Elgar Studies in Law and Society – serie
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Prohibiting Workplace Sexual Harassment
A Cross-Cultural Analysis
Inbunden, 2025
1665 kr
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This book provides a cross-cultural analysis of how legislatures, judiciaries, NGOs, and corporations worldwide address workplace sexual harassment. Informed by the ongoing cultural relativism v. universalism debate, Cher Weixia Chen draws upon four theoretical models of gender and policy: the …
Realising Protection from Age Discrimination
International, Regional, and National Perspectives
Av Helen Meenan, Christa Tobler
Inbunden, 2025
1902 kr
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This timely book presents a considered analysis of age discrimination provisions and outlines constructive guidance as to how they might be reformed. It highlights the prevalence of age discrimination for all age groups but especially against older persons, demonstrating the importance of effective …
U.S. Supreme Court in American Society
Historical Perspectives
Av James Hart
Inbunden, 2025
1349 kr
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This insightful book examines the U.S. Supreme Court in a broad historical context, concentrating on the influence of political movements, military and economic developments, the arts and technology on the law and vice versa. Exploring major case law in each period from the Age of Enlightenment and …
Just Interests
Victims, Citizens and the Potential for Justice
Av Robyn Holder
Inbunden, 2018
1760 kr
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The idea of justice and the reality of justice are two very different things. Just Interests examines both concepts, offering accounts from lay people and legal officials to explore how the goals and interests of victims of crimes can be accommodated within the criminal justice process. Robyn …
U.S. Supreme Court and Racial Minorities
Two Centuries of Judicial Review on Trial
Inbunden, 2017
2439 kr
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The U.S. Supreme Court and Racial Minorities offers an in-depth, chronologically arranged look at the record of the U.S. Supreme Court on racial minorities over the course of its first two centuries. It does not pose the anachronistic standard, ''Did the Supreme Court get it right?'' but rather, …
Workers, Collectivism and the Law
Grappling with Democracy
Inbunden, 2018
1902 kr
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Workers, Collectivism and the Law offers a captivating historical account of worker democracy, from its beginnings in European guild systems to present-day labor unions, across the national legal systems of Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Analysing these legal systems in …
Charity with Chinese Characteristics
Chinese Charitable Foundations between the Party-state and Society
Av Katja Levy, Knut B. Pissler
Inbunden, 2020
1839 kr
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This thought-provoking book explores the functions of charitable foundations in the People's Republic of China. Using both empirical fieldwork and extensive textual analysis, it examines the role of foundations in Chinese society and their relationship with the Chinese government.Taking an …
Ageing, Ageism and the Law
European Perspectives on the Rights of Older Persons
Av Israel Doron, Nena Georgantzi
Inbunden, 2018
1665 kr
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Europe is ageing. However, in many European countries, and in almost all fields of life, older persons experience discrimination, social exclusion, and negative stereotypes that portray them as different or a burden to society. This pivotal book is the first of its kind, providing a rich and …
Social and Legal Impact of Autonomous Vehicles
A Future without Human Driving
Av Guy Seidman, Aviv Gaon
Inbunden, 2025
1428 kr
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This book explores the legal and societal implications of autonomous vehicles (AVs), drawing on historical examples of disruptive technologies and the complex process of their adoption. Employing broad interdisciplinary perspectives, Guy Seidman and Aviv Gaon imagine how the socio-cultural …
Legal Aspects of Shaming: An Ancient Sanction in the Modern World
Inbunden, 2023
1870 kr
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Offering an original legal definition of shaming, this incisive book argues for greater attention to shaming by legal scholars and practitioners. Suggesting nuanced procedures to regulate shaming in diverse areas of law, it seeks to make shaming by legal entities legitimate and effective, and to …
Law and Politics of Religious Fraud Regulation
China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Av Jianlin Chen
Inbunden, 2023
1649 kr
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In comparing the ways in which China, Taiwan and Hong Kong punish religious claims and practices considered by the state to be false or fraudulent, Jianlin Chen presents a seminal contribution to the interdisciplinary study of religious freedom. The book not only reveals how these legal tools …
