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  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Thomas C. Mackey
    910,95 kr.

    A survey of the changing and charged relationship between pornography and legislation in 20th century America. Groups battling pornography must demonstrate that the products they seek to ban are truly obscene and not legitimately protected by the First Amendment-a requirement that often leads to public debate and controversy.

  • af Elisabeth Cawthon
    208,95 kr.

    Through close examination of legal, historical, and medical sources, this volume sheds light on the evolution of U.S. law as it bears on bio-ethical issues, advances in medical technology, and the changing role of medicine in the American courtroom during the last 150 years. In doing so, it provides a clear, accessible introduction to such major medical and legal controversies as the "right to die," assisted suicide, bioengineering, reproductive rights, and DNA testing. An extensive collection of important documents is included, along with a glossary of key people, events, and concepts; a chronology; a table of cases cited; an annotated bibliography; and a comprehensive index.

  • - A Sourcebook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Lee Walzer
    193,95 kr.

  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Lynne Curry
    910,95 kr.

    A thorough exploration of an individual's right to bodily autonomy versus the state's power to regulate and control the bodies of its citizens. The Human Body on Trial asks the basic question: Who's in charge of your body-you or the authorities?

  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Lee Walzer
    743,95 kr.

    An in-depth examination of the relationship between gay rights, public opinion, and legislation since the late 1800s.

  • - A Sourcebook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Lynne Curry
    193,95 kr.

  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Bryan H. Wildenthal
    756,95 kr.

    A survey of Native American tribal law and its place within the framework of the U.S. Constitution from colonial times to today's headlines. Using five major court cases, Native American Sovereignty on Trial examines American Indian tribal governments and how they relate to federal and state governments under the U.S. Constitution.

  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Charles L. Zelden
    910,95 kr.

    Explores and documents the causes and effects of the long history of vote denial on American politics, culture, law, and society. The debate over who can and cannot vote has been "on trial" since the American Revolution.

  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Brian R. Dirck
    910,95 kr.

    A thought-provoking and engaging guide to the legal, moral, and political issues that arise when the United States goes to war. From the American Revolution to the Bush administration's new type of war on terror, Waging War on Trial views warfare from a legal, social, cultural, and political standpoint.

  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Christopher Waldrep
    746,95 kr.

    An examination of the historical experience of African Americans as a case study of America's legacy of racial violence. In this comprehensive overview of how the law has been used to combat racism, author Christopher Waldrep points out that the U.S. government has often promoted discrimination.

  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af James John Jurinski
    746,95 kr.

    From colonial times to the present, an insightful examination of how courts have determined the extent to which religion is accommodated in American public life.

  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Elisabeth Albrecht Cawthon
    918,95 kr.

    A provocative presentation of medicolegal controversies within the American court system from the late 19th through the late 20th century. Medicine on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents chronicles the changing role of medicine in the American courtroom during the last 150 years.

  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Gary P. Gershman
    776,95 kr.

    An extensive survey of the pros and cons, evolution, and current issues surrounding one of the hottest topics in today's social debates.

  • - A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
    af Lee Walzer
    743,95 kr.

    An examination of how the U.S. court system has shaped the boundaries of a central building block of American society from the colonial era to the present day.