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Unequal Opportunity

by Leah P. Hollis

It is the job of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to address private sector job bias complaints alleging discrimination based on disability, religion, and/or national origin and weed them out of the...

The Ethic of Traditional Communities and the Spirit of Healing Justice: Studies from Hollow Water, the Iona Community, and Plum Village

by Jarem Sawatsky & Rupert Ross

In this groundbreaking international comparative study on healing justice, the author examines a number of traditional communities. Sawatsky identifies the common patterns, themes, and imagination which these...

European Union Non-Discrimination Law and Intersectionality: Investigating the Triangle of Racial, Gender and Disability Discrimination

by Dagmar Schiek & Anna Lawson

The book contributes to a critical reflection of current legislative and jurisprudential developments in Non-Discrimination Law, focusing on the European Union. The work provides coherent coverage of the legal...

Pregnant Pause: An International Legal Analysis of Maternity Discrimination

by Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter

Pregnant Pause provides readers with a better understanding of the issue of maternity discrimination and inequality by looking at the primary role of legislation and its impact on the court process at both national...

Ask No Questions: An International Legal Analysis on Sexual Orientation Discrimination

by Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter

Ask No Questions provides readers with a better understanding of Sexual Orientation Discrimination as an increasingly important area of law around the world. Through a focus on the comparisons and contradictions...

Just a Number: An International Legal Analysis on Age Discrimination

by Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter

Examining the primary role of legislation and court process in combating age discrimination at both the national and international level, this work provides a detailed examination of the relationship between...

Caste-based Discrimination in International Human Rights Law

by David Keane

This book presents an analysis of the elimination of racial discrimination in international law. Through the lens of the Hindu caste system, the book provides a benchmark on the achievements of the international...

Accommodating Cultural Diversity

by Tierney

This volume explores recent developments in the theory and practice of accommodating cultural diversity within democratic constitutional orders. It provides a broad vision of the constitutional management of...

The Right to Self-determination Under International Law: "Selfistans," Secession, and the Rule of the Great Powers

by Milena Sterio

This book proposes a novel theory of self-determination; the Rule of the Great Powers. This book argues that traditional legal norms on self-determination have failed to explain and account for recent results...

Disability Hate Crimes: Does Anyone Really Hate Disabled People?

by Sherry

Disability hate crimes are a global problem. They are often violent and hyper-aggressive, with life-changing effects on victims, and they send consistent messages of intolerance and bigotry. This ground-breaking...

Aboriginal Family and the State: The Conditions of History

by Babidge

Aboriginal Family and the State examines the contemporary relations and history of Indigenous families in Australia, specifically referencing issues of government control and recent official recognition of Aboriginal...

Indigenous Social Work around the World: Towards Culturally Relevant Education and Practice

by Gray & Coates

This volume brings together prominent international scholars involved in both Western and indigenous social work across the globe - including James Midgley, Linda Briskman, Alean Al-Krenawi and John R. Graham...

Color and Money

by Peter G. Schmidt

What is the real story behind the fight over affirmative action at colleges? Veteran journalist Peter Schmidt exposes truths that will outrage readers and forever transform the debate. He reveals how:

* colleges...

2009 Supplement to the American Indian Law Deskbook, Fourth Edition

by Conference of Western Attorneys General

Thorough, scholarly, and balanced, the American Indian Law Deskbook, Fourth Edition, published in February 2009, is an invaluable reference for a wide range of people working with Indian tribes, including attorneys,...

Making Anti-Racial Discrimination Law: A Comparative History of Social Action and Anti-Racial Discrimination Law

by Iyiola Solanke

Making Anti-Racial Discrimination Law examines the evolution of anti-racial discrimination law from a socio-legal perspective. Taking a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, the book does not simply look...

People Without Rights (Routledge Revivals): An Interpretation of the Fundamentals of the Law of Slavery in the U.S. South

by Andrew Fede

First published in September 1992, the book traces the nature and development of the fundamental legal relationships among slaves, masters, and third parties. It shows how the colonial and antebellum Southern...

The Future of Indian and Federal Reserved Water Rights: The Winters Centennial

by Barbara Cosens & Judith V. Royster

In this detailed collection of essays, lawyers, historians, and tribal leaders explore the nuances of the Winters Doctrine.

Raupatu: The Confiscation of Maori Land

by Richard Boast & Richard S. S. Hill

A groundbreaking collection of essays by leading academics and intellectuals, this record examines the confiscation of Maori land in 19th-century New Zealand and the broader imperial context. Based on a 2008...