The purpose of this article is to discuss whether the right to self-determination is the only and the best principle in health law for care providers to support their clients with an intellectual disability, or whether other principles such as the right to development, the right to good care and the right to protection might lead to a better protection of the rights of clients in this field of ...

In comparative law, there are many situations where the same legal term has different meanings, or where different legal terms have same legal effect. This can often cause confusion to both lawyers and their clients. This confusion most often occurs when civil lawyers have to deal with common law, or aice aersa, when common law lawyers deal with civil law issues. While there are many issues whi...

power of attorney (pa) contract is among the specified contracts that are widely used in society and people’s legal relations, because on one hand, people are not compelled to directly vindicate their rights and, on the other hand, the above-mentioned contract is of high importance in lawsuits and restoring the victim’s rights in courts of law. through signing contract of pa, the attorney and t...

justice rule is among the legal rules that have less dealt with. application of this rule is based on achievement of justice as an attribute for legal rulings. some jurists have no regarded human beings to be capable of comprehending the legal rulings as just and have subjected it to the legislator’s view. thus, using this rule in inference of legal issues and extending it to jurisprudence has ...

In this new legal economy, many clients have begun to reexamine the concept of alternative fee arrangements (“AFAs”) as an alternative to the billable hour model of legal services. A survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Counsel in 2008 found that 60% of general counsel and chief legal officers believed that the best way for outside counsel to improve relations would be to offer more...

INTRODUCTION In Kenya, human rights violations have a marked impact on the health of people living with HIV. Integrating legal literacy and legal services into healthcare appears to be an effective strategy to empower vulnerable groups and address underlying determinants of health. METHODS We carried out an evaluation to collect evidence about the impact of legal empowerment programmes on hea...