The post-genomic era is witnessing a proliferation of large-scale and population based genetic and genomic research projects. Many countries have or are establishing research biobanks and, as with GenomEUtwin, there is great interest in building multinational projects that link genotypic and phenotypic information from different centers. Clearly, the conduct of these projects raises multiple et...

Electronic money (hereafter e-money) is recently developed phenomenon, and its technical, legal, economic and cultural components are not completely developed yet. In both aspects a great number of attempts are being developed and tested in different stages, in different legislations. Even though getting widespread attention, emoney has not gained enough acceptances because of the hesitation wh...

Competencies of occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals have become a concern due to the significance of safety management in the field of safety engineering. The purpose of this article is to identify competencies needed by OSH professionals. These competencies are required by professionals in administrating and enforcing legislations related to OSH in Malaysia. This study used Delp...

Comprehensive and contemporary evaluations of physical, chemical and toxicological endpoints have been performed on bed sediments collected from ten representative areas of the Po river. The two sampling campaigns were paralleled by contemporary investigations on the macroinvertebrate community. The many results of this project have provided the first description of the sediment quality of the ...

In this paper the authors examine statutes that regulate, license, and enforce investigative functions in each US state. After identification and review of Private Investigator licensing requirements, the authors find that very few state statutes explicitly differentiate between Private Investigators and Digital Examiners. After contacting all state agencies the authors present a distinct group...

DNA plays an indispensable role in modern law enforcement, and courts uniformly find that DNA extraction statutes targeting criminals satisfy the Fourth Amendment. Courts differ on which Fourth Amendment test--totality of the circumstances or special needs--ought to be employed in this context. This Note concludes that courts should apply Samson v. California's less stringent totality of the ci...

In 1982, Professor (later Dean, and still later Judge) Guido Calabresi, published a book entitled A Common Law for the Age of Statutes.' The book deservedly achieved wide recognition in the academic world, netting 1,253 citations in a recent Westlaw search.2 Surprisingly, acceptance by the intended audience, i.e., the judiciary, was significantly more mutedonly nineteen citations of the book co...

Over the past several decades, the growth of federal statutes and the rise of the regulatory state has weakened and displaced state common law even in the absence of preemption. However, there is a strong theoretical and judicial foundation on which to argue that the existence of statutes, regulations, and the data they generate should be used to inform and develop state common law rather than ...