Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. Pros and Cons regarding the Right to End Your Life with Dignity

The theme of euthanasia and assisted suicide calls for certain moral issues, but also for some legal issues. The two procedures are similar; however there are divergent elements, namely the fact that, in the case of euthanasia, the medic is the one who performs the act of killing, whereas in the case of assisted suicide, the patient plays the active role. Opinions on this issue are divergent and there are endless talks regarding these procedures, as EU countries do not have common laws on this matter. However, we believe that the most important argument which supports the right of a person to decide when to end his/her life is based on the principle of dignityand individual autonomy

The Effects and Legal Controversies regarding Gender Identity and Non-Binarity over Gender Equality

This article aims to analyze the implications and legal controversies pertaining to the legal acknowledgement of gender identity on European territory and within member states of the European Union. Initially, we will define the notion of gender identity and non-binarity, as well as the international law in this matter to fully understand the context of regulating these matters on European territory. Subsequently, we will present and examine the effects of legally acknowledging these notions in the matter of fundamental human rights and freedoms and gender equality. At the same time, we will analyze some controversies of international legal practice, such as assuming a new identity to elude the execution of certain punishment, the presence of biological men in sports competitions destined for women, gender neutral toilets and so on

Synthesis, characterization and influence of poly(brilliant green) on the performance of different electrode architectures based on carbon nanotubes and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)

Brilliant green (BG), which belongs to the triphenylmethane family, has been electrochemically polymerised by cyclic voltammetry on bare carbon film electrodes (CFE) and for the first time on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) modified CFE. The modified electrodes have been characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in order to establish the position importance and the individual role of each component (CNT, PEDOT and PBG) in the overall electrode performance. The analytical performances of different electrode architectures towards hydrogen peroxide detection allowed the choice of the best electrode configuration for further application of the newly developed electrodes for sensor and biosensor construction