Jurisprudence
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Using the courts to challenge irrational health research policies and administrative decisions.

6 Aug 2009 While the judiciary has previously adjudicated on research-related matters, with several landmark cases having been heard in North America, the use of the judiciary in research-related matters in the developing world is relatively rare. Even rarer, ... Read more...

Aggression, science, and law: The origins framework. Introduction.

19 Jun 2009 Human societies have formalized instincts for compliance with reciprocal altruism in laws that sanction some aggression and not other aggression. Neuroscience makes steady advances toward measurements of various aspects of brain function pertinent ... Read more...

[Reimbursement of treatment costs for erectile dysfunction: decision of the Federal Administrative Court]

30 May 2009 Costs for treating erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy must be reimbursed. The application of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia for revision of a judgment in this regard was dismissed by the Federal Administrative Court of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Biotechnology. Researcher, two universities sued over validity of prostate cancer test. 16 Sep 2009
• Croatian court vindicates journal editor. 12 Sep 2009
• Using the courts to challenge irrational health research policies and administrative decisions. 6 Aug 2009
• You can say sorry. 27 Jul 2009
• Is it right to exclude people with a mental illness from jury service? 29 Jun 2009
• [Veterinary suspension to practice withdrawn] 29 Jun 2009
• Aggression, science, and law: The origins framework. Introduction. 19 Jun 2009
• [Reimbursement of treatment costs for erectile dysfunction: decision of the Federal Administrative Court] 30 May 2009
• Quality assurance in forensic pathology. 30 May 2009
• Can medical assistants give injections? Coming soon. 30 May 2009
• Whiplash and the turtle. 30 May 2009
• [Ethical issues of personal genome: a legal perspective--ethical and legal ramifications of personal genome research] 30 May 2009
• Confronting the legal risks of prescribing the contraceptive patch with ongoing litigation. 30 May 2009
• Biotechnology. Lawsuit challenges legal basis for patenting human genes. 20 May 2009
• Science and the media. 'Vengeance' bites back at Jared Diamond. 13 May 2009
• New York City's war on fat. 5 May 2009
• Slowly rebuilding her life, the nurse jailed for a crime she did not commit. 29 Apr 2009
• Dermatologists with dual MD, JD degrees: a few comments on my life and those of other dermatologists with MD, JD degrees. 29 Apr 2009
• Ontario judge scolded for ignorance of HIV. 29 Apr 2009
• Is there any consideration made for health issues if you're called to serve jury duty? 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Jurisprudence'

Definition: The science or philosophy of law. Also, the application of the principles of law and justice to health and medicine.

Descriptor UI: D007603

Alternative terms: Jurisprudence; Legal Aspects; Aspect, Legal; Aspects, Legal; Legal Aspect; Court Decision; Court Decisions; Decision, Court; Decisions, Court; Law; Laws; State Interest; Interest, State; Interests, State; State Interests; Legal Status; Status, Legal; Litigation; Litigations; Medical Jurisprudence; Jurisprudence, Medical; Constitutional Law; Constitutional Laws; Law, Constitutional; Laws, Constitutional; Legal Obligations; Legal Obligation; Obligation, Legal; Obligations, Legal;

Related Mesh Headings: Forensic Dentistry; Forensic Medicine; Lawyers;

Allowable Qualifiers: history;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.583; N03.706.535;

Technical Notes: GEN only: prefer /legis (for /legislation & jurisprudence): Manual 19.7+, 19.8.42; specify geog; do not coord with MEDICINE; for civil suits: differentiate from FORENSIC MEDICINE which is for crime & identification