“Protecting Disaster Site, Support, and Recovery Workers”—A Brief Comment

David M. Newman

doi:10.2190/ns.19.1.b

“Protecting Disaster Site, Support, and Recovery Workers”—A Brief Comment

NEW SOLUTIONS A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy ◽

10.2190/ns.19.1.b ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 5-8

Author(s):

David M. Newman

Keyword(s):

Disaster Response ◽

Bush Administration ◽

Voluntary Action ◽

Legal Obligation ◽

Policy Changes

Jim Celenza ( New Solutions, Vol. 18, No. 3) wrote of a lack of clarity as to whether OSHA's role in disaster response efforts is one of consultation or of enforcement. Here, the author suggests the problem originates not in a lack of clarity but rather in substantive policy changes implemented during the Bush administration. The revisions emphasize voluntary action at the expense of regulation and enforcement. The changes arguably are at variance with OSHA's legal obligation to ensure protection of workers against avoidable harmful exposures, including those that occur during disaster response efforts.

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Care and inheritance: Japanese and English perspectives on the ‘generational contract’

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x0200853x ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 61-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

MISA IZUHARA

Keyword(s):

Nursing Care ◽

Adult Children ◽

Japanese Society ◽

Legal Obligation ◽

Legal Systems ◽

Policy Changes ◽

Family Obligations ◽

Older Parents ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

Housing Assets

This article explores the changing nature and patterns of the ‘generational contract’, with particular reference to the exchange of nursing care and housing assets between older parents and their adult children. Inheritance practices and attitudes are used to examine the ways in which socio-economic, demographic and policy changes have recently altered the conventional arrangements in Japanese society. The previously defined ‘generational contract’ is now ambiguous, and the expectations and obligations of different family members are fragmented. This article also discusses whether such practices in Japan are unique and the ways in which they differ from the English situation. Family obligations and inheritance have been more explicitly connected in the Japanese social and legal systems, while in England there is neither legal obligation to support older parents nor any constraint on inheritance. This article elucidates the similarities and differences in the patterns of inheritance and thus the exchange models between care and inheritance in the two societies.

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The legal profession in Kenya and its anti-money laundering obligations or lack thereof

Journal of Money Laundering Control ◽

10.1108/jmlc-01-2018-0010 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 247-256 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Constance Gikonyo

Keyword(s):

Money Laundering ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Legal Obligation ◽

Policy Changes ◽

Content Type ◽

Legal Professionals ◽

Gate Keeping ◽

Proceeds Of Crime ◽

Scholarly Contribution

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the inclusion of lawyers in Kenya’s anti-money laundering regime and the role they can play towards assisting in detection and gate-keeping of potential money laundering activities. Kenya is a transit point for trade-based money laundering. Accordingly, it is vulnerable to money laundering that can be facilitated by legal professionals, through their misuse by criminals. These professionals can be both enablers and perpetrators. Design/methodology/approach The study is secondary in nature. It is based on reviewing relevant literature and analysing the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act and the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations. The legislation and the rules form the core of Kenya’s anti-money laundering regime. Findings The omission of legal professionals from Kenya’s anti-money laundering regime constitutes a big gap under its preventative mechanisms. Further, it makes them attractive to criminals because they are under no legal obligation to report potential money laundering activities. Ultimately, the inclusion of lawyers as DNFBPs is necessary. This would seal the extant regulatory gap and ensure enhanced awareness amongst the legal professionals of the money laundering risks that they face. Originality/value Given Kenya’s money laundering susceptibility, it is necessary and prudent to critically consider the inclusion of legal professionals in its anti-money laundering mechanisms. The paper seeks to make a practical and scholarly contribution in considering the issue and possibly trigger further discussions, as well as the necessary legislative and policy changes. This would positively enhance the success of Kenya’s anti-money laundering regime in detecting money laundering activities.

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