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This book delves into the legal traditions that relegated women to an inferior social and legal status worldwide. Learn More

Affirmative action is a much debated issue in the US. In this book, the author provides a comprehensive guide through the maze of preferential treatment doctrine. Rather than focusing on the moral or constitutional issues involved, the book analyzes the evolution of the legal concept. Learn More

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Chapter Two is an overview of juvenile options, juvenile punishments, public policy, and the theme of deterring juvenile offenders. Learn More

This study is an empirical analysis of how the fluctuating legal environment in the courts surrounding obscenity litigation over a thirty year period is an appropriate vehicle with which to demonstrate the dynamics of widespread group involvement in the judicial process. Learn More

Part II is an exhaustive review of employment standards for U.S. citizens employed abroad, including equal employment opportunity standards. Learn More

Wysong analyzes the extent of the involvement of seven major health and safety professional organizations in the development of one of the most significant national reform efforts in occupational health policy: The High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act. Learn More

Presents an analysis of the new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and its impact on millions of American businesses, state and local governments, nonprofit associations, 87 per cent of America's private sector jobs, and 22.7 million working-age people with disabilities. Learn More

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is not close to meeting its mandate to protect American workers, according to administrative law specialists McGarity and Shapiro. Learn More

Studies the political, legal, social, medical, engineering and ethical problems that emerged when American leaders developed a nuclear arsenal to contain the USSR without considering the potential cost in innocent lives; intended for medical and public health personnel, policy-makers and others. Learn More

Muller's work is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the major agreements prevalent in the recording and music entertainment industry today. Learn More

Most librarians are unaware of the laws governing the retention of library records. It also explains why public record retention laws apply to library records, and it then examines the variety of laws state by state. Part II discusses the need for strong confidentiality laws and traces the evolution of current laws. Learn More

This book describes the historical and legal experiences of Americans of Asian ancestry who began to come to the United States in the mid-19th century. This study examines the way immigration and naturalization laws were unfairly administered against Asian immigrants and throws light on a less than admirable period of American legal history. Learn More

This is a chronological narrative history of the legal struggle that preceded the political battles for American civil rights in the early 20th-century, waged by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and its leader, Thurgood Marshall. Learn More