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About: White paper is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3852 publications have been published within this topic receiving 51169 citations. The topic is also known as: White paper & White papers.


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TL;DR: This document highlights presentations from the panel representing the International Society for Computer Assisted Surgery (ISCAS), along with input from over 500 audience members in that session.
Abstract: In late June 2000, researchers at the forefront of radiology, surgery, and engineering presented the latest advances in medical imaging technologies and image-guided surgery at the annual conference of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS). This document highlights presentations from the panel representing the International Society for Computer Assisted Surgery (ISCAS), along with input from over 500 audience members in that session. Participants were:

14 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the main substantive and some related procedural features of the liability scheme outlined in the White Paper on Environmental Liability are reviewed and the arguments to support strict liability are reviewed.
Abstract: In February, 2000, the European Commission issued the long-awaited White Paper on Environmental Liability. The White Paper outlines the Commission's views on the key elements of a proposed environmental liability directive. This directive would provide for strict liability for conventional and environmental damage caused by "dangerous" activities regulated by EC law (i.e. virtually all industrial activities), and fault liability for natural resource damage caused by non-dangerous activities. In the Commission's view, such a regime would implement the EC Treaty's grand principles of environmental policy (the preventive, precautionary, and polluter pays principles) and improve the enforcement of EC environmental law. The existing national liability regimes are deemed inadequate by the Commission. This article reviews the main substantive law (and some related procedural law) features of the liability scheme outlined in the White Paper. The first part discusses the justifications for EC legislation on environmental liability. It analyzes whether under the subsidiarity principle, or for reasons of improving the functioning of the internal market, the EC, rather than the Member States, should set any necessary policy in this area. It addresses also the key principles of the EC's environmental policy that the Commission invokes to support its proposal. The second part focusses on the critical question of strict versus fault liability, and the burden of proof. The White Paper argues that strict liability should be preferred over fault liability. The arguments to support strict liability are reviewed. In the third part, the scope of the regime proposed by the Commission is reviewed. Dangerous and non-dangerous activities would be treated in different ways, and the Commission proposes certain exemptions to the directive's scope. The fourth part discusses the issue of insurance and financial security. To secure funds for compensating environmental harm, the White Paper suggests that insurance should play an important role. In part five, the liable persons and available defenses are discussed. Part six analyzes the White Paper's proposals with respect to valuation of natural resource damage, contaminated sites, and standing to sue. Some conclusions are set forth in part seven.

14 citations

16 Jun 2002
TL;DR: The first version of the white paper was created under the leadership of Nicholas Steneck and Barbara Olds and presented at the 2001 meeting of ASEE as mentioned in this paper, and the interest generated by that presentation confirmed that general guidelines of the type the White Paper presents were both needed and welcomed by the engineering education community.
Abstract: This White Paper offers recommendations for liberal education (LE) in engineering education in response to the opportunities presented and needs highlighted by ABET’s Criteria 2000. The first version of the White Paper was created under the leadership of Nicholas Steneck and Barbara Olds and presented at the 2001 meeting of ASEE. The interest generated by that presentation confirmed that general guidelines of the type the White Paper presents were both needed and welcomed by the engineering education community.

14 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the discrepancy between the existing normative framework of society and its reality through a discussion of the i?½glossy rhetoric of education policies and legislation informed by human rights, social justice and a democratic citizenship discourse.
Abstract: This article attempts to understand citizenship and childreni?½s human rights in the context of poverty and inequality in South African society. It reviews some of the policy texts pertinent to Early Childhood Development, particularly Education White Paper 5 on Early Childhood Education and White Paper 6 on Special Education. The article speaks to the discrepancy between the existing normative framework of society and its reality. It seeks to do this through a discussion of the i?½glossy rhetorici?½ of education policies and legislation informed by human rights, social justice and a democratic citizenship discourse and the actual realization of this promise.

14 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the implications of the strong poverty focus in the new White Paper for advancing gender equality are considered and the real potential for promoting women's empowerment and advancing gender equity lies in its practice.
Abstract: This article considers the implications of the strong poverty focus in the new White Paper for advancing gender equality. Recognizing that there are efficiency arguments in its focus on poor women and some dangers in too rigid a link being made between gender and poverty, it is argued that an equity and empowerment focus nevertheless inform the gender and poverty nexus. This does not necessarily imply that women's subordination is adequately dealt with. Making gender a cross-cutting issue in human rights goes some way towards escaping an anti-poverty approach to women. However, this does not automatically address gender relations and there are some contradictions even within the human rights focus itself. Beyond the principles of the White Paper, the real potential for promoting women's empowerment and advancing gender equity lies in its practice. The commitment to building partnerships needs to be extended to gender equitable partnerships which imply developing skills and new forms of practice among all partners to accommodate the participation of poor women, and recognising that accountability is a two-way street. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

14 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
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202395
2022203
202159
2020101
2019115
201899