The Supreme Court recently denied certiorari to review the Federal Circuit’s ruling in Apotex v. Pfizer (S. Ct. 906-1006, October 16, 2006). The ruling was predictable. Pfizer had mooted the case by providing a covenant not to sue Apotex on its Quinapril patent. But the underlying legal issue – subject matter jurisdiction in declaratory judgment cases – is currently pending before the Supreme C...

Background: Evolution of the audit profession and its ability to gain public trust will depend on compliance with code of professional ethics. Fraudulent activities indicate the weakness of the ruling ethical values in work and training environment. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence, ethical climates and ethical values of companie...

islamic azad university of maymeh, young and elite research club, maymeh, iran moon is considered a natural calendar for human individuals. proving the crescent sighting is among the issues that all human beings are somehow in need of. similarly, the islamic religious law has subjected some of the important devotional acts upon proving the crescent sighting. this very fundamental function of th...

TheMontgomery v Lanarkshire case ofMarch 2015 drew fresh attention to informed consent. Nadine Montgomery, a woman with diabetes and of small stature, delivered her son vaginally; he experienced complications owing to shoulder dystocia, resulting in hypoxic insult with consequent cerebral palsy. Her obstetrician had not disclosed the increased risk of this complication in vaginal delivery, desp...

possessing three positions including issuing fatwas, ruling and judgment, all mojtaheds (highest rank in islamic clergymen hierarchy) take different authority and power. by the first position he can issue fatwas in religious affairs and problems through a methodological approach in islamic sharia. based on the position of ruling and accumbency of velayat (socio- political position of mojtahed) ...