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Offers a comprehensive overview of the legislation and legal issues surrounding animals.

This informative, easy-to-use reference book covers a wide range of legal issues that affect children from birth until legal adulthood. Readers will learn about issues of importance to teenagers such as the right to drive, drink, engage in sexual relations, and choose a custodial parent.

A comprehensive introduction to the vocabulary and definitions of the terms involved in the health care and bioethics debate. To what lengths will we go to attain the level of perfection we want for our own health? These and many other questions are addressed in this unique reference work.

This reference work provides important information about the role academic research has played in the ever-evolving laws covering homosexuality.

This quick-reference work cuts through the legal and procedural complexities of immigration law and explains key provisions and requirements in easy-to-understand language.

The A-Z entries in this volume answer the most commonly asked questions about the laws as they affect Native Americans. A-Z entries provide coverage of key court decisions, case studies, concepts, individuals, tribes, organizations, and agencies