Some time ago the author had occasion to prepare a quantity of phenyl thio carbamide, and while placing it in a bottle the dust flew around in the air. Another occupant of the laboratory, Dr. C. R. Noller, complained of the bitter taste of the dust, but the author, who was much closer, observed no taste and so stated. He even tasted some of the crystals and assured Dr. Noller they were tasteles...

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protects the right of terminally ill persons to hasten their inevitable death. In prohibiting physicians from prescribing lethal medications by which such patients might hasten death, Michigan's ban on "assisted suicide" unconstitutionally imposes an "undue burden" on the exercise of that right.

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 R I. DEFOE AS MYTH-MAKER, COGNATE, AND PRECEDENT . . . . . . 79 R II. FROM THE PROMISE TO THE TEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 R A. A Serious Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 R B. Party-Tyranny . . . . . . . . ...

Early attempts to establish a constitutional procedural due process principle have relied upon the separation of judicial power and operated within the doctrinal framework provided by R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers’ Society of Australia.1 Such attempts focused on developing a concept of ‘judicial power’ that included a minimum standard of procedural fairness. Although this conception was adop...

This Article discusses potential policies regarding assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). The initial question is whether ARTs should be viewed as private matters or as issues that affect overall social good. The author explains that this question may be answered by the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the principles of procreative liberty. He then examines Supreme Court decisions regardi...

The study of the course of reduction of insulin by thioglycolic acid at about pH 2 has made possible the preparation in dry state of insulin samples of a varying degree of reduction (1). Chemical and physical measurements conducted on these preparations demonstrated that incipient denaturation of the protein occurs when the reduction has proceeded for 150 minutes under the experimental conditio...

The inception of the Indian Constitution in 1950 was a significant event not only in the political history of India but also in the history of ‘social justice’ and ‘human rights’. At the same time, it has opened up new avenues of human welfare and development in the Indian subcontinent by providing equal rights and privileges to the citizens at large. The Constitution of independent India was m...