Epidemiology and functional impact of early peripheral neuropathy signs in older adults from a general population

Introduction: Peripheral neuropathy (PN) becomes more common with increasing life expectancy, but general population prevalence estimates are lacking. We investigated an epidemiological distribution of signs of PN among 2,996 community-dwelling participants in Good Aging in Skåne Study, age 60–97, and their impact on physical and autonomic function. Methods: Signs of PN were measured with Utah Ear

Justification or Discovery? A New Way to a Fuller Understanding of the Law on Treaty Interpretation

For many years, Articles 31-33 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) have been considered a reFlection of the international law that governs the interpretation of treaties. This essay identifies two different ways of conceiving of this law: it can be regarded either as a tool for the justification of meaning or a tool for its discovery. The essay clarifies the relationship th

Rational Reconstruction and International Legal Reasoning

The Concept of a Concept of International Law

The International Legal System as a System of Knowledge

International Law and the Significance of Disciplinary Boundaries : Special Regimes as Communities of Practice

The Jan Mayen Case: An Example of Successful Conciliation

Is Interpretation an Art or a Science? Treaty Interpretation and the Principle of Rational Decision-Making

The Relevance of Good Faith for the Application of Treaty Law: Good Faith as a Principle of Legal Pragmatics

Philip Morris Asia Ltd. v. Australia: Abuse of Rights in Investor-State Arbitration

The concept of an internationally wrongful act

Sovereign immunity and the enforcement of international investment arbitration awards: The case of Anatoli Stati et al v. Kazakhstan

Proportionality as a principle of legal pragmatics

Good Faith and International Legal Pragmatics

Legal standing before the ICJ: The admissibility of claims of breaches of obligations erga omnes and erga omnes partes

A retrospective observational study of 1000 consecutive patients tested with the FilmArray® Meningitis/Encephalitis panel: clinical diagnosis at discharge and microbiological findings

FilmArray® Meningitis/Encephalitis panel (FAME-p) is used to diagnose central nervous system (CNS) infections. In this study, we investigated performance of FAME-p compared to comparator assays (CA), and for the first time, clinical diagnosis at discharge (CDD). 1000 consecutive patients with a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample analyzed with FAME-p were identified. As CA, culture, polymerase chain

The Effect of Jus Cogens and the Individuation of Norms

Rational Reconstruction and International Legal Reasoning, solicited paper

Justification or Discovery? A New Way to a Fuller Understanding of the Law on Treaty Interpretation, key-note speech

The Exercise of Discretion in International Law: Why This Topic Needs Studying, How It Should be Studied, and by Whom