News Roundup: October 6, 2008

Environmental advocates are set to sue the EPA over its refusal to set limits for perchlorate levels in drinking water. Perchlorate is a primary ingredient in rocket fuel, munitions, and explosives, and has been linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women, newborns and young children nationwide.  Media Newswire
Canadian study finds that private health care harms public health.  [...]

Literary Corner – Recent Scholarly Works in Global Health Law

The Peruvian Truth Commission’s Mental Health Reparations: Empowering Survivors of Political Violence to Impact the Public Health Policy, SSRN 
Miryam Rivera Holguin affiliation not provided to SSRN
Lisa J. Laplante Marquette University Law School

Health and Human Rights: International Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 136-163, 2006

Abstract:     
The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), formed in 2001, turned national [...]