It is the legitimisation of an appointment procedure," Grigorii Golosov, a politics professor at St Petersburg's European University, said.
"It's a legitimisation of the idea that the United States is the last great saviour of humanity – that's the claim it makes".
Kipling's Kim, Said acknowledged in an introduction to the book, was a masterpiece (though one, he said, that some Indian readers regarded as plagued with stereotypes), but, even so, it presented a complacent and "conscious legitimisation" of British rule and its effects.
Those old enough to remember the original Lovers' Guide will recall that its primary significance lay in the subsequent legitimisation of safe gay sex erotica, and in the welter of offbeat "erotic thriller" titles (Secret Games, Night Rhythms) which flourished in its wake.
"It's a further step toward the legitimisation of these things – conservatism and violence against leftists – which have been growing for the past three to four years".
It presents two options for dealing with "scientific" whaling – phasing it out over five years or effectively legitimising it – but Japan has already ruled out ending the practice, leaving only legitimisation on the table.
As Lucas accurately put it: "Proper accountability is a must – anything else is legitimisation".
Simultaneously, with the high hopes embedded in regenerative medicine, the emerging human spare parts industry faces both complex ethical and legislative issues and difficulties typical to new emerging industry, and hence, its emergence cannot be fully grasped without full appreciation of the issues related to legitimisation.
Sometimes it feels like expert consultation is there "merely to provide legitimisation for bad decisions", according to Asse.
