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The article introduces an issue of the journal "Swiss Political Science Review" devoted to an investigation of the nature and scope of Switzerland's integration in the European Union (EU). The special issue of the journal explores the integrative potential of new forms of network governance for Switzerland. The overarching legal and organizational determinants of Swiss-EU bilateralism are explored. The issue also devotes studies to the question of which models of external EU governance are most appropriate for Switzerland. Within these models, at the sectoral level, neighborhood associations like Swiss-EU bilateralism can be conceptualized as the external dimension of internal EU policies or as expanding sectoral policy regimes. The issue covers various aspects of relations between Switzerland and the EU, including joint policies on immigration, asylum, police and judicial cooperation covered by the Schengen association treaty. Adapted from the source document.

Access to external finance is essential for firms to engage in innovation processes and to grow. The regulatory environment plays a vital role in facilitating this access. We explore the role of employment protection legislation in the probability that firms obtain bank credit. We propose that restrictions on structuring employees' work schedules and dismissing employees reduce access to credit by increasing the credit risk incurred by lenders. Our findings are based on 21,332 observations (European Central Bank SAFE dataset and World Bank Doing Business dataset) and reveal that a higher level of employment protection legislation is negatively related to the probability of firms obtaining bank credit. These results are robust to confounding, endogeneity, and selection bias, as well as to alternative specifications.

"The statutory development control and planning law system of the United Kingdom is one of the most comprehensive and detailed in the world. Inevitably then, development control is one of the most significant matters concerning anyone involved in the development of land, and an understanding of the Acts, legislations and enforcement of said powers is essential to the success of any development project.This book is the fourth edition of a highly regarded work widely used by students and practitioners of real estate management, development, surveying, valuation, planning and law. Written by two experienced experts on law and the UK planning system, Development and Planning Law is essential reading for anyone involved in building and construction, surveying, planning, and development and who need to know the law as it relates to their every day professional practice. It has been extensively updated to reflect the most recent legal developments, including the 2011 Localism Act"--

The Fetus and the Newborn -- Legal Status of the Fetus -- The Fetus and the Law -- The Legal Aspects of Fetal Viability -- Discussion Papers of M.W. Shaw, H.P. Green and L.H. Glantz Principal Discussants: F.D. Frigoletto, N.L. Chayet, S. Bok and A.J. Dyck -- Medico-Legal Issues in Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis -- Discussion -- Karyotype, Predictability and Culpability -- Geneticophobia and the Implications of Screening for the XYY Genotype in Newborn Infants -- Discussion Papers of A.M. Dershowitz and E.B. Hook Principle Discussant: J.R. Beckwith -- Genetic Counseling — Mass Population Screening for Homozygotes and Heterozygotes -- Medicolegal Aspects of Genetic Counseling -- Problems of Informed Consent and Confidentiality in Genetic Counseling -- Discussion Papers of K. Hirschhorn and G.J. Annas Principal Discussants: S.S. Gellis and S.J. Reiser -- Problems in Genetic Screening Which Confront the Law -- The Liability of Physicians and Associated Personnel for Malpractice in Genetic Screening -- State Supported Mass Genetic Screening Programs -- Discussion Papers of H.L. Levy, J.R. Waltz and P. Reilly Principal Discussant: R.W. Erbe -- Genetics and Family Law -- Artificial Insemination by Donor — Status and Problems -- Legal Aspects of Artificial Insemination by Donor and Paternity Testing -- The Current Status of Paternity Testing -- Discussion Papers of D.P. Goldstein, J.M. Healey and A.A. Konugres General Discussion -- Genetic Counseling for Couples Who Are First Cousins -- State Channeling of Gene Flow by Regulation of Marriage and Procreation -- Voluntary Sterilization of the Mentally Retarded -- Discussion Papers of L.B. Holmes, S. Lederberg and C.H. Baron General Discussion -- Rights and Responsibilities of the Insurer -- Discussion Principle Discussant: G.W. Melcher -- Research and Experimentation — In Vitro Fertilization — Clonal Man -- The Social Control of Science -- Discussion Principal Discussant: B.D. Davis -- Experimentation and Human Genetics: Problems of "Consent" -- Discussion Principal Discussant: S.L. Chorover -- On Legislating Fetal Research -- Discussion Principal Discussant: M.J. Mahoney -- In Vitro Fertilization — A Legal Perspective -- Law and Cloning — The State as Regulator of Gene Function -- The Psychopathology of Clonal Man -- Discussion Papers of P. Reilly, S. Lederberg and L. Eisenberg Principal Discussant: M.W. Wartofsky -- Eugenics, Ethics, Law and Society -- Biological Roots of Ethical Principles -- On the Necessity of Legislating Morality for Genetic Decisions -- Why Shouldn't We Have a Eugenic Policy? -- Discussion Papers of S.E. Luria, S. Callahan and M. Lappe General Discussion -- Authorizing Death for Anomalous Newborns -- Discretionary Non-Treatment of Defective Newborns -- From Social Movement to Clinical Medicine — The Role of Law and the Medical Profession in Regulating Applied Human Genetics -- Discussion Papers of R.A. Burt, J.A. Robertson and J.R. Sorenson General Discussion -- Contributors.

This paper analyses the significance from both a constitutional law and administrative law viewpoint of three recent Supreme Court decisions which offered new perspectives on the meaning of important elements of the homelessness legislation (now Part VII of the Housing Act 1996). It is suggested that the collective impact of these judgments has produced what is in formal, doctrinal terms a significant amendment of the Act, notwithstanding both that the text of the legislation remains unaltered and that the Supreme Court has declined expressly to overrule pertinent previous authorities. The article explores both the constitutional legitimacy of such judicial innovation in a theoretical sense and its likely impact in practical terms on the conduct of local authority decisionmaking and the entitlements that the homelessness legislation bestows upon homeless people.