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My Turn at the Bully Pulpitby Greta Van Susteren; Elaine Lafferty
Crown Publishing Group 2003; US$ 14.99Welcome to the bully pulpit where opinions fly but common sense rules. Here’s where you’ll find straight talk about the most pressing issues of the day, all delivered in the trademark commonsense style of one of America’s most popular and admired television news anchors. Always resisting the political label that attempts to place people in one ideological camp or another, Greta Van Susteren speaks from the mind and the heart, not as a liberal or a conservative, but as a right-thinking, sensible citizen. “Our country is at a critical juncture,” she writes, and “too many of us are caught up in old definitions of left and right that no longer apply. If I favor the death penalty in some cases, does that make... more...
In the Interest of Justiceby Joel J. Seidemann
HarperCollins 2004; US$ 10.99E-Book Extra: The Quotable Courtroom Drawing from some of the most well-known courtroom cases of our time, this rich and rewarding volume collects more than two dozen of the most memorable opening and closing arguments made by top prosecutors and defense attorneys in the last 100 years. Carefully selected to explore every major aspect and challenge of the legal process, the speeches showcased here highlight the tactics and strategies, colorful language, and stirring rhetoric that lawyers use to win judge and jury to their side. more...
Occupational Health & Safety Law Cases & Materialsby Brenda Barrett; Richard Howells
Routledge-Cavendish 2000; US$ 92.00The primary purpose of this book remains to assist students of occupational health and safety law. It will also prove useful to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in other fields who have an interest in this area and is a valuable reference book for practitioners in health and safety and for human resource managers. The text draws heavily on legislation and law reports,but other materials are included where appropriate to develop, explain or comment on the essential legal materials. This second edition retains the style and purpose of the first edition. However, substantial changes have been made, both to improve the presentation of the material to better advantage and to incorporate the many changes in the law that have occurred... more...
You Can Get Arrested for Thatby Rich Smith
Crown Publishing Group 2006; US$ 9.99Two Englishmen on a crime spree break American laws! Stupid, unreasonable, and long-forgotten laws—but laws just the same. In 1787 the wise framers of the U.S. Constitution laid out the laws of the land. Since then, things have gone awry, and a few laws even the far-sighted framers couldn’t have imagined have worked their way onto the books in towns and cities across the country. Did you know that in the United States it’s illegal to: • Fish while wearing pajamas in Chicago, Illinois? • Enter a theater within three hours of eating garlic in Indianapolis? • Offer cigarettes or whiskey to zoo animals in New Jersey? • Fall asleep in a cheese factory in South Dakota? Englishman Rich Smith discovered... more...
Precarious Work, Women, and the New Economyby Judy Fudge; Rosemary Owens
Hart 2006; US$ 144.00Globalisation, the shift from manufacturing to services as a source of employment, and the spread of information-based systems and technologies have given birth to a new economy, which emphasises flexibility in the labour market and in employment relations. These changes have led to the erosion of the standard (industrial) employment relationship and an increase in precarious work - work which is poorly paid and insecure. Women perform a disproportionate amount of precarious work. This collection of original essays by leading scholars on labour law and women's work explores the relationship between precarious work and gender, and evaluates the extent to which the growth and spread of precarious work challenges traditional norms of labour law... more...
Cadre promotionnel pour la sécurité et la santé au travailby International Labour Office
International Labour Office 2004; US$ 18.00Gives an overview on national occupational safety and health (OSH) programmes and systems as well as on ways of promoting a safety culture. Includes the questionnaire requesting member States to provide their views concerning the scope and content of the possible OSH instrument. Lists relevant ILO Conventions and Recommendations. more...
Promoviendo la iguialdad de géneroby International Labour Office
International Labour Office 2006; US$ 5.00Contiene material dida´ctico con ilustraciones y comentarios relativo a los convenios de la OIT en materia de igualdad de ge´nero. more...
Maternity Protection at Workby International Labour Office
International Labour Office 2000; US$ 6.75Presents texts of a proposed Convention and Recommendation concerning the revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No.103), and Recommendation, 1952 (No.95). more...
Maternity Protection at Workby International Labour Office
International Labour Office 2000; US$ 18.00Presents replies received and commentaries from the member states for the revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No.103), and Recommendation, 1952 (No.95). more...
Where There's Life, There's Lawsuitsby Jeffrey Miller
ECW Press 2003; US$ 10.95This entertaining look at the tragicomic side of law combines case histories of unusual lawsuits with revealing essays to explore the quirky, funny, and often bizarre side of the law that the public rarely hears about. Property law, intellectual property, defamation, and criminal law are chronicled to study the intersection of law and the human condition, covering a wide range of legal history. Revealed are why Robin Hood’s merry men couldn’t have been very merry,” and whether a family can get compensation for lost property” if someone misplaces cremated remains. more...









