The Use Of Non-Domestic Courts For Obtaining Domestic Relief: Jurisdictional Conflicts Between NAFTA Tribunals And U.S. Courts?

This contribution will examine whether or not there exist jurisdictional conflicts between international tribunals operating under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the courts of the United States of America, one of the three NAFTA member states

\u3cem\u3eThe ICC Prosecutor v. President Medema\u3c/em\u3e: Simulated Proceedings Before the International Criminal Court

On July 18, 2000, as part of the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, an all star cast of American and English lawyers gathered in the Common Room of the Law Society of England and Wales in London to simulate oral argument before the International Criminal Court ( ICC ). The fictitious proceedings involved a head of state, President Luis Medema, charged with genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The prosecutors and defense counsel engaged in lively oral argument before the Trial Chamber in the context of three critical issues: (1) jurisdiction of the ICC over citizens of non-state parties; (2) testimony of anonymous witness; and (3) the national security exception. Following vigorous debate, which followed the procedures set forth in the Rome Statute, the Trial Chamber deliberated and rendered its judgment. This transcript is a largely unedited record of these proceedings

Transparency and Predictability in the Maritime Delimitation Process:Reverse-engineering the Somalia-Kenya Adjudicated Boundary

This article analyses the adjudicated boundary between Somalia and Kenya in the Indian Ocean through an integrated law-and-science approach. Using recent high-resolution satellite imagery and specialised boundary software, it seeks to \u27reverse-engineer\u27 the 12 October 2021 ruling of the International Court of Justice with a particular focus on issues of transparency and predictability. The article highlights how ambiguities in the identification of basepoints underlying an adjudicated boundary and the reliance on a relatively small-scale nautical chart based on dated surveys that does not reflect the physical reality of the relevant coast could undermine the authority of an adjudicated boundary obtained after years of legal proceedings. Addressing the issue of technical support in decision-making on adjudicated boundaries, the article proposes various means to reduce controversies regarding maritime boundary delimitation and to make the delimitation process more transparent and predictable. Keyword

Hypertensie interventie analyse te Krimpen aan den Ijssel: een onderzoek naar het interventiegebonden effect bij personen met een verhoogde bloeddruk, die zijn opgespoord door middel van een bevolkingsonderzoek en behandeld door de huisarts

Het doel van dit onderzoek was de bepaling van het interventiegebonden effect bij mensen die naar aanleiding van een bevolkingsonderzoek naar hypertensie werden behandeld door de huisarts. Het onderzoek vond plaats in het gezondheidscentrum te Krimpen aan den IJsssel. In de inleiding wordt uiteengezet dat de opsporing en behandeling van hypertensie een taak is die in eerste instantie berust bij de huisarts. Het waargenomen effect bij de behandeling van hypertensie kan onderverdeeld worden in het natuurlijke beloop~ het patiëntgebonden effect1 het artsgebonden effect en het interventiegebonden effect. Een nauwkeurige bepaling van het interventiegebonden effect is slechts mogelijk met behulp van een therapeutisch experiment. Hiertegen zijn echter een aantal bezwaren. Een alternatief voor de bepaling van het interventiegebonden effect wordt geboden door gebruik te maken van een normotensieve controlegroep: extrapolatie van de regressielijn van de normotensleven naar het hypertensleve gebied vormt hiervoor de basis. Naar aanleiding van een eerste evaluatie van de resultaten van een bevolkingsonderzoek verhoogde bloeddruk in Krimpen aan den IJssel werd de volgende vraagstelling geformuleerd: welk deel van het waargenomen effect op de bloeddruk van mensen, die naar aanleiding van een bestaand opsporingsonderzoek naar hypertensie in Krimpen aan den IJssel door de huisarts worden behandeld, kan worden toegeschreven aan het interventiegebonden effect ?The objective of this study was the determlnation of the interventionrelated effect with persons screened for hypertension and treated by the family doctor. The study was carrîed out in the Health Centre ln Krimpen aan den IJssel. In the introduetion it is explained that the tracing and treatment of hypertension is a task that in the first instanee belengs to the family doctor. The effect observed in the treatment of hypertension is subdivided into the natura! course, the patientrelated effect, the doctorrelated effect and the lnterventionrelated effect. A careful determination of the interventionrelated effect is only possible by means of a clinical trial. There are several objectlens against this. An alternative for the determination of the interventlonrelated effect is provided by using a normotensive controlgroup: extrapolation of the regression line of the normotensives into the hypertensive area forms its basis. In conneetion with an evaluat!_on of the first results of a popuiatien screening conceming hypertension in Krimpen aan den IJ ssel the following question was formulated: what part of the effect observed on the blood pressure decrease with people screened for hypertension in Krimpen aan den IJssel and treated by the family doctor, can be contributed to the interventionrelated effect

Parameterization and modelling of large off-road tyres for ride analyses : Part 1 : Obtaining parameterization data

Multi-body vehicle dynamic simulations play a significant role in the design and development process of off-road vehicles. These simulations require tyre models to describe the forces and moments, which are generated in the tyre-road contact patch. All external forces acting on the vehicle are either generated in the tyre–road interface or are due to aerodynamic effects, which can be neglected at typical off-road driving speeds. The accuracy of the tyre model describing the forces in the tyre–road interface is thus of exceptional importance. The parameterization of most tyre models relies on some experimental test data that is used to extract the necessary information to fit model parameters. Acquiring the test data, with sufficient accuracy, is often the biggest challenge in the parameterization process. Published data for large off-road tyres is virtually non-existent. This paper describes different methods to acquire the required parameterization data. Experimental measurements are conducted on a 16.00R20 Michelin XZL tyre. Laboratory tests, as well as field tests, over discrete obstacles and uneven hard surfaces were conducted. The paper presents an extensive set of parameterization and validation test data on a large off-road tyre that can be used by researchers to develop and validate tyre models.http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jterrahb201

Improving coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact of adopting transit-time flow measurement

Despite there being numerous studies of intraoperative graft flow assessment by transit-time flow measurement (TTFM) on outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the adoption of contemporary TTFM is low. Therefore, on 31 January 2018, a systematic literature search was performed to identify articles that reported (i) the amount of grafts classified as abnormal or which were revised or (ii) an association between TTFM and outcomes during follow-up. Random-effects models were used to create pooled estimates with 95% confidence intervals (CI) of (i) the rate of graft revision per patient, (ii) the rate of graft revision per graft and (iii) the rate of graft revision among grafts deemed abnormal based on TTFM parameters. The search yielded 242 articles, and 66 original articles were included in the systematic review. Of those articles, 35 studies reported on abnormal grafts or graft revisions (8943 patients, 15 673 grafts) and were included in the meta-analysis. In 4.3% of patients (95% CI 3.3–5.7%, I 2 = 73.9) a revision was required and 2.0% of grafts (95% CI 1.5–2.5%; I 2 = 66.0) were revised. The pooled rate of graft revisions among abnormal grafts was 25.1% (95% CI 15.5–37.9%; I 2 = 80.2). Studies reported sensitivity ranging from 0.250 to 0.457 and the specificity from 0.939 to 0.984. Reported negative predictive values ranged from 0.719 to 0.980 and reported positive predictive values ranged from 0.100 to 0.840. This systematic review and meta-analysis showed that TTFM could improve CABG procedures. However, due to heterogeneous data, drawing uniform conclusions appeared challenging. Future studies should focus on determining the optimal use of TTFM and assessing its diagnostic accuracy