The "refined" performance evaluation monitoring system: best of both worlds

The computer is proving itself to be an almost limitless resource: it can easily refine your performance appraisal system simply by using weighted normalized ratings. A consultant explains his system and how it can save a company both money and mistakes.     

Private trust companies: the best of all worlds

This article considers why private trust companies are currentlyso popular, various structuring issues which those setting upprivate trust companies should take into consideration and theBVI's; new private trust companies regulations which came intoforce in August 2007.     

Navigating the minefield: legal ethics and healthcare law

Practicing law in the healthcare field is a daunting task due to the highly-regulated nature of the field and the increasing scrutiny of the conduct of industry providers, payors, and vendors. Attorneys must provide difficult opinions regarding matters with civil, criminal, and reimbursement implications and often are asked to represent multiple parties in healthcare-related settings. This article discusses some legal ethics issues for the healthcare practitioner and touches on some of the recent changes to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which were adopted by the American Bar Association's House of Delegates at its mid-February 2002 meeting. The authors conduct their analysis by applying the model rules to a number of hypothetical fact situations typical of those encountered in the day-to-day practice of healthcare law.     

End-of-life healthcare decisions, ethics and law: the debate in Spain

The debate on euthanasia in Spain has been ongoing from the beginning of the 20th century and remains extant. Three periods can be identified: prior to 1978, 1978-2002, and after 2002. The debate increased significantly after the Ramon Sampedro case (1995-1998), and was fuelled with new, although very different cases, such as those of Leganés (2005-2008), Jorge Leon (2006) or Inmaculada Echevarria (2006-2007). As a consequence of these cases in 2008 the Regional Government of Andalusia started a legal process to pass a law regulating end-of-life decisions, excluding euthanasia and assisted-suicide, which was finally enacted in 2010. Two other Spanish regions (Navarra and Aragón) passed similar laws. The central government also initiated a legal process to approve a national law, excluding euthanasia and assisted-suicide. The project failed because of the dissolution of the Parliament in June 2011. The new government will have to decide how to continue the process.     

论医学法学专业培养模式中的若干问题——从医学法学专业人才的需方市场角度

“医学法学”作为一个新型专业方向,各高校在专业建设方面也呈现出多样化的特点。而从医学法学专业人才的需方市场角度进行分析,则对课程如何设置、学制如何、专业归属何处等问题都可以有一个较清晰的答案。     

论医学法学专业培养模式中的若干问题——从医学法学专业人才的需方市场角度

“医学法学”作为一个新型专业方向，各高校在专业建设方面电呈现出多样化的特点。而从医学法学专业人才的需方市场角度进行分析，则对课程如何设置、学制如何、专业归属何处等问题都可以有一个较清晰的答案。     

Legalizing education: the role of law in the regulation and deregulation of China's private education

This article explores the role of law in shaping the growth of private education, as a part of educational reforms in response to social change in the People's Republic of China (PRC) after the 1980s. This paper argues that law acts as a new social game rule, one used by the state to govern, regulate and promote new relations and interactions between state and non-state players in educational reform and to rectify irregularities generated by the players. The process of legislation reveals the tension between regulation and deregulation of the relationship between private educational institutions and government. This paper concludes by offering an understanding on the role of law as both a means and an end in shaping educational reform in the face of ongoing social changes.