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  • Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America

    Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America Bibliographic Details Title: Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America Editors: John M. Herrick and Paul H. Stuart Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc. Publication Date: December 15, 2004 Pages: 560 Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. LC Publication Data: 1. Public welfare-United States-Encyclopedias. 2. Public welfare-Canada-Encyclopedias. 3.…

  • KIA-KIK North America LC Classification

    KIA-KIK North America — Continued KIE-KIK United States US Diagram Cf. KF8201+ Indians (Law of the United States) Cf. E78-99.Z9 Indians of North America KIE (5000 no) Regional comparative American Indian law Bibliography General bibliography 2.A-Z Guides to law collections. Tribal law gateways (Portals). Web directories, A-Z Including national and regional tribal directories 2.A46 American…

  • Office

    Office, God From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Office, God (1): The constitutions of Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas, prohibit a man from holding office who denies the existence of a Supreme Being; and the constitutions of Delaware, […]

  • Law of the Sea

    Law Of The Sea The United States Congress has kept the United NationsÂ’s Law of the Sea Treaty bottled up in committee for 30 years. In 2011, a rush by nations to claim oil rights under the Arctic Sea was quickening debate on treaty accession. United States Senator Lee, cofounder of […]

  • Intellectual Property Regulation

    Intellectual Property Regulation Pre-TRIPs Prior to the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement, intellectual property was not truly regulated under international law. It was domestically regulated. Internationally, intellectual property protection was loosely coordinated within a patchwork of international treaties and conventions. Post-TRIPs The Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement, effectively, subsumed all international…

  • STRATIFICATION

    STRATIFICATION A structure of social inequality in which individuals and groups have an unequal share in the distribution of power, privilege, and prestige in society. Over the years, social scientists have investigated the relationship between religion and social inequality. Researchers have focused on issues such as the impact of inequality on religion, the effect of…

  • Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America

    The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America Editors: David Schultz, John Vile Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7656-8063-7 Content of the Encyclopedia ANP ATCA Attainder, Bill of AU CIA DOJ EDPA FBI FCC Friend of the Court Gay Rights IRS Jim Crow Laws Original Intent Patents Procedural Due Process Rochin v. California (1952) Section…

  • Divorce in Classical Muslim Jurisprudence

    Divorce in classical Muslim jurisprudence Muslim laws do not create ‘chained women’, and therefore the solution to the problems currently facing British Muslim women in divorce is not the same as for women from the Jewish community. The Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002 amended the main law on marriage in England & Wales, the Matrimonial…

  • Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities

    Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities in us Courts in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in in this legal Encyclopedia, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases in tandem in 2010 concerning […]

  • Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities

    Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities in us Courts in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in in this legal Encyclopedia, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases in tandem in 2010 concerning […]

  • Days of Grace

    Introduction to Days of Grace Days of Grace, in mercantile law, a time allowance, usually three days, during which payment may be made although the time of payment has expired. In the United States the uniform Negotiable Instruments Law, which has been adopted by all the states and […]

  • Decision-Making Processes

    Literature Review on (Management) Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM) In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Bradley J. Best and Jeremy R.T. Lewis provide the following summary about the topic of (Management) Program […]

  • Environmental justice

    Environmental justice Environmental Justice By Bunyan Bryant The Meaning and Significance of Environmental Justice The concept of environmental justice has surfaced and taken shape over the last thirty years. The first time environmental justice hit the radar screen was in 1976 at a conference entitled: “Working for Environmental and Economic Justice and Jobs” sponsored by…

  • Environmental justice

    Environmental justice Environmental Justice By Bunyan Bryant The Meaning and Significance of Environmental Justice The concept of environmental justice has surfaced and taken shape over the last thirty years. The first time environmental justice hit the radar screen was in 1976 at a conference entitled: “Working for Environmental and Economic Justice and Jobs” sponsored by…

  • Attorney

    Introduction to Attorney Attorney, in law, any person authorized by another to represent him or her. An agent who has been granted express authority to bind his or her principal is called an attorney in fact. Such authority is usually granted by a written instrument called a power of […]