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1999

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Beyond Compensation: Dealing With Accidents In The 21st Century, Stephen D. Sugarman Dec 1998

Beyond Compensation: Dealing With Accidents In The 21st Century, Stephen D. Sugarman

Stephen D Sugarman

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Separating Equals: Educational Research And The Long Term Consequences Of Sex Segregation, Nancy Levit Dec 1998

Separating Equals: Educational Research And The Long Term Consequences Of Sex Segregation, Nancy Levit

Nancy Levit

The article imports into the legal literature for the first time the full range of single sex education research, from this country and others, and examines sociological research that has been omitted from the debate. Rarely do proponents consider what educational and social effects sex-exclusive schooling will have on boys. Rarer still is any consideration of the effect of educational segregation in a society that is already relentlessly segregated by sex. While the educational research regarding the efficacy of single sex schools is mixed at best, the sociological research is absolutely clear that separation on the basis of identity characteristics …

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The Role Of Compensation In Personal Injury Tort Law: A Response To The Opposite Concerns Of Gary Schwartz And Patrick Atiyah, Christopher J. Robinette Dec 1998

The Role Of Compensation In Personal Injury Tort Law: A Response To The Opposite Concerns Of Gary Schwartz And Patrick Atiyah, Christopher J. Robinette

Christopher J Robinette

A failure to focus on the practical operation of tort law--especially as it intersects with insurance--is a feature of too much contemporary tort scholarship. It was in mid-century that Fleming James of Yale hauled tort law from its isolation into a recognition that it is not only undergirded but dominated by insurance, with its concomitant concern for paying accident victims and spreading losses. Even appellate courts in the old pre-James days recoiled from mentioning insurance, mirroring trial judges who shielded jurors from such sullied considerations. But despite James's breakthrough, thoughtful jurisprudes like Ernest Weinrib and Stephen Perry, along with younger …

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Workplace Sexual Harassment In Singapore: The Legal Challenge, Jack Tsen-Ta Lee Dec 1998

Workplace Sexual Harassment In Singapore: The Legal Challenge, Jack Tsen-Ta Lee

Jack Tsen-Ta LEE

This article examines the nature and prevalence of sexual harassment in the work environment, and compares civil and criminal law in Singapore to the approaches taken by various jurisdictions in dealing with the problem. It is submitted that legislation is needed to protect employees, as Singapore law currently does not present any clear and coherent means for victims to seek redress for workplace sexual harassment.

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