term negative impacts on the victim's physical and psychological wellbeing. The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act requires agencies to collaborate on crime reduction strategies, including data ...
Natasha Kennedy, PhD   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Back to the Future: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Trans-Pacific Partnership

open access: yesLaws, 2017
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade agreement, which seeks to regulate copyright law, intermediary liability, and technological protection measures. The United States Government under President Barack Obama sought to export key features of the
Matthew Rimmer
doaj   +1 more source

The Data Protection Act 1998: an audit of its effect on surgical trainees' practice. [PDF]

open access: yesAnn R Coll Surg Engl, 2002
The Data Protection Act 1998 came into force in March 2000 and has significant implications on our normal practice. A survey of surgical specialist registrars was made to establish knowledge of the Act and adherence to its eight principles. Knowledge was patchy and adherence minimal, Simple guidelines are suggested to help juniors keep within the ...
Webb JB.
europepmc   +4 more sources

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