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In reinsurance arbitrations should the panel be impartial, independent and neutral or, except for the umpire, should the other panelists be party-appointed advocates? Reinsurance arbitrations are customarily the final frontier in the resolution of the proliferating number of disputes between cedents and reinsurers; however, in recent years the courts have become increasingly more involved. There now exists in America a considerable body of case law regarding reinsurance. It is submitted that a reinsurance arbitration using party-appointed, non-neutral arbitrator/advocates, that allows ex parte communications, and, in the absence of a concern for the preservation of trade secrets, is unwilling to issue a reasoned decision will not result in a fair hearing. The international rule favoring...
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WASHINGTON - Leading Republican senators on Sunday questioned whether Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan could be an impartial judge as they tried to inject some drama into her upcoming confirmation hearing.
Democrats praised Kagan's record and predicted she will win confirmation as the 112th justice. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, dismissed GOP-led criticism of Kagan as "pretty thin gruel.
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Impartial legal enforcement provided by the state is considered necessary for impersonal change, implying that the scope of enforcement determines the extent of the market and hence the division of labor and related efficiency games. Yet, the development of effective impartial legal systems provided by the state to govern exchange relationships is a rather recent phenomenon. Greif addresses this question by examining the European experience, which utilizes a game theoretic framework and historical analysis to examine the Community Responsibility Systems.
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Chris W. Bonneau and Heather Marie Rice, "Impartial Judges?: Race, Institutional Context, and U.S. State Supreme Courts," State Politics and Policy Qu...
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been providing medical training to members of the Taliban, including some high-ranking combatants, in Afghanistan.
The humanitarian group says in a recent report that it provided first-aid training and first-aid kits to more than 70 "members of the armed opposition" in April.
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Merck has launched a new magazine and accompanying Web site offering impartial health information to consumers. Your Health Now, which culls content from The Merck Manuals, will publish every other month, with each issue focusing on a different topic. As part of the drug maker's corporate reputation campaign that kicked of this fall, Your Health Now will be distributed free at doctors' offices and community health organizations across the country to people who request health information from Merck and via YourHealthNow.com.