BACKGROUND Recent research shows that by age 5, children form rigid social hierarchies, with some children consistently subordinated, and then later, bullied. Further, several studies suggest that enduring mental and physical harm follow. It is time to analyze the health burdens posed by early social dominance and to consider the ethical implications of ongoing socially caused harms. METHODS ...

User control is increasingly prominent in the discourse surrounding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). However, next to user control, the GDPR also tries to achieve what will be called controller responsibility. Is this unjust paternalism or does it correctly place the responsibility for data protection with the controller and its supervisory authority? This paper argues that the qu...

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has taken dozens decisions, on which agreement had hitherto been unthinkable due to differences between member states. A norms-based approach is used better understand EU’s unexpected two key measures: sanctions packages against Russia and decision allow Ukrainian nationals right live work in EU. Congruence among states over responsibility protect ...

The U.S. legal system gives parents the authority and responsibility to make decisions about their children’s health care, and favors parental rights over society’s collective responsibility to provide for children’s welfare. Neither the federal government nor state governments have an affirmative obligation to protect and promote children’s health, nor do children have a right to such protecti...