Legal issues concerning mine closure and social responsibility on the West Rand

Surrogate motherhood: legal issues concerning 'vanity children'

Threats and opportunities for post-closure development in dolomitic gold-mining areas of the West Rand and Far West Rand (South Africa) – a hydraulic view Part 2: Opportunities

Largely dependent on gold mines for their economic survival, many mining towns in the Far West Rand fear the effects of the inevitable impact of mine closure, not only on the economy but also on social stability. Large-scale environmental degradation in the form of sinkholes and widespread radioactive pollution exacerbate such fears. Based on an analysis of mining impacts and potential threats ...

Legal issues concerning the withholding of feeding from patients.

The law surrounding the withholding or withdrawal of feeding from patients is complex and dependent upon case law (also known as common law or judge-made law). There are no statutory provisions and the leading case in this area is the Tony Bland case (Alredale NHS Trust v Bland, 1993).

Hydrogeological Issues Concerning the Thar Lignite Prospect

The paper is concerned with the hydrogeological appraisal of the proposed mining operations in theThar lignite field in Sindh, Pakistan. The Thar coalfield covers an area of approximately 9000km2 andcontains three lignite seams lying at depth of 130m to 250 m. In the Thar lignite field, the presence ofthree main aquifers induces pore pressure in the rock mass surrounding the lignite seams and m...

the influence of social and cultural capital on efl students critical thinking skills

the major aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social and cultural capital and efl students’ critical thinking skills. this study takes this relationship in to account to see if people with different sociocultural status are different regarding their critical thinking skills. to this end, 160 university students majoring in english language and literature, english trans...