Search results for: “social legislation”
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Social Networks
Privacy The buzzing field of social networks analysis attempts to quantify how people know one another. In a recent article, Lior Strahilevitz suggests that social networks analysis can help judges presiding over privacy lawsuits decide what information should be considered private. In the […]
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Social Networks
Privacy The buzzing field of social networks analysis attempts to quantify how people know one another. In a recent article, Lior Strahilevitz suggests that social networks analysis can help judges presiding over privacy lawsuits decide what information should be considered private. In the […]
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Socialized Medicine
Introduction to Socialized MedicineSocialized Medicine, public system of national health care. An example of socialized medicine is the medical service provided to the British people by the National Health Service Act of 1948. Doctors are paid salaries by the government with an additional p…
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Conservation of Legislation
Conservation of Legislation In the United Kigdom, a number of government commissions and parliamentary committees have attempted to revise and reorganise the statute book: •One Act of 1867 alone repealed over 1300 statutes. •In 1875 a select committee was appointed to consider “whether any and what means can be adopted to improve the manner and…
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Socialist Legal Systems
Socialist Legal Systems Socialist law is the legal system used in most Communist states. It is based on the civil law system and Marxist-Leninist ideology. During the cold war period, it was incorporated into the legal systems of the Soviet Union and its former satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe. These systems were built…
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History of Labor Legislation
History of Labor Legislation Introduction In comparing legislation affecting factories, mines, shops and truck in the chief industrial countries of the continent with that of Great Britain, it is essential to a just view that inquiry should be extended beyond the codes themselves to the general social order and system of law and administration in…
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Social partners in the European Union
Social partners in the European Union This is jargon for the two sides of industry i.e. employers and workers. At EU level they are represented by three main organisations: The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), representing workers; The Union of Industries of the European Community (UNICE), representing private sector employers; The European Centre for Public…
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International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Part 2
International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Part 2 12 Mental health and human rights: The role of the law in developing a right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of mental health in Australia Bernadette McSherry Journal of Law and Medicine Volume 15, Number 5, May 2008 p.773 LAW JOURNAL / LAW…
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The Problem of Social Cost 7
The Problem of Social Cost Pigou’s underlying thought would appear to be: Some have argued that no State action is needed. But the system has performed as well as it has because of State action. Nonetheless, there are still imperfections. What additional State action is required? If this is a correct summary of Pigou’s…
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Commercial arbitral legislation worldwide
Commercial arbitral legislation worldwide This subject of the Encyclopedia covers arbitral law in over 70 countries. This can be a good starting point and tool for students and practitioners interested in international arbitration across multiple jurisdictions. The links below guide readers to authoritative country reports on national arbitral practice, as well as the relevant national…
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Alimenta
AlimentaAlimenta, term meaning "all the necessities of life" to ancient Roman jurists. In the practical sense, alimenta referred to a system of social legislation, which was instituted first by private individuals such as Roman writer and official Pliny the Younger. The imperial g…