Groundwater Laws and Regulations: A Preliminary Survey of Thirteen U.S. States (First Edition)

This report presents preliminary results of a study investigating the groundwater laws and regulations of thirteen U.S. states. The purpose of the project is eventually to compile and present the groundwater laws and regulations of every state in the United States that could then be used in a series of comparisons of groundwater governance principles, strategies, issues, and challenges. Professor Gabriel Eckstein at Texas A&M University School of Law and Professor Amy Hardberger at Saint Mary’s University Law School developed a matrix to ascertain chief components and characteristics of the groundwater legal regime of each state. Student researchers then used the matrix to respond to a standardized set of questions about the groundwater laws and regulations of a selection of states. Before continuing with assessments of the remaining states, Professors Eckstein and Hardberger present in this report the results developed thus far, and now seek feedback about the overall project, including its objectives, methodology, and preliminary results.

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Groundwater Laws and Regulations: A Preliminary Survey of Thirteen U.S. States (Second Edition)

10.37419/eenrs.usstategroundwaterlaws.2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Alexander Bennett ◽

Contessa Gay ◽

Ashley Graves ◽

Thomas Long ◽

Erin Milliken ◽

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Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Law School ◽

Water Law ◽

Preliminary Survey ◽

Legal Regime ◽

The Matrix ◽

Student Researchers ◽

Near Future ◽

Selection Of ◽

Laws And Regulations

This report presents results of a study investigating the groundwater laws and regulations of thirteen U.S. states. The report is actually the second edition of the study following amendments made to the first edition in response to extensive feedback and reviews solicited from practitioners, academics, and other professionals working in the field of water law from across the country. The purpose of the project is to compile and present the groundwater laws and regulations of every state in the United States that could then be used in a series of comparisons of groundwater governance principles, strategies, issues, and challenges. Professor Gabriel Eckstein at Texas A&M University School of Law and Professor Amy Hardberger at Saint Mary’s University Law School developed a matrix to ascertain chief components and characteristics of the groundwater legal regime of each state. Student researchers then used the matrix to respond to a standardized set of questions about the groundwater laws and regulations of a selection of states. In the near future, additional volumes with surveys of other U.S. states will be issued.

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Soft Law in International Governance

Przegląd Prawniczy Uniwersytetu im Adama Mickiewicza ◽

10.14746/ppuam.2017.7.06 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 93-103

Author(s):

Paweł Kwiatkowski

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

United States Of America ◽

Genetic Data ◽

The United States ◽

Soft Law ◽

International Governance ◽

Research Paradigm ◽

Legal Systems ◽

Legal Regime ◽

Selection Of

The purpose of the article is to assess how the provisions resulting from international programmatic norms in the field of human genetic data are implemented. The presented study, adopting the perspective of institutional rationalism extended to the paradigm of legalism, considers examples of the implementation of these standards in selected legal systems – Germany, the United States of America and France. The selection of the research paradigm is preceded by a theoretical introduction, which presents three ways of conceptualizing the notion of soft law in the legal sciences. Following an outline of this legal regime in positivism, and the theories of rationalization and constructivism, the author focuses on the provisions of the International Declaration on Human Genetic Data of 16 October, 2003, which are compared with the legislative initiatives of Germany, the United States of America and France, to show the influence that the choices of states has on selection of the implemented standards and how they are implemented.

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Rediscovering Blackstone: wpływ Williama Blackstone’a na rozwój amerykańskiej nauki prawa w recepcji Alberta W. Alschulera

Opolskie Studia Administracyjno-Prawne ◽

10.25167/osap.1279 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 175-185

Author(s):

Edyta Sokalska

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

18Th Century ◽

Common Law ◽

The United States ◽

Law School ◽

Large Measure ◽

American Colonies ◽

Late 18Th Century ◽

American Law ◽

The Common

The reception of common law in the United States was stimulated by a very popular and influential treatise Commentaries on the Laws of England by Sir William Blackstone, published in the late 18th century. The work of Blackstone strengthened the continued reception of the common law from the American colonies into the constituent states. Because of the large measure of sovereignty of the states, common law had not exactly developed in the same way in every state. Despite the fact that a single common law was originally exported from England to America, a great variety of factors had led to the development of different common law rules in different states. Albert W. Alschuler from University of Chicago Law School is one of the contemporary American professors of law. The part of his works can be assumed as academic historical-legal narrations, especially those concerning Blackstone: Rediscovering Blackstone and Sir William Blackstone and the Shaping of American Law. Alschuler argues that Blackstone’s Commentaries inspired the evolution of American and British law. He introduces not only the profile of William Blackstone, but also examines to which extent the concepts of Blackstone have become the basis for the development of the American legal thought.

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Explosions

10.1093/oso/9780190872311.003.0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

E. Douglas Bomberger

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

New York ◽

Puerto Rico ◽

The United States ◽

Woodrow Wilson ◽

One Step ◽

Do So ◽

Laws And Regulations

On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson urged Congress to enter the European war, and Congress voted to do so on Friday, 6 April. On the 15th of that month, Victor released the Original Dixieland Jazz Band’s record of “Livery Stable Blues” and “Dixieland Jass Band One-Step”; it caused an immediate nationwide sensation. James Reese Europe travelled to Puerto Rico in search of woodwind players for the Fifteenth New York Regiment Band, and the Creole Band ended its vaudeville career when it missed the train to Portland, Maine. German musicians in the United States came under increased scrutiny in the weeks after the declaration of war, as the country prepared to adopt new laws and regulations for wartime.

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Researching American Muslims: A Case Study of Surveillance and Racialized State Control

Perspectives on Politics ◽

10.1017/s1537592720003655 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Hajer Al-Faham

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Science Research ◽

The United States ◽

State Control ◽

Limited Data ◽

American Muslims ◽

State Repression ◽

Second Stage ◽

Selection Of

How does surveillance shape political science research in the United States? In comparative and international politics, there is a rich literature concerning the conduct of research amid conditions of conflict and state repression. As this literature locates “the field” in distant contexts “over there,” the United States continues to be saturated with various forms of state control. What this portends for American politics research has thus far been examined by a limited selection of scholars. Expanding on their insights, I situate “the field” in the United States and examine surveillance of American Muslims, an understudied case of racialized state control. Drawing on qualitative data from a case study of sixty-nine interviews with Arab and Black American Muslims, I argue that surveillance operated as a two-stage political mechanism that mapped onto research methodologically and substantively. In the first stage, surveillance reconfigured the researcher-researchee dynamic, hindered recruitment and access, and limited data-collection. In the second stage, surveillance colored the self-perceptions, political attitudes, and civic engagement of respondents, thereby indicating a political socialization unfolding among Muslims. The implications of this study suggest that researchers can mitigate against some, but not all, of the challenges presented by surveillance and concomitant forms of state control.

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Evaluation of pharmacists’ awareness of illegal online pharmacies and perceived impact on safe access to medicines

Medicine Access Point of Care ◽

10.1177/23992026211005642 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 239920262110056

Author(s):

John B Hertig ◽

Shannon M James ◽

Connor J Hummel ◽

Matthew J Rubin

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Access To Medicines ◽

The United States ◽

Pharmacy Education ◽

Electronic Survey ◽

Medication Therapy ◽

Online Pharmacies ◽

Effective Medication ◽

Selection Of

Background: An estimated 95% of all online pharmacies operate unlawfully. Illegal online pharmacies distribute substandard and falsified medical products that may result in patient harm and suboptimal treatment, leading to an overall mistrust of medications, healthcare providers, and health systems. As medication experts, pharmacists are trusted to guide patients in selection of safe and effective medication therapy. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine gaps in knowledge and recognition of the negative clinical and safety impacts associated with illegal Internet pharmacies by licensed pharmacists. Methods: A 37-question electronic survey was developed and distributed to pharmacists across the United States by email via a database from the American Pharmacists Association. Descriptive statistics was utilized to analyze data. Results: A total of 347 pharmacists from across the United States responded to at least one question in the survey. In all, 58% of pharmacists reported a lack of confidence in their ability to counsel patients on the identification of illegal pharmacy websites. Fewer than 60% of pharmacists were able to accurately identify the legitimacy of a webpage based on visual characteristics. In addition, 75% of pharmacists reported being unfamiliar with resources available to help consumers identify safe and legitimate online pharmacies. Conclusion: Integration of the topic into pharmacy education curricula, training on available resources, and additional research into the prevalence and impact of illegal pharmacy websites are necessary to ensure that pharmacists and other healthcare professionals are adequately prepared to protect their communities from the threat of illegal online pharmacies.

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