Although the term “legally incompetent” is commonly used to describe someone who is physically or mentally incapacitated, use of the word “incompetent” has greater legal designation. When used to refer to the status of someone involved in a legal action, it means the person is unable to pa...
Given that being found competent determines whether or not someone has rights to self-medication (and consequently whether they can access drugs legally), estab- lishing how competence should be assessed is crucial. Setting the threshold of com- petence too high means that many of us will be ...
Atenancy in commonis also a form of joint ownership but it doesn't carry rights of survivorship. Each owner retains the right to leave their share of the property to someone other than their co-owner in the event of their death. Shares of the property can be unequal as well. Party A ...
In Pharmaceutical Freedom Professor Flanigan argues we ought to grant people self-medication rights for the same reasons we respect people’s right to
Putin, tend to have some level of competence in order to accomplish that, but dictators who simply get one, E.G. Kim Jong Il, can be as incompetent as they like. The success of democracies is not that the people in power were too incompetent to take over. It is a combination of ...
So the fact-finder doesn't purport to know the truth at all, rather the fact-finder, jury or judge, merely determines which version of someone else's truth is more likely than the other's version. This truth doesn't profess to be more than what it is, really it's the fact-finders...
to allow us to unwind the capitalist revolution against the medieval and feudal landlords of the middle ages to where um to like i’m imagining guys that own factories in like manchester so someone like Engels, their whole goal was to drive down the salary they would have to pay their ...
A non-durable power of attorney document, on the other hand, isn’t a “forever” thing, and it’s not intended for cases of incapacitation. In fact, it isn’t actually valid if you’re legally incompetent. Rather, a non-durable POA is used when you need someone to act on your be...
Brendan Boyle, who represents Philadelphia, had the best answer when we asked him for a vibe check: "If we had a vote for every time someone has asked me 'so what are the vibes in PA?' then we would definitely be winning." Lead Art: Voters enter...
People can avoid guardianship if they are proactive. Any adult can name someone to look after her nterests should she become incompetent by creating a power of attorney, also called POA. A POA is a legal document in which one adult gives another authority to act on her behalf in certain ...