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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Since 2015, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital has performed diagnostic testing for infants who screen positive for mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) on the Illinois newborn screen. Preliminary diagnostic testing includes measurement of plasma iduronate‐2‐sulfatase enzyme activity and urinary glycosaminoglycan analysis, followed ...
Carly A. Rasmussen +5 more
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Siyasah Shar'iyah or the Policies of Islamic Government
American Journal of Islam and Society, 1989 Introduction Siyasah shar'iyah is a broad doctrine of Islamic law which authorizes the ruler to determine the manner in which the Shari'ah should be administered. The ruler may accordingly take discretionary measures, enact rules and initiate policies as
Mohamad Hashim Kamali
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Problematické aspekty základních zásad v návrhu rekodifikace trestního procesu
Acta Universitatis Carolinae Iuridica, 2023 The paper discusses the basic principles of criminal procedure as set out in the draft of the new Criminal Procedure Code. The author also presents the work of the recodification commission on these principles.
Tomáš Gřivna
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Drugs and discretionary power in prisons: The officer's perspective [PDF]
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2015 Drugs play an increasing role in contemporary prison life. Prisoners' drug use, drug smuggling and drug selling have also had a growing impact on the work routines and practices of prison officers. This has led to critiques that prison staff have become 'too lenient' regarding drug use.Based on observational data, qualitative interviews and survey data,
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Combating Housing Benefit fraud: local authorities' discretionary powers [PDF]
, 1999 In November 1997, local authorities were granted new discretionary powers designed to combat Housing Benefit fraud. These were (i) the ability to stop or refuse to make direct payments of benefit to landlords considered 'not fit and proper' persons and ...
Sainsbury, R
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington +2 more
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Nothing to See Here: Researching Non‐Recent Child Abuse in Schools and the Politics of Silence
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While institutions, including schools, have responsibilities to protect children from harm, responses to instances of child sexual abuse have often exhibited avoidance and denial. Recent public inquiries in Australia revealed that some institutions, particularly in the Catholic sector, employed a deliberate strategy of silence which was used ...
John Crowley +2 more
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Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
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Reasonableness as a control fact of public administration discretionary powers [PDF]
, 2017 Una de las cuestiones fundamentales en el Derecho administrativo está relacionada con la potestad discrecional de las Administraciones Públicas. Como la existencia de potestades discrecionales lleva aparejada ciertos riesgos recae en los órganos ...
Herce Maza, José Ignacio
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke +3 more
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