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10 J. Biosecurity Biosafety & Biodefense L. 1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/jbbl10 and id is 1 raw text is: Victoria Sutton' Introduction to Volume X 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA, E-mail vickie.sutton@ttu.edu DOI: 10.1515/jbbbl-2019-0011 We are pleased to publish Volume X of the Journal of Biosecurity, Biosafety, and Biodefense Law. This volume continues the Journal's precedent of highlighting important current issues and taking a deeper look at historical implications in the fields of biosecurity, biosafety, and biodefense law. The articles selected for Volume X cover several important topics. These topics include: the analysis of vaccine requirements; vaccine requirements for those in the health-care profession; the application of the United Na- tions 1540 Mechanism; the legal measures to combat the threats of agroterrorism; the Syrian conflict and the need for the United Nation's Security Council Resolution 620; a legal analysis of how the government experi- mented on its own citizens; and an examination of quarantine procedures. Kyle Reding reviews the existing vaccine exemptions and considers the constitutionality of eliminating those exemptions in his article titled, Do We Need Religious and Philosophical Exemptions to Vaccination? Emily DeYoung's article Vaccination or Termination: The Issue of Mandatory Influenza Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers, explores the options available to healthcare workers when their employers require influenza vaccination and considers if workers actually do have freedom of choice within that requirement. In his article, Fields of Danger: The Looming Threat of Agroterrorism on the United States' Agriculture, Marshall Haley analyzes the existing threat to the agricultural sector of the United States, and the preventative measures that the federal government has implemented in order to prevent such an attack. In Forgiveness or Permission: How may the United States Government Conduct Experiments on the Public or in Public?, David LaFreniere takes a look at past experiments conducted on the public citizenry in the United States, the constitutionality of such experiments, and the recourse a citizen might have after such an experiment. Continuing with the theme of government involvement, Matthew Frost takes a look at quarantine and due process in his article titled, Where is the Line? An Examination of the History of Tuberculosis Quarantine and the Due Process Issues that Arise. In our final section, we turn to international issues and how resolutions and mechanisms from the United Nations can impact these issues. Tyler Green's The Mechanisms Behind the United Nations Secretary-General's Mech- anism-An Examination of the History and Application of the Fact-Finding Mechanism to the Alleged Chemical Attacks in Syria, analyzes what the United Nations can do when there are allegations of chemical weapons use or de- velopment. Laurie Means examines another United Nations Resolution in her article, IS and Bioweapons: How Can the BWC be Used to Intercede When a Non-Signator is Suspected of Bioweapon Creation? The Journal utilizes the skills and talent of legal writing, knowledge of the law, and the biological sciences. We are pleased to present a Journal that is peer-reviewed, which is a rarity in scholarly law journals, and we are proud to be one of the few. I would like to thank the anonymous peer reviews and Board of Editors for their dedication to the production of Volume X. A sincere thanks also go to our Student Board of Editors: Editor-in- Chief, Laurie Means; Executive Managing Editors, Kyle Reding and Jose 'Angel' Gutierrez; Lead Articles Editor, Adam Holmes; and Organizational Development Editor, Robert Avila. All members of the Board worked re- lentlessly to ensure that Volume X would be a success. Additionally, our outstanding Associate Editors devoted long hours to guarantee that the articles presented in Volume X Lastly, a final thank you goes to Professor Brie Sherwin, who has been with the Journal since its founding, and continues to assist as a Managing Editor; her support continues to aid the Journal's success and continuation. Dr. Victoria Sutton, M.P.A., Ph.D., J.D. Chief Editor Paul Whitfield Horn Professor Director, Center for Biodefense Law & Public Policy Founding Chief Editor Victoria Sutton is the corresponding author. 2019 Walter de GruyterGmbH, Berlin/Boston. 1 DEGCRUYTER journal of Biosecurity, Biosafety and Biodefense LaW. 2019; 20190011

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