Legal Realisms, Old and New

Legal origin and financial development : new evidence for old claims ? the creditor rights index revisited

The "law and finance theory" predicts that the common law system provides the best basis for financial development and economic growth, followed by Scandinavian and German origin civil law and finally French origin civil law. This paper summarises the key points of the theory as well as a number of sceptical views. Moreover, it argues that the theory faces an identification problem, since the m...

COVID-19 and Treatment: Old Friends for a New Enemy?

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The legal regulation of genetic discrimination: old responses to new technology.

Mix Design Selection For Old and New Generation of SuprePlasticizers

Determination the optimal mix design plays an important role in order to gain the maximum characteristic strength. This research was conducted as a case study for Manjil tunnel project located in Qazvin-Rasht highway. For this purpose, 18 concrete mix designs were prepared at the study phase of the project with specifications such as conventional water-to-cement ratios of 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6, the ...

New doves, a new legal high?

Sir The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, declared 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 earlier this year. This has lead to the increased availability of various other legal highss s s and party pillss s s via the internet and over the counter in head shops. The National Poisons Information Centre (NPIC) has received 18 enquiries regardin...