This chapter is included in the book Environmental Law in New Zealand, edited by Peter Salmon and David Grinlinton. The author considers the regulation of localised air pollution in New Zealand by the Resource Management ...

Array comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH) represents a major advance in the field of cytogenetics and offers tremendous promise in prenatal diagnosis for the detection of genetic alterations leading to serious genetic ...

In Grizzly Man (2005) Werner Herzog edits and presents footage shot by Timothy Dexter while in the company of grizzly bears. As the film states, Grizzly Man centres on the human story that unfolds in Treadwell’s videos, ...

Genetic testing raises new issues from those involved in other medical contexts, particularly for children. Most of the concerns relevant to minors are prompted by the familial and predictive aspects of genetic information. It ...

This chapter analyses the ability of minors, persons having impaired decision-making capacity, corporations and non New Zealand citizens to own and to deal with land in New Zealand.

Children have unique physical, psychological, mental and emotional characteristics which make them especially vulnerable. This paper considers the capacity for children to consent to participate in research, and the ...

Children’s academic achievements are often measured by their levels of literacy and numeracy where a considerable amount of interest has been given to these specific learning domains. Narrative skills feature prominently ...

Community Treatment Orders (CTOs), made in Canada under the authority of provincial mental health legislation, are the major legal product of the transition in psychiatric services from hospital- to community-based care. ...

This chapter is included in the book Environmental Law in New Zealand, edited by Peter Salmon and David Grinlinton. The first part of the chapter provides an introduction to the main concepts relevant to compliance and ...