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Securing a Place for Children’s Rights in Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

In some instances, a deeper elaboration on the content of the Principles will be needed to ensure compliance with the CRC. For example, Principle 7 requires that States “respect and ensure the right to meaningful and effective public participation in decision-making processes relating to PPRR” (Principle 7.1).

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Dealing with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Non-Decision on Standards Compliance Evidence

Drug & Device Law

That is significant because, unlike (now) every other state in the country, since 1987 Pennsylvania precedent prohibited defendants from introducing evidence of their compliance with government and/or industry standards (“standards compliance” or “compliance” evidence, for short) in strict liability design defect cases – generally.