The Name Magna Carta

The Chaoulli Case: a two-tier Magna Carta?

There has been considerable speculation about the potential impact of the Supreme Court of Canada's judgment in Chaoulli v. Quebec. Even if those who are most friendly--or most hostile--to Canadian medicare are exaggerating the impact of the decision, its impact will be large. While the decision does not strike down any existing single-payer medicare system in any province, including Quebec's s...

Jus Tempus in the Magna Carta: The Sovereignty of Time in Modern Politics and Citizenship

............................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................ IntheEnglish constitutional tradition, subjecthoodhas been primarily derived from two circumstances: place of birth and time of birth. People not born in th...

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Cystic pneumatosis intestinalis is a rare benign entity, characterized by intramural cysts located mainly in the intestinal wall. The etiology has not yet been elucidated, but generally it is associated with a systemic disease (1-4). Colonic pneumatosis represents about 30% of gastrointestinal cases (1). We present the case of a young girl with anorexia who underwent surgical treatment for cyst...

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A successful provocation for a pluralistic global society. The encyclical Laudato Si’ – A Magna Carta of integral ecology as a reaction to humanity’s self-destructive course