Journal of Biosecurity, Biosafety and Biodefense Law

Published by De Gruyter

Volume 10 Issue 1 -

August 2019

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Contents
Journal Overview

Introduction

August 14, 2019

Introduction to Volume X

Victoria Sutton

Article number: 20190011

Research Articles

August 14, 2019

Do We Need Religious and Philosophical Exemptions to Vaccination?

Kyle Reding

Article number: 20190006

Abstract

A view of the exemptions to vaccinations, the exemptions that should be eliminated, and how vaccinations impact the United States, along with the government’s authority to mandate them.

August 7, 2019

Vaccination or Termination: The Issue of Mandatory Influenza Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers

Emily DeYoung

Article number: 20190005

Abstract

Today, arguably the most common assertion against mandatory vaccinations comes from parents using the Due Process Clause to challenge mandatory vaccinations, claiming the mandates violate their children’s substantive due process rights. Ordinarily, schools allow certain exemptions to tenderly avoid violating the children’s constitutional rights. Many children may have parents advocating for their exemption from these vaccinations, but what about those who have less sway in an argument for exemption? What is at stake for children is their admission into a specific school, and even if they are denied admittance, their parents always have the option to homeschool them if they truly feel so passionately against mandatory vaccinations. However, a healthcare worker who is seeking employment, or who is already employed, does not have as much sway or alternatives when it comes to opposing a mandatory immunization policy. Employers have begun implementing mandatory influenza immunization programs, but even the employers who grant accommodations exempting certain healthcare employees impose some form of additional infection-control practice (e.g. requiring exempt healthcare workers to wear facemasks while on duty, wear different color badges, or placing them in alternative positions during flu season). These mandatory influenza immunization programs, and the alternatives required if healthcare workers acquire exemptions, strike a critical balance between the workers’ constitutional rights and the overarching public safety issues.

August 7, 2019

Fields of Danger: The Looming Threat of Agroterrorism on the United States’ Agriculture

Marshall Haley

Article number: 20190010

Abstract

An attack on America’s food supply could come in many forms such as: poisoning imported food, burning crop fields, or a conventional terrorist attacks on food centers; however, one of the most frightening and potentially disastrous scenarios for an attack is a coordinated, biological agroterrorism attack released on the nation’s livestock or crops.

August 14, 2019

Forgiveness or Permission: How May the United States Government Conduct Experiments on the Public or in Public?

David LaFreniere

Article number: 20190001

Abstract

An analysis of the United States’ government ability to conduct experiments on the general public, with a Specific emphasis on the Common Rule.

August 14, 2019

Where is the Line? an Examination of the History of Tuberculosis Quarantine and the Due Process Issues that Arise

Matthew Frost

Article number: 20190003

Abstract

An examination of the due process issues that arise from quarantine in the United States, taking a look specifically at tuberculosis quarantine.

August 14, 2019

The Mechanisms Behind the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism – an Examination of the History and Application of the Fact-Finding Mechanism to the Alleged Chemical Attacks in Syria

Tyler Green

Article number: 20190009

Abstract

A historical assessment of the use of chemical and biological weapons, Syria’s use of chemical weapons, and the abilities and authority of the United Nations, specifically the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism.

August 14, 2019

IS and Bioweapons: How Can the BWC Be Used to Intercede When a Non-Signator IS Suspected of Bioweapon Creation?

Laurie Means

Article number: 20190002

Abstract

An analysis of the Biological Weapons Convention and Resolution 1540 and how they can be used when dealing with non-state actors. The responsibilities of the Party States that have signed BWC and Resolution 1540 are also discussed.

About this journal

Objective
The Journal of Biosecurity, Biosafety and Biodefense Law (JBBBL) offers both a legal and scientific perspective on current issues concerning bioterrorism, public health and safety, and national security. Edited by an international board of leading scholars from all the continents, our journal is aware that bioterrorism related issues are global problems. Our goal is to develop a unique international community of legal scholars, scientists and policy experts who will address current issues in these fields.

Submission is welcome from all over the world from both the scientific and legal community. Submitted articles will be evaluated for possible publication according to their topical relevance and the importance of their contribution to scholarship. In support of the timely nature of this material, articles are published very quickly upon acceptance.

Topics

Biosecurity
Biosafety
Biodefense
Bioterrosism
Public health
Biological weapons
International health regulations
Biocriminology

Article formats
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