Results of the Corporate Affairs Survey 2004

The Corporate Affairs Survey 2004 confirms that companies with representation in Brussels continue to increase their communications expenditure. This confirms a trend already identified by the European Centre for Public Affairs in various publications¹ during the 1990s. Realising the importance of public opinion in policy making, the majority of companies are increasing the size of their Brussels staff, with a deliberate emphasis on communication and further resources in public affairs. As most companies recognise the special skill sets of consultants, many plan to continue relying on the latter, particularly in the area of public relations. Copyright © 2004 Henry Stewart Publications     

Coronary artery aneurysms in a young adult

Coronary artery aneurysms are an extremely rare cause of death at any age, but particularly so in young adults. A case is described of a young and previously fit man who died suddenly following thrombosis within one of multiple coronary artery aneurysms. He had had a childhood illness with symptoms consistent with an episode of unrecognized infantile polyarteritis nodosa. It is suggested that many cases of aneurysm of the coronary arteries in young adults, where atherosclerosis has been excluded, may in fact be due to previous polyarteritis, rather than of congenital origin as is usually claimed.     

An Immunological Approach to Counter-Terrorism and Infrastructure Defense Law in Electronic Domains

The West’s increasing dependence upon telecommunicationsand information infrastructures puts at risk the economic, political,and military security of the free world. The purpose hereinis to gauge the extent to which the law properly supplementsand coordinates the defense of that information infrastructure. First undertaken is an overview of the telecommunications vulnerabilitiesand dependencies of the West. The nature of terrorism is thenexplored, and principles of counter-terrorism are examined andapplied specifically with reference to electronic domains. Thereafter,Immunological modeling and principles are surveyed. The analysis continues with an examination of the current postureof Western legal systems, and a comparison of the laws relatingto counter-terrorism in electronic domains before and afterthe events of 11 September. An exploration of continuing vulnerabilitiesthen follows. Finally, recommendations for future defensiveactions are promulgated with the aim of optimizing the roleof law in information infrastructure defense.     

Crime and human nature

Crime, Law and Social Change -