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Beijing Law Review (BLR) is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancements in law. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in law and related disciplines. All the manuscripts must be prepared in English and are subject to a rig…
Kelvin N. Christie, Maurice A. Dean, Isiah M. Lyman
This article focuses on misconceptions in healthcare regarding how the doctrine of informed consent is applied by both medical researchers and physicians. The specific misconception addressed relates to the standard of care required by medical professionals w…
Abiodun Odusote
The concept of life as we know it has changed dramatically in the 21 st century. The shift of the world from the industrial era to the information era has highlighted the value of data, its influence on global systems and economies, and the harm that may aris…
Abiodun Odusote
In earlier times in Nigeria, the concepts of mental health and mental illness were substantially misconstrued, with the focus being on the confinement of persons with mental illnesses rather than effective treatment. The law allowed such persons to be detaine…
Yonas Girma Adimassu
Despite the growing separatist and autonomy movements throughout the world, the international legal framework appears to support unilateral secession as a response to any coercive conduct of a parent state. Due to historical challenges and wars, new states ha…
C. Mark Macneill
This study was completed in partial fulfillment of coursework in Civil Law Reasoning within the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Civil Law, Licentiate in Law, National Program. Obligations are also due to the paper sponsorship by the Cape Breton Island Founda…
Naumi Kassim Mohammed, Dexiang Guo, Yongyeh Ngalim Elizabeth
Most countries around the world, including Tanzania (Zanzibar as a part) sought to establish the proper legal framework in attracting and protecting foreign investments. The enactment of Local Investment Legislations and signing of Bilateral Investment Treati…
Kwame Yaro Appiah, Kwame Richard Klu
The Ghanaian courts have allowed the efflorescence of legal doctrines as necessary nutrients for the enjoyment and development of rights and obligations under the law within the Ghanaian jurisdiction. One such procedural doctrine is LOCUS STANDI or capacity o…
Emmanuel Folayan Ijalana, Julius Olaseinde Agbana
The paper examined the legal framework with law practices, judicial pronouncements and other statutory legislations relating to family law in Nigeria. This was with a view to undertaking holistic analysis and appraisal of the concept of double-decker marriage…
Chamari L. Edirisinghe, Karawita Arachchige Akalanka Nuwan Thilakarathna
Whistle-blowing and bullying at work appear widely in research literature in a variety of disciplines. This paper intends to give directions for future researchers by connecting the two academic fields of whistle-blowing and bullying at work together. This ar…
Adnan Almalki
The current research indicates that the legal aspect in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia needs continuous development in line with global developments, specifically in the issue of consumer protection. The Saudi legislation is based on the provisions of Islamic Sh…
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Beijing Law Review (BLR) is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancements in law. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in law and related disciplines. All the manuscripts must be prepared in English and are subject to a rig… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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