The fluoridation case: a milestone in Irish constitutional law.

I-27: Determining the Status of Non-TransferredEmbryos in Ireland: A Conspectus of

The development of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) as a treatment for human infertilty was among the most controversial medical achievements of the modern era. In Ireland, the fate and status of supranumary (non-transferred) embryos derived from IVF brings challenges both for clinical practice and public health policy because there is no judicial or legislative framework in place to address the me...

Monitoring the effectiveness of water fluoridation in the Republic of Ireland.

Discourse Analysis of Iranian Intellectuals about Law on the Edge of Constitutional Revolution (Study of Mirza Malcom Khan and Mostashar al-Dowleh)

About 110 years ago, Iran experienced a revolution, which was known to be an attempt for development and modernization. The revolutionary roots had been established by new-coming social forces named as intellectuals. Since studying the past highlights the future, the necessity of intellectuals’ discourse as well as understanding their discourse strategies on the road to development and modernit...

Oral health policy--time to broaden our perspective?

and severity of dental caries among children in the Republic of Ireland has declined dramatically since the 1960s. Much of this decline has been attributed to the availability of fluoride, through water fluoridation and also through the home use of fluoride toothpastes. 1,2 However, in spite of the overall improvement in dental health, caries remains a very common disease among Irish children, ...

Constitutional Boundaries

Our large theme is failure and success in constitution making, or the limits of constitutional democracy. The convergence of recent scholarly work in political science and law and political events throughout the world make this a timely project inside and outside of the academy. The number of new constitutional texts written in support of regime formation in the past thirty years is astonishing...