{"title":"Conflict resolution processes in end-of-life care disputes between families and healthcare providers in Canada.","authors":"M. Ponsford","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2397101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2397101","url":null,"abstract":"Conflict at the end-of-life, particularly between families and health-care providers, involves many complex factors; differing opinions surrounding a patient’s prognosis, cultural differences, moral values, and religious beliefs, associated costs, internal family dynamics, and of course, legal ramifications. Legislative reform at both the provincial and federal levels with respect to assisted dying has had far-reaching implications for healthcare decision-making for families, healthcare providers, religious groups, and others. These reforms provide the backdrop for this paper, which examines the conflict resolution processes that can provide a solution amidst an often stressful, costly, and time-consuming ordeal. This paper reviews several processes, but focuses on the Ontario Consent and Capacity Board. In addition, this paper discusses the importance of empathy and cultural understanding in the face of cross-cultural conflict in end-of-life decision-making processes.","PeriodicalId":226295,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies","volume":"249 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123585306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Autonomous Weapons Systems: Taking the Human Out of International Humanitarian Law","authors":"James G. Foy","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2290995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2290995","url":null,"abstract":"Once confined to science fiction, killer robots will soon be a reality. Both the USA and the UK are currently developing weapons systems that could be capable of autonomously targeting and killing enemy combatants. These capabilities are only 25 years away. According to Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Convention and customary international law, weapons systems must be capable of operating within then principles of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). This paper will demonstrate that without significant restrictions on the use of Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS) or the creation of a new legal framework, the use AWS is problematic. First, there are legitimate concerns that AWS are, by their nature, incapable of adhering to IHL principles. Second, there is a more fundamental problem: the principles of IHL are actually insufficient to address the unique concerns regarding AWS. Finally, the solutions proposed by proponents of AWS do not sufficiently address these concerns. A legal solution beyond the general principles of IHL must be developed.","PeriodicalId":226295,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122415765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Science at the Bar: Law, Science and Technology in America","authors":"Heather Devine","doi":"10.5860/choice.33-4787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.33-4787","url":null,"abstract":"Book review of Science at the Bar: Law, Science and Technology in America by Sheila Jasanoff and published by Harvard University Press (Cambridge), 1995. (285 pp.)","PeriodicalId":226295,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130795007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Status of Palestinian Refugees in International Law","authors":"A. Imseis","doi":"10.5860/choice.36-4151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.36-4151","url":null,"abstract":"Book review of The Status of Palestinian Refugees in International Law by Lex Takkenberg and published by Clarendon Press (Oxford), 1998. (411 pp.)","PeriodicalId":226295,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies","volume":"2 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133624900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"War Crimes: Brutality, Genocide, Terror, and the Struggle for Justice","authors":"Aaron A. Dhir","doi":"10.5860/choice.36-3008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.36-3008","url":null,"abstract":"Book review of War Crimes: Brutality, Genocide, Terror, and the Struggle for Justice by Aryeh Neier and published by Random House (New York), 1998. (260 pp.)","PeriodicalId":226295,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126870799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}