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The Ethics Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
The discussion of stem cell research seems to touch all the bases – religious, legal, ethical, financial and scientific. With such a disparate range of views and contentions, along with the federal government's abdication of any sort of leadership role, it will be difficult and take a great deal of time, energy, emotion and dollars, to reach a consensus view.
In an effort to bring leadership to a number of these issues, on April 26, 2005, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) issued its Guidelines For Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (Guidelines). Developed on behalf of the scientific community, and without governmental involvement, the report sets forth a series of guidelines “to advance the science in a responsible manner.” They are intended to provide a guidance for all derivations of human embryonic stem (hES) cells using hES cells derived from blastocysts made for reproductive purposes and later obtained for research from IVF clinics, blastocysts made specifically for research using IVF and somatic cell nuclear transfer (NT) into oocytes. Notably, the NAS guidelines do not address reproductive uses of NT, in as much as the NAS had previously concluded that human reproductive cloning should not be practiced at all. (See Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning, National Academy of Sciences, 2002; NAS Guidelines, at page 4.) The NAS Guidelines reach a broad variety of subjects. The focus of this article, however, is upon the ethical issues addressed by the Guidelines.
The Ethical Concerns
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?