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Eminent domain [a], also known as land acquisition, [b] compulsory purchase, [c] resumption, [d] resumption/compulsory acquisition, [e] or expropriation [f], is the compulsory acquisition of private property for public use.
Conscription, also known as the draft in American English, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law. [1] Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day under various names.
However, under the ILO Forced Labour Convention of 1930, the term forced or compulsory labour does not include: [2] "any work or service exacted in virtue of compulsory military service laws for work of a purely military character;" "any work or service which forms part of the normal civic obligations of the citizens of a fully self-governing ...
The Task Force on Sexually Dangerous Offenders, a component of APA's Council on Psychiatry and Law, reported that "in the opinion of the task force, sexual predator commitment laws represent a serious assault on the integrity of psychiatry, particularly with regard to defining mental illness and the clinical conditions for compulsory treatment.
The TRIPS compulsory licensing framework was originally enshrined in its entirety within Article 31. The key tenets of Article 31 have been summarized as follows: "First, compulsory licenses can only be granted by governmental bodies, although no restrictions are imposed on their nature, composition, or function (Article 31(a)).
Compulsory voting, also called universal civic duty voting or mandatory voting, is the requirement that registered voters participate in an election.
A leaked video of UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty defending claim denials after Brian Thompson’s murder has sparked backlash. Critics argue the policy contributes to medical bankruptcies and lives ...
Healthcare in Switzerland is based on compulsory insurance. [43] [44] In some European countries where private insurance and universal health care coexist, such as Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, the problem of adverse selection is overcome by using a risk compensation pool to equalize, as far as possible, the risks between funds. Thus, a ...