Legal Acceptance Research Articles

Designing and piloting a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial for opioid prevention among youth in the legal system.

Youth in the legal system are vulnerable to initiation and escalation of opioid use. The transition period during which a young person is released from the institutional setting to the community is a critical window of opportunity for preventive intervention targeting the uptake and intensification of opioid and other drug use. Adaptive preventive interventions are a promising approach to systematically varying the timing and intensity of substance use preventive interventions for these youth. This pilot study of 30 youth (97% young men; 37% White; Mage = 18.34, SD = 1.84) examined the feasibility and acceptability of adaptive and nonadaptive preventive interventions that incorporate components of the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach with Assertive Continuing Care, Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Treatment, and Motivational Interviewing using the Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial study design. Participants completed assessments at baseline, 1-month postrelease, and 2-months postrelease. Enrollment rate was 65%. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of enrolled youth had substance use disorder at intake. Moreover, 60% of enrolled participants completed the 2-month postrelease follow-up assessment. Participants reported high satisfaction with the interventionist interactions, and 95% indicated they would recommend the program to other youth. The pilot study revealed the need for several adaptations to study and intervention protocols. This pilot study provides evidence of the feasibility of a research-practice partnership with state juvenile rehabilitation facilities, successful recruitment of youth involved in the legal system, and feasibility and acceptability of adaptive preventive interventions spanning pre- and post-release for legal system-involved youth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Genome-Editing Products Line up for the Market: Will Europe Harvest the Benefits from Science and Innovation?

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) technologies have revolutionized genome editing, significantly advancing the improvement of cultivated crop species. This review provides an overview of genome-edited crops that have either reached the market or received the necessary approvals but are not yet available to consumers. We analyze various genome-editing studies to understand the distribution of different genome-editing systems, the types of site-directed nucleases employed, and the geographical spread of these studies, with a specific focus on global and European contexts. Additionally, we examine the target crops involved. The review also outlines the multiple steps required for the legal acceptance of genome-edited crops within European jurisdictions. We conclude with suggestions for the future prospects of genome-editing research in Europe, aiming to streamline the approval process and enhance the development and adoption of genome-edited crops.

American Society of Transplant Surgeons Normothermic Regional Perfusion Standards: Ethical, Legal, and Operational Conformance.

The American Society of Transplant Surgeons convened a multidisciplinary working group to address operational, ethical, and legal considerations surrounding normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) procurement. The working group, comprising members from American Society of Transplant Surgeons and AST across various disciplines including transplant surgery, hepatology, critical care, and bioethics, collaborated to formulate recommendations and guidance for NRP procurement. The following topics were identified by the group as essential standards that need to be addressed for ethical, legal, and operational conformance: terminology; conceptualization of death in the context of NRP; and communication, logistics, and training and competency. Fourteen recommendations that support the ethical and legal acceptability of NRP in the United States and set expectations for the conduct of NRP procedures are provided.

Wrongful birth and wrongful life lawsuits in obstetrics and gynecology

Developments in preconception and prenatal technologies have led to undeniable advances in how healthcare providers screen and treat patients. Despite these advances, at any point errors can occur leading to misdiagnosis or a missed diagnosis. In some instances, the missed information can lead to the birth of a child with health issues where short of the error, the decision to avoid conception or terminate the pregnancy might have been made. When these lapses unfold, there exists the potential for a wrongful birth or wrongful life lawsuit to ensue. While these two actions are based on the same set of events, they are distinct legal claims with varying degrees of judicial permissibility. Global legal acceptability of wrongful birth and life lawsuits tends to resemble patterns in the United States. Analyzing prior wrongful birth and wrongful life claims can reveal common trends in events leading to these types of lawsuits, as well as an understanding of their potential outcomes. A familiarity with wrongful birth and wrongful life lawsuits demonstrates how these cases are a unique from other forms of prenatal or birth injury tort lawsuits and can provide insights to common shortcomings in clinical practice. Applying these lessons to clinical practice highlights key approaches towards limiting the risk of certain errors leading to wrongful birth and wrongful life lawsuits, with the goal of healthcare providers offering high quality healthcare.

Detection of Tetrahydrocannabinol in Commercial Consumables: A Survey-Based Study with Real Time Samples

The study aimed to detect the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in commercial consumables, specifically focusing on real-time samples. The study highlights the widespread use and cultivation of cannabis, with various compounds such as THC and Cannabidiol (CBD) present in the plant. THC is responsible for the psychoactive effects, while CBD is non-intoxicating and may have therapeutic benefits. The study also discusses the legal and social acceptance of cannabis across countries and regions. The study emphasizes the need for analysing street samples of pan-masala and other tobacco-containing orally consumable products for the presence of cannabis alkaloids, as they are often used as a concealment step for selling and purchasing cannabis. The experimental details include using chemicals and solvents from commercial sources, thin-layer chromatography (TLC) plates and an Ultraviolet-Visible spectrophotometer for detecting THC. The study used Dragendroff (DD) and Fast Blue B (FBB) reagents to identify THC. The THC quantities detected were 15.32 µM, 29.2 µM, 7.15 µM, and 5.3 µM respectively in the collected sample.

Legal Perspective of Cryptocurrency and Benefit to Economy and Society

Cryptocurrency is a unique digital signature which is allotted to every individual that is a part of this whole network. This digital signature is used to identify which users have participated in the transaction. The capacity of each block is almost 1 Mb so each block can store in its thousands of transactions. At present time used some crptocurrencies Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC); Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH);Tether (CRYPTO:USDT);BinanceCoin(CRYPTO:BNB);USDCoin (CRYPTO:USDC);XRP(CRYPTO:XRP);Terra (CRYPTO:LUNA);Solana (CRYPTO:SOL); Cardano(CRYPTO:ADA);Avalanche (CRYPTO:AVAX) Bitcoin is considered the first cryptocurrency created, and other individual cryptocurrencies are known as “altcoins” (a combo word derived from "alternative coin").The concept of Crypto-currency and bitcoin were first proposed in 2008 by someone using the pseudonym Santoshi Nakamoto,who described how cryptology and an open distributed ledger can be combined into digital currency application(Nakamoto 2008).The main aim of this research paper to conclude that how much extent benefit to the economy and society from the crypto-currency. And secondory aim is to judge legal acceptance of the cryptocurrencyin the various countries.

Comfort with LGB people and attitudes toward same-sex parenting in Continental American Hispanic Nations

Negative attitudes toward Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) individuals leads to a perceived inability of LGB individuals to foster ‘appropriate’ family relationships, inciting negative attitudes specifically toward same-sex parenting. Intergroup and interpersonal relationships play a critical role in fostering attitudes toward others wherein type of contact, frequency, degree of closeness in the relationship, and the positivity/negativity of interactions are potential mediator of these relations, Moreover, the mechanism behind co-constructing positive relationships with sexual and gender minorities is comfort with contact with LGB individuals. The present study explored the effects of interpersonal contact and the mediator role of comfort with LGB people in explaining attitudes toward same-sex parenting in Spanish-speaking countries in North, Central, and South America. These countries are of particular interest given the dearth of research in the region on attitudes toward same-sex parenting as well as the varying degrees of acceptance of and protections for same-sex parented families. A non-probabilistic sample of 1955 heterosexual cisgender participants from 14 countries was asked to complete a series of sociodemographic questions, a questionnaire about their interpersonal contact/comfort experiences with LGB people, and the Attitudes Toward Gay and Lesbian Parenting Scale. Results showed that comfort was vital in fostering accepting attitudes toward Same-Sex Parenting across countries. Findings also suggested that comfort with LGB people has a particularly powerful influence in regions with less legal and cultural acceptance of LGB individuals. Policies are not enough to instill widespread change: we must encourage, facilitate, and supervise the formation of relationships with LGB people.

Legal incentives for innovations in the emotional AI domain: a carrot and stick approach?

Abstract Emotions strongly influence the human way of living and life experiences. In this context, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are crucial to pushing developments further. Although emotional AI-driven innovations are welcome in our society, they might also have negative effects on the interdependence and autonomy of natural persons. Thus, they might be challenged by several legal provisions in the EU such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the draft AI Act. Yet these inventions require considerable investment, where legal incentives such as intellectual property rights (IPR) are crucial. Indeed, it is also important to secure certainty as to the legal and ethical acceptability of such innovations. This article looks at emotional AI to investigate the interlinkage between technological innovations, legal incentives and ethics, through the lenses of patent law and fundamental rights, in order to shed light over the challenges, limitations, but also opportunities for the protection, commercialization and exploitation of emotional AI-related inventions. Our research offers new scientific knowledge on the largely under-explored issue of legal incentives for emotional AI-related inventions in the European framework. It also provides companies and inventors with key points to consider in decision-making related to investments in and incentives for emotional AI-related innovations, also elaborating on suggestions for the European legislator and policymakers to better stimulate and promote emotional AI technology through regulation.

Legal Studies on Child Adoption in the Indonesian Family Context: A Juridical Review

Child adoption is a crucial process in family law, involving the legal acceptance of a non-biologically related child into another family. In Indonesia, adoption safeguards children's rights to a stable family environment, making family law's role pivotal. However, adoption in Indonesia faces challenges like complex procedures, limited information, and bureaucratic delays. This study aims to explore adoption's facets in Indonesia: its legal process, common obstacles, family law's role in safeguarding children's and adoptive parents' rights, and Law Number 23 of 2002's effectiveness in handling adoption cases. Using normative juridical research, this study analyzes secondary data from regulations and literature. Findings reveal the adoption process's intricacies, highlighting issues with legal compliance, children's rights protection, and adoptive parents' responsibilities. Courts play a vital role in ensuring legal certainty for adopted children. Adoption not only involves legal aspects but also emotional challenges for the adopted child. This research enhances understanding of Indonesian adoption and informs better family law policies and practices, aiming to improve adopted children's and adopting families' welfare and protection

Legal technology acceptance in Vietnam’s courts

Legal technology acceptance in Vietnam’s courts

Ex Post Facto Prosecution of International Crimes in the Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal: An Issue of Constitutionality

Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal-a domestic criminal court is currently prosecuting the offenders of atrocious crimes perpetrated in the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. Though the atrocious offenses took place in 1971, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Act 1973 was decreed by Bangladeshi Parliament in 1973, and the Tribunal was established in 2010; hence the ICT Act 1973 is considered as an ex post facto (retrospective) legislation because it has been promulgated after the commission of the crimes. Therefore, this study first analyzes the importance of ex post facto law’s prohibition in customary international law. Secondly, the study highlights how the 1973 ICT Act applies to prosecute the ICTB’s defendants retrospectively by amending the constitution of Bangladesh. Thirdly, it examines the ex post facto legislation’s application in the Bangladesh Tribunal and the issue of constitutionality because rules on the prohibition of retrospective legislation is one of the fundamental rights of every citizen that need to be safeguarded by every constitution of civilized nations. Lastly, this study's originality proves that ex post facto law’s application in the ICTB is unconstitutional. Then, this research paper concludes by inferring that the government of Bangladesh needs to amend the constitution to prohibit the ex post facto law’s implementation through the Tribunal that will enhance the legal acceptability of the War Crimes Court because the recent Criminal Court in question is operating under the Bangladeshi government.

Addiction/Drug Use and Usage of Condoms Among Homosexual Males: A Cross-sectional Study.

Despite the legal acceptance of homosexuality in India, it remains a social taboo, resulting in various challenges being faced by homosexual males. These challenges mainly include issues such as addiction/drug use and inconsistent and/ or incorrect condom usage which increase the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV among them. This study was thus conducted with the objective of studying the patterns of addiction/drug use and condom usage among homosexual males. The study was conducted at outreach sites of a non-governmental organization (NGO). A total of 240 participants, consisting of homosexual and bisexual males aged 18-24 years who were residing in the metropolitan city of Mumbai for at least 1 year, were enrolled. Data about addiction/drug use and patterns of condom usage was collected, compiled, entered into Microsoft Excel, and subsequently analyzed using SPSS. Out of the total participants, 171 (71.2%) reported engaging in addiction/drug use, Among those participants, 105 (61.4%) engaged in alcohol consumption prior to sexual contact to enhance pleasure or delay climax. Cigarette smoking was the most common type of addiction. Statistically significant association was found between habitual addiction/drug use (P=0.0023), use of ecstasy/aphrodisiac drugs (P=0.00654) and, inconsistent and/or incorrect condom use among the participants. However, planned addiction/drug use only before sexual contact did not show a significant association (P=0.066). Habitual addiction/drug use among homosexual males increases the likelihood of engaging in inconsistent and/ or incorrect condom use, thereby elevating the risk of acquiring STIs and HIV. To mitigate this risk, interventions targeting addiction/ drug use prevention should be initiated during adolescence to address this issue at an earlier stage of life.

Representation in Business: Grotius’s Inleidinge and the Ius Commune Tradition in the Low Countries

Abstract In his Inleidinge tot de Hollandsche Rechts-geleerdheid, Hugo Grotius wrote an accessible introductory overview of Hollandic law, in which he combined insights from the learned law (ius commune) with the particular law of Holland. The Inleidinge was read by generations of Dutch law students, and would thus become very influential in the Roman-Dutch tradition. This contribution studies how the topic of representation, especially in a business context, was treated in Grotius’s Inleidinge. On the basis of an analysis of the Justinianic Corpus iuris, the medieval ius commune tradition and – especially – early modern scholarship from the Low Countries, it is argued that Grotius’s Inleidinge by and large followed the communis opinio among the learned scholars, although on one important point – namely the acquisition by a third party of a claim on the basis of a stipulatio alteri – Grotius went beyond that communis opinio and, thus, opened the way for a gradual wider legal acceptance of active direct representation.

Representation Of LGBTQIA+ People in Selected Indian Web Series: A Study

LGBTQIA+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual. These terms describe the gender identity of those who do not come into the male and female categories. Before 2018 homosexual act between adults was unconstitutional in India under section 377 but on 6th September 2018 Indian supreme court neglected this and their sexual activities or homosexuality became a legal act in India. In the whole world, the media plays a very important and fascinating role to represent any controversy. Now our media like television, OTTs, and cinema also represent the content that discusses the idea of LGBT people. Nowadays the younger generation is moving or shifting towards OTT platforms. On the OTT platform, presenting this kind of content is becoming useful. OTTS is becoming the most trending and easy to represent the difficulties, trauma, depression, raising questions for identities, gender trouble, and the bitterness of life lived by LGBTQIA+. The aim of this article is to drill the concept of representation and acceptance of third-gender people in Indian society through OTT platforms and also it will put light on myths regarding third gender. It has been more than five years since the LGBT+ community and homosexuality are becoming a legal act in India but it has given only legal acceptance. In our society and especially in a small town their acceptance and their sexual acts are still unacceptable and odd. So, media and screens have the power to bring both positive and negative change in the stereotype myths regarding queer people. This research will focus on ‘Mismatched season 2’, ‘Four More Shots Please’ ‘Made in Heaven’, and ‘His Storyy’.

Culture, Gender, and Aggression in Psychodynamic Group Therapy: A Case of a Male-Only Group with Female Leaders in Iran

ABSTRACT The article focuses on a male-only therapy group that has been functioning for the last nine years in the Middle East, in Iran. The group has a permanent main female therapist and temporary, mostly female trainee cotherapists. We explore culturally specific factors that we believe impact expressions of aggression in the group. These factors include the Iranian gender segregation culture, the ideal of masculinity relating to the concept of “Gheirat” (moral vigilance), the legal acceptance of multiple wives in Iran (which often leads to family instability), and the cultural belief about the uncontrollability of sexual desires in men. We also comment on the role of a common dynamic in Iranian families, in which the relationships between mothers and sons are usually overwhelming while the emotional relationships between parents are somehow restrained. We close by discussing future directions for this area of study as well as by proposing interventions therapists may consider when encountering related group dynamics.

Risk for Cannabis Use Disorder in People Who Use Cannabis to Cope with Internalizing Disorders: Implications for Policy and Practice

The prevalence of Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) is increasing in the United States, likely related to increasing cultural and legal acceptance of cannabis. While most cannabis users will not develop a CUD, certain behaviors may increase risk. For example, smoking to cope with anxiety or depressive disorders is associated with higher rates of cannabis use. Users who smoke to cope with these internalizing disorders (anxiety, depression) increase the addictive potential of cannabis. Systems that potentially maintain problematic use in people with internalizing disorders include the reward processing and the stress responsivity systems. Both exhibit neurobiological changes after chronic heavy cannabis use and are affected across internalizing disorders. The shared importance of these systems may warrant several recommendations for policy and practice. Some reexamine cannabis-related policy, invest in local communities, and improve cannabis education.

Understanding the Brain-based Determination of Death When Organ Recovery Is Performed With DCDD In Situ Normothermic Regional Perfusion.

Understanding the Brain-based Determination of Death When Organ Recovery Is Performed With DCDD In Situ Normothermic Regional Perfusion.

자동적 처분에 대한 통제 수단으로서의 알고리즘 영향평가

The Framework Act on Administration, scheduled to take effect in March 2021, provides an explicit basis for fully automated administrative decisions by introducing the concept of ‘automatic disposition’ in Article 20. Traditionally, the ‘automation of administration’ was significant as an auxiliary administrative procedure consisting of automatic mechanical devices such as traffic signal transmission, tax, and utility bill calculation. Moreover, since automated administrative decisions using artificial intelligence (AI) technology are also included in this automatic disposition, there is room for legal acceptance of automated administrative decisions based on artificial intelligence algorithms that exceed the level of conventional computerization or partial automation. However, it is still a long way from implementing a fully automated administrative decision system based on current law and having technical and institutional safety devices for it. On the other hand, the Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization, which took effect in December 2020, introduced a new ‘social impact assessment’ for intelligent information services that have far-reach effects on citizens’ lives. According to Article 56 of the Act, the main goal of this impact assessment system is to investigate and evaluate the impact of intelligent information services on society, economy, culture, etc., disclose the results, reflect them in policies, and directly recommend appropriate measures. Since the scope of intelligent information services subject to evaluation is not limited to the private sector, it should be considered that intelligent information services in the administrative sector can also be subject to social impact assessment in this article. It is reasonable to assume that automatic administrative services by artificial intelligence system belong to a wide range of intelligent information services prescribed by law, and that automatic disposition issued as a fully automated system based on intelligent information technology can also be subject to social impact assessment. Although no provisions have been found in law to assess the impact of automated administrative decisions, the government of Canada has implemented the “Directive on Automated Decision-Making” since April 2019, which systematically regulates the automated administrative decision-making system. The requirement that constitutes an important axis of this directive is the ‘algorithmic impact assessment'. For an automated administrative decision-making system that bears relatively stricter legality and public responsibility than private companies' services, it is necessary to process and operate an impact assessment that reviews safety, transparency, and solidity in advance. In this paper, referring to the Canadian case, as a control system of the algorithm-based administrative decision-making system, I propose the institutionalization of the “algorithmic impact assessment” in consideration of the connection with the social impact assessment under the current law.

THE INFLUENCE OF RLAH ON THE BUSINESS OF TELECOM OPERATORS ON THE MARKET OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

In the era of general globalization and transition, the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union is considered as a strategic priority. The integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter BiH) into the European Union (hereinafter EU) is a very significant process that requires fundamental changes in society, and therefore the inclusion and full engagement of all social and especially economic subjects in BiH is necessary.Bosnia and Herzegovina has always belonged to the European political, cultural, and economic area. The process of European integration requires a comprehensive adjustment of policies, institutional framework and legal system with the aim of reaching European standards in all areas. The process of legal harmonization and acceptance of European standards implies extensive internal reforms, general consolidation of the system, stronger economic development and more intensive foreign policy activities in areas that affect the dynamics of relations between BiH and the EU. The prospect of membership in the EU is an extremely strong incentive for the continuation of already started reforms in BiH and the initiator of the process that should enable the creation of an economic, legal, organizational and social structure capable of operating in accordance with EU rules. Ensuring non-discriminatory access to telecommunications services and their high quality at affordable prices form one of the bases of the policy of developing BiH society and protecting the interests of BiH citizens. Global measures for the implementation of such a policy are: liberalization of the telecommunications market, encouragement of the development of the telecommunications sector and ensuring effective control measures with the aim of protecting users’ rights and reducing barriers to the entry of new operators.The subject of the research in this paper is the assessment of the impact of the current EU Roaming Regulation on the telecommunications market of BiH, that is, the business income of telecom operators from mobile telephony services, as well as the user experience related to the use of services in roaming. The basic question that arises is: How do companies operating in the field of telecommunications adapt their prices and business conditions to the EU requirements? What are the experiences of applying these provisions in EU countries? Can some measures be taken in the context of maintaining business and how to communicate with the users who are directly affected by the mentioned changes, in a positive context? The aim of the research is to assess the effect of the implementation of the Decision of the Regulatory Agency for Communications of BiH (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) on the prices of roaming services in public mobile communication networks, which stipulates the obligation to determine the maximum prices for roaming services and the termination of regulated roaming calls in public mobile communication networks.

Organ Donation Management System (Project: ODMS)

Organ Donation Management System is a novel idea to support organ donors in India with a new age interface and ease of registration, and systematic guidelines of Government India to ensure the legalities. As we included a Aadhar authentication for this process to register a donor, we duly abide by the laws, values and of Donors to serve the communities in India. ODMS is an online system which consists of Android Application and a Website. The health care system has access to detailed information of patients and donors within a management. As the penetration of Mobile phone and gadgets is another boon for this project idea deployment. We designed a system if a user willing to donate organs post their death due to an unfortunate accident or incident with help of Aadhar system we trace the organ donor and within the golden period we take the permission of family members of deceased organ donor to transplant his organs to other patients in need. Aadhar plays a pivotal role in this entire process for Authentication, Tracking the deceased donors and the Know Your Donor called as KYD where a donor himself provide a legal acceptance of organ donation post his death through video KYC and digital forms filling.