Role of the United Nations: Combating Starvation and Food Insecurity in Afghanistan Through Humanitarian Action
Muska Hamza (University of Mysore), Zabita Alamyar, Bibi Sakina Zeyarmal, Shoghllah Zeyarmal (University of People), Role of the United Nations: Combating Starvation and Food Insecurity in Afghanistan Through Humanitarian Action, 1 J. on Vulnerable Cmty. Dev. (2023): This paper examines... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - October 20, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Human Rights and Obligations: Schematic Inclusion of UNDROP
Bernd van der Meulen (University of Copenhagen), Human Rights and Obligations: Schematic Inclusion of UNDROP, Eur. Inst. Food L. Working Paper (2023): This paper revisits the theory of tripartite state obligations of human rights under the United Nations Declaration on... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - September 3, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Neurotech, neuroethics and brain data in context: Are “neurorights” the way to mental privacy?
This article was originally published on The Conversation.
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Brain Data in Context: Are New Rights the Way to Mental and Brain Privacy? (AJOB Neuroscience). From the Abstract:
The potential to collect brain data more directly, with higher resolution, and in greater amounts has heightened worries about mental and brain privacy … To better understand the privacy stakes of brain data, we suggest the use of a conceptual framework from information ethics, Helen Nissenbaum’s “contextual integrity” theory. To illustrate the importance of context, we examine neurotechnologies and the information flows th...
Source: SharpBrains - August 10, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Conversation Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation brain data brain privacy Brain-Computer Interfaces contextual integrity mental privacy neural data neurotechnologies Neurotechnology Source Type: blogs
The 2022 Disability Data Report
Sophie Mitra (Fordham University), Jaclyn Yap (Fordham University), The 2022 Disability Data Report (2022): Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities Achieving rights as stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - July 25, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
5 Signs You Are Sabotaging Your Inner Peace
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According to the United Nations (UN), nearly one billion people worldwide deal with mental health issues. Experts have tried to pinpoint the reasons, with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) blaming a combination of childhood trauma, medical factors, biological brain imbalances, alcohol or drug use, and emotions.
In layman's terms, it could all boil down to a lack of inner peace.
The Bible defines inner peace as peace achieved in communion with God through Jesus Christ. To Buddhists, it is "an awakening to an ultimate inseparability between our own well-being...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Falconer Tags: featured happiness health and fitness meditation philosophy psychology self-improvement inner peace Source Type: blogs
Why Legal Immigration Is Impossible for Nearly Everyone
David J. BierMylatest policy analysis published today explains why it is impossible for nearly all immigrants seeking to come permanently to the United States to do so legally. The report is a uniquely comprehensive and jargon-free (to the extent possible) explanation of U.S. legal immigration. Contrary to public perception, immigrants cannot simply wait and get a green card (permanent residence) after a few years. Legal immigration is less like waiting in line and more like winning the lottery: it happens, but it is so rare that it is irrational to expect it in any individual case.The figure below shows the U.S. legal imm...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
Operation Searchlight: The American-supported Pakistani genocide you probably haven ’ t heard about
BY ANISH KOKA
On March 25th, 1971, the Pakistani army launched Operation Searchlight, a military campaign to brutally suppress a Bengali nationalist movement.
The roots of the genocide lie in the parting gift British rulers gave to the Indian subcontinent at the time of independence in 1947. British controlled India was separated into Hindu majority India and Muslim majority Pakistan. But because there were two dense non-contiguous Muslim majority areas in British controlled India, the muslim majority country of Pakistan was divided into East and West Pakistan.
East and West Pakistan were linked by religion, b...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Anish Koka Bangladesh Bengali India Operation Searchlight Pakistan Source Type: blogs
Think Globally on Climate, Act Locally on Leaf Blowers
Mark Nevitt (Emory University), Think Globally on Climate, Act Locally on Leaf Blowers, Reg. Rev. (2023): As nations gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, last fall for the latest United Nations climate conference, the language of complex international climate negotiations —“loss and... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 20, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Biodiversity Mainstreaming for Food and Nutrition Security in Kenya
Kariuki Muigua (University of Nairobi), Biodiversity Mainstreaming for Food and Nutrition Security in Kenya, 9 J. Conflict Mgmt.& Sustainable Dev. 2 (2023): The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aims to not only achieve biodiversity conservation but to also mainstream... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 1, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Access to Post-secondary Education in Canada for Students with Disabilities
Laverne Jacobs (University of Windsor), Access to Post-secondary Education in Canada for Students with Disabilities, Int ' l J. Discrimination& L. (Forthcoming): Article 24(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) provides a commitment to... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 19, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The fight for reproductive health: Why medication abortion matters
As an OB/GYN, I know that medication abortion is safe, commonly used, and effective. Women’s rights, family building, and abortion are recognized in many international human rights documents. The United Nations’ 1966 Human Rights Treaty states that all people have a right to the highest attainable standard of health. The ability for someone to choose when and if they want
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The fight for reproductive health: Why medication abortion matters originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Catherine Hennessey, MD Tags: Physician OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
The Iraq War, 20 Years Later
John MuellerOn Thursday, March 16, we reach the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Saddam Hussein ’s Iraq under the George W. Bush administration. There will be an afternoon ofpanels on that day at Cato reflecting on the event.As the invasion loomed, there was quite a bit of protest both in the United States and around the globe, and a popular placard at some of the protests was one reading, “A village in Texas is missing its idiot.”In his impressive newbook,Confronting Saddam Hussein: George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq (Oxford University Press), historian Melvyn Leffler takes strong exception to that...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 6, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: John Mueller Source Type: blogs
Overstating Crypto Crime Won ’t Lead to Sound Policy
Jennifer J. Schulp,Jack Solowey,Nicholas Anthony,& Nicholas ThielmanLast week, the Justice Departmentannounced criminal charges against Anatoly Legkodymov for violating anti-money laundering laws while operating Bitzlato, an off-shore crypto exchange alleged to have processed over $700 million in illicit funds over several years. Concurrently, the Treasury Department ’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)ordered covered financial institutions to cease transacting with Bitzlato.Like all financial instruments, crypto is used for crime, and this fact ought to be taken seriously. But blunt claims like Senator E...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 27, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jennifer J. Schulp, Jack Solowey, Nicholas Anthony, Nicholas Thielman Source Type: blogs
New School Choice Timeline: Equality for Diverse People
Neal McCluskeyIt seems like no matter where you live, you don ’t have to look far to see your fellow Americans fighting over whose values, histories, and more will be taught in public schools. They’re fighting over Advanced Placement African American Studiesin Florida. Gender identityin Texas. Sex educationin New Jersey. Merit and equityin Virginia. Native American historyin South Dakota. Ethnic studiesin California. Andon it goes.The institution that was supposed to foster unity among diverse people – public schooling – is instead a constant battleground. Why? Because it leaves people with opposed values little o...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 23, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Neal McCluskey Source Type: blogs
