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With President George W. Bush's promise to continue working toward tort reform, medical malpractice issues are once again garnering media and voter attention. This article examines recent judicial decisions and statutory amendments affecting patients and health care providers in the commonwealth in the context of medical malpractice law.

Ageing is an overarching phenomenon, its effects felt across lines of region, gender, caste and other identifiers. Standards in international human rights law as well as the Constitution of India lay down broad guidelines to protect rights including ideals of equality and non-discrimination. These are reflected in the legal landscape on the ground and its working. However, both these seem to fall short of Constitutional guarantees. The abdication of responsibility by the State in terms lack of social security and in inordinate delays on issues relating to rights claims outweigh the minor gains made by maintenance and domestic violence legislations that seek to ensure life with equality and dignity in times of ageing. This paper critiques the legal landscape on maintenance and domestic violence from the lens of rights of older persons.

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Part 1. Civil Law: European Union -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Austria,Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Croatia -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Germany -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Greece -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Italy -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law in the Netherlands -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Poland -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Portugal -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Spain -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Sweden -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law: A Comparative Analysis Between the Principles of European Insurance Contract Law (PEICL) and Selected European Legal Regimes -- Part II Civil Law: Other Jurisdictions -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Chile -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of China -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Colombia -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Georgia -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Japan -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Peru -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Russia -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Turkey -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of the Western Balkans -- Comparative Analysis of Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Spain -- Comparative Analysis of Transparency in Insurance Law in the Civil/Continental Law Jurisdictions -- Part III Common Law -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Australia -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of England -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of Israel -- Transparency of the Insurance Contract Law of Singapore -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of South Africa -- Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law in the United States -- Comparative Analysis of Transparency in the Insurance Contract Law of the Common Law Jurisdictions.