Protecting Teachers or Protecting Children? Media Representations of Vergara v. California

Parliamentary Immunity: Protecting Democracy or Protecting Corruption?*

ARECURRING question within contemporary democratic countries relates to whether parliamentary immunity only serves to protect the interests of representatives, rather than the interests of those they were elected to represent. With every act that is suspected of being corrupt (for example, accepting a bribe in return for asking a question or delivering a speech in parliament, failure to declare...

Protecting children, supporting professionals.

Chaperones: protecting the patient or protecting the doctor?

The routine use of chaperones during medical examinations, including intimate examinations, is variable. Practice varies between countries and also within them. Use of a chaperone may protect patients from sexual abuse by medical or nursing practitioners. An appropriate chaperone may also protect healthcare practitioners from false accusations. This article considers issues surrounding the use ...

Protecting the children of Haiti.

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Protecting children--a core skill.