Editorial

Since my appointment as a new Editor-in-Chief of Facta Universitatis: series Electronics and Energetics, in October 2013, we have published the series of three special anniversary issues dedicated to the journal’s majestic age of a quarter of century, one special issue devoted to the Internet of Things - an emerging paradigm and a cutting edge technology, as well as 9 regular issue

EDITORIAL

Since my appointment as a new Editor-in-Chief of Facta Universitatis: series Electronics and Energetics, in October 2014, we have published the series of three special anniversary issues dedicated to the journal’s majestic age of a quarter of century. The published papers in special anniversary issues not only met the goals consistent with our focused aims, but have surpassed our expectation in quality and practical value

Constitutional Law and International Law: National Exceptionalism and the Democratic Deficit?

On April 16 2009, Former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the Honorable Michael Kiryby delivered the Georgetown Law Center’s twenty-ninth annual Philip A. Hart Lecture: “ Constitutional Law and International Law: National Exceptionalism and the Democratic Deficit?” When he retired from the High Court of Australia on February 2, 2009, Michael Kirby was Australia’s longest serving judge. He was first appointed in 1975 as a Deputy President of the Australian Conciliation & Arbitration Commission. Soon after, he was seconded as inaugural Chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission (1975-84). Later, he was appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal and, concurrently, the Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands. His appointment to the High Court came in 1996 and he served thirteen years. In later years, he was Acting Chief Justice of Australia twice. In addition to his judicial duties, Michael Kirby served on three university governing bodies being elected Chancellor of Macquarie University in Sydney (1984-93). He also served on many national and international bodies. Amongst the latter have been service as a member of the World Health Organisation’s Global Commission on AIDS (1988-92); President of the International Commission of Jurists, Geneva (1995-98); as UN Special Representative Human Rights in Cambodia (1993-96); a member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee (1995-2005); a member of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Judicial Reference Group (2007) and a member of the UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights (2004). Since his judicial retirement, Michael Kirby was elected President of the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia from 2009-10. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Laws of Australia. He has been appointed Honorary Visiting Professor by twelve universities. He participates regularly in many local and international conferences and meetings. He has been awarded twenty honorary doctorates. In 2010, he was awarded the Gruber Justice Prize. He is also presently a member of the Eminent Persons Group which is investigating the future of the Commonwealth of Nations; and has been appointed to the UNDP Global Commission of HIV and the Law. In 2010, he was appointed to the Arbitration Panel of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (World Bank)

News in Brief

Matthew P. Jenkins, MD, has joined the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Jenkins completed his general surgery residency at Temple University Hospital in 2013 and remained there for fellowship training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is board certified and sees patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Anirudh Kohli, MD, has joined the Division of Acute Care Surgery. Dr. Kohli completed his general surgery residency at the Montefiore Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, followed by a fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. He is board certified and sees patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and on the Main Line. Matthew W. LaPorta, MD, has joined the Division of Acute Care Surgery. Dr. LaPorta completed his internship and four years of surgical residency at INOVA Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church (IFMC), Virginia. After residency, Dr. LaPorta remained at IFMC to complete a fellowship surgical critical care. He is board certified and sees patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and on the Main Line. Louis E. Samuels, MD, FACS, has joined the Division of Cardio-thoracic Surgery. Dr. Samuels completed a general surgery residency, followed by a cardiothoracic residency at Hahnemann University. He has had a faculty appointment as a Professor of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University since 2012. As a member of the full time staff here at Jefferson, he will now have a teaching relationship with our surgical residents and fellows. Dr. Samuels sees patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Gerald A. Isenberg, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery, has been named Editor in Chief of ACS Case Reviews in Surgery, a new journal from the American College of Surgeons. The inaugural issue will be published in winter of 2017. Congratulations to Jonathan Brody, PhD, on his promotion to Professor of Surgery and Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology. Dr. Brody is the Vice Chair for Research and Director, Division of Surgical Research. Congratulations to Geoffrey Ouma, DO, on his promotion to Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Ouma is a vascular medicine specialist at the Jefferson Vascular Center. Congratulations to Francesco Palazzo, MD, FACS, on his promotion to Associate Professor of Surgery. Dr. Palazzo is Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery and Chief of Surgery at Methodist Hospital. Congratulations to Zi-xuan (Zoe) Wang, MD, on her promotion to Associate Professor of Pathology and Surgery. Dr. Wang is Scientific Director of the Molecular & Genomic Pathology Lab

Spartan Daily, January 25, 1937

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Looking at silk

Text of Sir Robert Megarry’s speech at the Second Annual Lecture presented by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies, looking at the history and work of Queen’s Counsel. Article based on a lecture given by the Rt Hon Sir Robert Megarry, published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and its Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London

A Survey of Studies on Judicial Selection

The Alaska legislature is considering a bill — Senate Joint Resolution 3 — that would put before voters a state constitutional amendment to change the composition of the Alaska Judicial Council and the way its members are selected. The Alaska Judicial Council plays a constitutionally-mandated role in the selection of Alaska’s judges and also makes recommendations to voters concerning retaining or not retaining judges as part of the judicial retention election process. This article reviews selected existing studies relevant to potential effects of this proposed change to the council composition — studies that examined judicial effectiveness, responsiveness of judges to public opinion, and public perception of judges. Also provided are flowcharts of the selection processes for members of the Alaska Judicial Council and of judges of the Alaska Court System; a detailed table of judicial selection methods in U.S. states and the District of Columbia; and a bibliography.Studies on Nominating Commissions / Measures of Voter Satisfaction / Objective Measures of Judicial Performance / Complexity of Judicial Decisions / Judicial Productivity and Independence / Politicization of Judicial Elections / Conclusion / Resources on Judicial Selection (bibliography) / References (bibliography)Ye