Social and Legal Justice for People Given a Mental Health Diagnosis? A Real Possibility, or an Impossible Dream?

Legal justice and mental health.

Restitutio ad integrum: a dream or a real possibility?

The subject of organ regeneration has attracted substantial investigative attention and has been extensively reviewed. Therefore, I shall focus on several only recently emerged issues and on those aspects of stem cell-mediated regeneration which, although are important in my opinion, have nevertheless evaded the radar of scientific pursuit. Specifically, I shall describe the recent work on the ...

A collaborative initiative: pipe dream or possibility?

Students of social sciences and economics are familiar with and have had lengthy discussions about the game theory known as the “prisoner’s dilemma.” The “prisoner’s dilemma” was created by Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresher in the 1950s and later formalized by Albert W. Tucker. The theory behind this game reveals why two people may not cooperate even if it is in the best interest of both parties...

f/sla from learner perspectives: a social activity or a cognitive process

in the past couple of decades sociocultural theory of sla and its implications in efl contexts have attracted attentions of research circles worldwide and aroused some controversies. firth and wagner (1997) have questioned the principles of the cognitive view which gives importance to mental constructs in favor of sociocultural view which highlights social and contextual constructs. but if soci...

Transport Integration - an Impossible Dream?

Transport Integration and an Integrated Transport Policy have been widely espoused for many years, yet remain an ambiguous and ill-defined concept. After featuring strongly in the 1998 Transport Policy White Paper, recently transport integration has received less emphasis. However it appears it is set for a return under the new Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis. This paper explores the meaning o...