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Water Marketing As An Adaptive Response To The Threat Of Climate Change, Jonathan H. Adler Jan 2008

Water Marketing As An Adaptive Response To The Threat Of Climate Change, Jonathan H. Adler

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Demographic changes and existing water use patterns have placed tremendous pressures upon water supplies, particularly in the West. Global climate change will exacerbate pressures on water resources. The gradual warming of the atmosphere is certain to change the distribution and availability of water supplies, with potentially severe consequences for freshwater supplies. While climate change will have a significant impact on water resources through changes in the timing and volume of precipitation, altered evaporation rates, and the like, the precise nature, magnitude, timing, and distribution of such climate-induced changes are unknown. This uncertainty complicates the task of water managers who are …


Hothouse Flowers: The Vices And Virtues Of Climate Federalism, Jonathan H. Adler Jan 2008

Hothouse Flowers: The Vices And Virtues Of Climate Federalism, Jonathan H. Adler

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Federal law preempts state regulation of motor vehicle emissions. California alone is allowed to seek a waiver of such preemption, and unsuccessfully sought such a waiver for the state's regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. The debate and pending litigation over California's effort to obtain a waiver of preemption has focused attention on the state role in climate change policy. This paper explores the role of state governments in developing climate change policy, with a particular focus on how federalism principles and practice should inform judgments about the division of authority between the state and federal governments. As …


Card Check Recognition: New House Rules For Union Organizing?, Rafael Gely, Timothy D. Chandler Jan 2008

Card Check Recognition: New House Rules For Union Organizing?, Rafael Gely, Timothy D. Chandler

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A significant policy debate has been occurring regarding union organizing methods in the United States. This debate focuses on the appropriateness of granting union recognition based on majority support as demonstrated by union authorization card signatures, also known as “card checking.” Critics describe the practice as anathema to basic democratic principles and accuse unions of wanting to deal from the bottom of the deck to secure undeserved representation of employees. Proponents of card check recognition argue that reliance on National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) organizing procedures fails to protect employees' rights to organize, and forces unions to compete against a …


The Movement Toward Early Case Handling In Courts And Private Dispute Resolution, John M. Lande Jan 2008

The Movement Toward Early Case Handling In Courts And Private Dispute Resolution, John M. Lande

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This article identifies early case handling (ECH) as an important general phenomenon in dispute system design theory and practice, catalogs the major ECH processes, and urges practitioners and policymakers to encourage use of and experimentation with ECH processes when appropriate.The key element of ECH is that people intentionally exercise responsibility for handling the case from the outset. ECH processes in courts include early case management procedures, differentiated case management systems, early neutral evaluation, and other early alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes. ECH in the private sector includes ADR pledges and contract clauses, early case assessment and ADR screening protocols, settlement …


Responsibility Status Of The Psychopath: On Moral Reasoning And Rational Self-Governance, Paul J. Litton Jan 2008

Responsibility Status Of The Psychopath: On Moral Reasoning And Rational Self-Governance, Paul J. Litton

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This article does not aim to describe the opposing views and argue for one over the other. Rather, I propose to deflate the debate as far as possible, attempting to reduce the area of disagreement. Meaningful disagreement exists only if there are, or could be, agents who have an undiminished capacity for practical reasoning or rational self-governance, yet truly are incapable of moral reasoning. However, I suggest that the capacity for rational self-governance entails the capacity to comprehend and act on moral considerations; thus, to the extent that an individual truly is incapable of grasping moral reasons, we should expect …


Sexual Harassment And Assault Experienced By Reservists During Military Service: Prevalence And Health Correlates, Amy E. Street, Jane Stafford, Clare M. Mahan, Ann Hendricks Jan 2008

Sexual Harassment And Assault Experienced By Reservists During Military Service: Prevalence And Health Correlates, Amy E. Street, Jane Stafford, Clare M. Mahan, Ann Hendricks

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The current investigation identified the gender-specific prevalence of sexual harassment and assault experienced during U.S. military service and the negative mental and physical health correlates of these experiences in a sample of former reservists. We surveyed a stratified random sample of 3,946 former reservists about their experiences during military service and their current health, including depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, somatic symptoms, and medical conditions. Prevalence estimates and confidence intervals of sexual harassment and assault were calculated. A series of logistic regressions identified associations with health symptoms and conditions. Both men and women had a substantial prevalence of military sexual harassment …


Topics And Features Of Academic Medical Library Tutorials, Rozalynd P. Anderson, Steven P. Wilson, Felicia Yeh, Betty Phillips, Mary Briget Livingston Jan 2008

Topics And Features Of Academic Medical Library Tutorials, Rozalynd P. Anderson, Steven P. Wilson, Felicia Yeh, Betty Phillips, Mary Briget Livingston

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In a 2007 study, librarians at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library examined freely available online tutorials on medical library Web sites. The team identified tutorial topics, determined common design features, and assessed elements of active learning in library-created tutorials; the team also generated a list of third-party tutorials to which medical libraries link. This article updates the earlier study, describing changes and trends in tutorial content and design on medical libraries’ Web sites; the project team plans to continue to track trends in tutorial development by repeating this study annually.


Characteristics And Content Of Medical Library Tutorials: A Review, Rozalynd P. Anderson, Steven P. Wilson, Mary Briget Livingston, Allison D. Locicero Jan 2008

Characteristics And Content Of Medical Library Tutorials: A Review, Rozalynd P. Anderson, Steven P. Wilson, Mary Briget Livingston, Allison D. Locicero

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(Post-) K New Orleans And The Hispanic Atlantic: Geographic Method And Meaning, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2008

(Post-) K New Orleans And The Hispanic Atlantic: Geographic Method And Meaning, Andrew Sluyter

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An explicitly methodological case study conducted for a multidisciplinary symposium on the Atlantic relationships of pre- and (post-)Katrina Louisiana illustrates some methods that geographers might usefully contribute to an emergent Atlantic Studies. Three general types of method apply to a substantive question related to the hurricane that struck on the morning of 29 August 2005: Is (post-)Katrina New Orleans emerging as a Hispanic place in contrast to its predominant pre-Katrina associations with the Black and French Atlantics? One type of method involves spatial analysis of data, whether social survey data such as census enumerations, environmental data such as flood depth …


“The Mormon Education Of A Gentile Justice: George Sutherland And Brigham Young Academy”, Edward L. Carter, James C. Phillips Jan 2008

“The Mormon Education Of A Gentile Justice: George Sutherland And Brigham Young Academy”, Edward L. Carter, James C. Phillips

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Even within the eclectic group of men and women who have sat on the U.S. Supreme Court, Associate Justice George Sutherland (1922-38) was truly one of a kind: The only Justice ever to come from the state of Utah, he grew up as a non-Mormon in a cloistered 19th century Mormon society—and yet he rose to become one of the community’s most popular and even beloved political figures. As a lawyer, Sutherland defended Mormon men charged with “unlawful cohabitation” for polygamous lifestyles—and yet as a U.S. Senator he championed women’s rights, including suffrage. As one of the so-called “Four Horsemen …


Developing Better Lawyers And Lawyering Practices: Introduction To The Symposium On Innovative Models Of Lawyering, John M. Lande Jan 2008

Developing Better Lawyers And Lawyering Practices: Introduction To The Symposium On Innovative Models Of Lawyering, John M. Lande

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This article provides an overview of a symposium sponsored by the University of Missouri Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution in 2007 that featured leading practitioners and scholars to analyze innovative models of lawyering, including Collaborative Law and other processes. The authors include David Hoffman, Nancy Welsh, Julie Macfarlane, Richard Shields, Pauline Tesler, Scott Peppet, Forrest ("Woody") Mosten, Jeanne Fahey, Kathy Bryan, Lawrence McLellan, and John Lande. The articles address issues including: teaching law students to "feel" like lawyers and not just "think" like them, using "conflict resolution advocacy" (which is not necessarily oriented to the courts), developing lawyers' …


Non-Beneficial Pediatric Research And The Best Interest Standard: A Reconciliation, Paul J. Litton Jan 2008

Non-Beneficial Pediatric Research And The Best Interest Standard: A Reconciliation, Paul J. Litton

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Federal efforts beginning in the 1990's have successfully increased pediatric research to improve medical care for all children. Since 1997, the FDA has requested 800 pediatric studies involving 45,000 children. Much of this research is "non-beneficial"; that is, it exposes pediatric subjects to risk even though these children will not benefit from participating in the research. Non-beneficial pediatric research (NBPR) seems, by definition, contrary to the best interests of pediatric subjects, which is why one state supreme court has essentially prohibited it. It also appears that the only plausible rationale for this research is utilitarian, as it risks some children …


Optimization Of 12 Chiral Analytes With 8 Polymeric Surfactants, Eugene Billiot, Fereshteh Billiot, Isiah M. Warner Jan 2008

Optimization Of 12 Chiral Analytes With 8 Polymeric Surfactants, Eugene Billiot, Fereshteh Billiot, Isiah M. Warner

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This manuscript discusses the results of studies that were performed to determine optimum capillary electrophoresis (CE) conditions for the enantiomeric resolution of twelve chiral analytes with eight amino acid based polymeric surfactants. The parameters that were optimized include pH, buffer type, and concentration of surfactant. The results indicated that the optimum conditions for enantiomeric separations with the amino acid based polymeric surfactants examined in this study using CE were analyte dependent, not surfactant dependent. In other words, the optimum conditions for a particular analyte were the same for all the amino acid based polymeric surfactants examined in this study. The …


Cardiovascular Disease Surveillance In Mexicans And Mexican Americans: A Tale Of Two Countries, Ramón Angel Durazo-Arvizu, Simon Barquera, Mariana Lazo-Elizondo, Manuel Franco, Richard S. Cooper Jan 2008

Cardiovascular Disease Surveillance In Mexicans And Mexican Americans: A Tale Of Two Countries, Ramón Angel Durazo-Arvizu, Simon Barquera, Mariana Lazo-Elizondo, Manuel Franco, Richard S. Cooper

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Body Size And Blood Pressure: An Analysis Of Africans And The African Diaspora, Francesco P. Cappuccio, Sally M. Kerry, Adebowale Adeyemo, Amy Luke, Albert G.B. Amoah, Pascal Bovet, Myles D. Connor, Terrence Forrester, Jean Pierre Gervasoni, Gisela Kimbally Kaki, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Margaret Thorogood, Richard S. Cooper Jan 2008

Body Size And Blood Pressure: An Analysis Of Africans And The African Diaspora, Francesco P. Cappuccio, Sally M. Kerry, Adebowale Adeyemo, Amy Luke, Albert G.B. Amoah, Pascal Bovet, Myles D. Connor, Terrence Forrester, Jean Pierre Gervasoni, Gisela Kimbally Kaki, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Margaret Thorogood, Richard S. Cooper

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BACKGROUND: Blood pressure is directly and causally associated with body mass index (BMI) in populations worldwide. However, the relationship may vary across BMI in populations of African origin. METHODS: We compared the relationship between blood pressure and BMI in populations of African origin, using 13 samples from Africa, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the United States. We had access to data from individual participants for age, height, weight, blood pressure, and treatment of hypertension. Analysis was restricted to 18,072 participants (age 35-64 years; 44% men). We carried out multivariate regression analysis to estimate the relationship between blood pressure and …


Empirically Derived Combinations Of Tools And Clinical Cutoffs: An Illustrative Case With A Sample Of Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Children, Janna B. Oetting, Lesli H. Cleveland, Robert F. Cope Jan 2008

Empirically Derived Combinations Of Tools And Clinical Cutoffs: An Illustrative Case With A Sample Of Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Children, Janna B. Oetting, Lesli H. Cleveland, Robert F. Cope

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Purpose: Using a sample of culturally/linguistically diverse children, we present data to illustrate the value of empirically derived combinations of tools and cutoffs for determining eligibility in child language impairment.Method: Data were from 95 4- and 6-year-olds (40 African American, 55 White; 18 with language impairment, 77 without) who lived in the rural South ; they involved primarily scores from the Comprehension subtest of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (CSSB; R. Thorndike, E. Hagen, & J. Sattler, 1986), but scores from an experimental nonword repetition task (NRT; C. Dollaghan & T. Campbell, 1998) were also included as supplements to these …


Strategies For Commercialization Of Cryopreserved Fish Semen, Terrence R. Tiersch Jan 2008

Strategies For Commercialization Of Cryopreserved Fish Semen, Terrence R. Tiersch

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Initial success in sperm cryopreservation occurred at about the same time for aquatic species and livestock. However, in the 50 plus years since then cryopreserved sperm of livestock has grown into a billion-dollar global industry, while cryopreserved sperm of aquatic species remains a research activity with little commercial application despite work in more than 90 species and more than 200 published reports. Most research work has focused on large-bodied culture and sport fishes, such as salmon, trout, carp, and catfish, and mollusks such as commercially important oyster and abalone species. However, only a few studies have addressed sperm cryopreservation in …


Employment Hardship Among Older Workers: Does Residential And Gender Inequality Extend Into Older Age?, Tim Slack, Leif Jensen Jan 2008

Employment Hardship Among Older Workers: Does Residential And Gender Inequality Extend Into Older Age?, Tim Slack, Leif Jensen

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Objectives. The realities of a rapidly aging society make the employment circumstances of older workers an increasingly important social issue. We examine the prevalence and correlates of underemployment among older Americans, with a special focus on residence and gender, to provide an assessment of the labor market challenges facing older workers. Methods. We analyzed data from the March Current Population Surveys for the years 2003, 2004, and 2005. We used descriptive statistics to explore the prevalence of underemployment among older workers and developed multivariate models to assess the impact of age, residence, and gender on the likelihood of underemployment, net …


Morphological, Physiological, And Anatomical Characteristics Associated With Heat Preconditioning And Heat Tolerance In Salvia Splendens, Seenivasan Natarajan, Jeff S. Kuehny Jan 2008

Morphological, Physiological, And Anatomical Characteristics Associated With Heat Preconditioning And Heat Tolerance In Salvia Splendens, Seenivasan Natarajan, Jeff S. Kuehny

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Many bedding plant cultivars struggle to survive in high temperatures during production. The objective of this research was to study how heat stress and preconditioning affects growth, physiology, and anatomy of the annual bedding plant Salvia splendens Ker Gawl. Heat preconditioning increased the quality and survival capacity of nonheat-tolerant 'Sizzler Red'. Heat-tolerant traits of 'Vista Red' were enhanced with preconditioning. The higher tolerance levels with and without heat preconditioning for 'Vista Red' suggested that cultivars with thicker, broader leaves, and higher stomatal frequency had higher light interception, gas exchange, transpirational cooling, and CO2 fixation. These plants attained a more rapid …


Relative Economic Benefits Of Tactical Anthelmintic Treatment And Urea-Molasses Block Supplementation Of Boer Goats Raised Under Extensive Grazing Conditions At Onderstepoort, Pretoria, South Africa, A. F. Vatta, R. C. Krecek, R. A. Pearson, M. F. Smith, M. O. Stenson, E. F. Van Wijk, L. J.S. Harrison Jan 2008

Relative Economic Benefits Of Tactical Anthelmintic Treatment And Urea-Molasses Block Supplementation Of Boer Goats Raised Under Extensive Grazing Conditions At Onderstepoort, Pretoria, South Africa, A. F. Vatta, R. C. Krecek, R. A. Pearson, M. F. Smith, M. O. Stenson, E. F. Van Wijk, L. J.S. Harrison

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The potential economic benefits of combining tactical anthelmintic treatment for gastrointestinal nematodes and nutritional supplementation with urea-molasses blocks were examined in Boer goats raised under extensive grazing conditions in the summer rainfall area of South Africa. Eight groups of nine goats were monitored over a 12-month period from 1 October 2002 to 9 October 2003. Ad libitum nutritional supplementation with urea-molasses blocks was provided when the goats were housed at night, during the summer (wet season-December 2002 to February 2003), and/or the winter (dry season-June 2003 to August 2003). All the goats were treated symptomatically for Haemonchus contortus infection when …


Development Of An Internet/Population-Based Weight Management Program For The U.S. Army, Tiffany Stewart, Sandra May, H. Raymond Allen, Gaston P. Bathalon, Guy Lavergne, Lori Sigrist, Donna Ryan, Donald A. Williamson Jan 2008

Development Of An Internet/Population-Based Weight Management Program For The U.S. Army, Tiffany Stewart, Sandra May, H. Raymond Allen, Gaston P. Bathalon, Guy Lavergne, Lori Sigrist, Donna Ryan, Donald A. Williamson

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A significant number of Army soldiers are sufficiently overweight to exceed the maximum weight allowances defned by the Army weight control program (AR600-9). Also, the body weights of a substantial number of soldiers approach the maximum weight allowances. These soldiers should not gain additional weight if they are to meet Army weight allowances. The conventional approach to this overweight problem is assigning soldiers to remedial physical training and mandatory reflerral for nutrition counseling by a health care provider. An alternative to this conventional approach is to target the entire population of soldiers (populationbased intervention) to promote weight loss in overweight …


Effect Of Style Of Cut And Storage On Phenolic Composition And Antioxidant Activity Of Fresh-Cut Sweetpotatoes, Malkeet S. Padda, David H. Picha Jan 2008

Effect Of Style Of Cut And Storage On Phenolic Composition And Antioxidant Activity Of Fresh-Cut Sweetpotatoes, Malkeet S. Padda, David H. Picha

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Three different style fresh-cut (shredded, French fry, and sliced) sweetpotatoes [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] were stored at 0 and 5°C for 4 and 8 days. At specified storage intervals, the fresh-cut sweetpotatoes were analyzed for total phenolics, individual phenolic acids, and antioxidant activity. Sweetpotato tissue analyzed immediately after cutting was considered the control. Storage at 5°C resulted in an increase in total phenolics in all types of fresh-cut sweetpotatoes, except in shredded tissue analyzed after 4 days of storage. However, at 0°C, only sliced tissue accumulated higher total phenolics than the control. In general, antioxidant activity in all fresh-cut sweetpotatoes …


Retributive Justice, Restorative Justice, And Forgiveness: An Experimental Psychophysiology Analysis, Charlotte Vanoyen-Witvliet, Everett L. Worthington, Lindsey M. Root, Amy F. Sato, Thomas E. Ludwig, Julie J. Exline Jan 2008

Retributive Justice, Restorative Justice, And Forgiveness: An Experimental Psychophysiology Analysis, Charlotte Vanoyen-Witvliet, Everett L. Worthington, Lindsey M. Root, Amy F. Sato, Thomas E. Ludwig, Julie J. Exline

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This experiment assessed the emotional self-reports and physiology of justice outcomes and forgiveness responses to a common crime, using a three Justice (retributive, restorative, no justice) × 2 Forgiveness (forgiveness, none) repeated-measures design. Participants (27 males, 29 females) imagined their residence was burglarized, followed by six counterbalanced justice–forgiveness outcomes. Imagery of justice—especially restorative—and forgiveness each reduced unforgiving motivations and negative emotion (anger, fear), and increased prosocial and positive emotion (empathy, gratitude). Imagery of granting forgiveness (versus not) was associated with less heart rate reactivity and better recovery; less negative emotion expression at the brow (corrugator EMG); and less aroused …


Responding To The Time-Based Failures Of The Criminal Law Through A Criminal Sunset Amendment, Richard E. Myers Ii Jan 2008

Responding To The Time-Based Failures Of The Criminal Law Through A Criminal Sunset Amendment, Richard E. Myers Ii

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Impact On Oregon's Budget Of Introducing Same-Sex Domestic Partnerships, M.V. Lee Badgett, R. Bradley Sears, Elizabeth Kukura, Holning S. Lau, The Williams Institute Jan 2008

Impact On Oregon's Budget Of Introducing Same-Sex Domestic Partnerships, M.V. Lee Badgett, R. Bradley Sears, Elizabeth Kukura, Holning S. Lau, The Williams Institute

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No abstract provided.


“The Whole Numerous Race Of The Melancholy Among Men”: Mourning, Hypocrisy, And Same-Sex Desire In Poe's Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym, David Greven Jan 2008

“The Whole Numerous Race Of The Melancholy Among Men”: Mourning, Hypocrisy, And Same-Sex Desire In Poe's Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym, David Greven

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No abstract provided.


Individual Differences In The Conceptualization Of Food Across Eating Contexts, Christine E. Blake Jan 2008

Individual Differences In The Conceptualization Of Food Across Eating Contexts, Christine E. Blake

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Individual differences in food-related knowledge structures were explored by applying schema theory to examine the categories 42 adults used to classify foods across four eating contexts. Food card-sort labels were organized in 12 categories, category salience for each person was evaluated, and cluster analysis was used to identify clusters of participants according to the salience of their categories. Clusters were further evaluated for complexity and consistency of category use across contexts. Seven food schema clusters were identified. Meal/time and Routine categories were the most salient overall and were used by most clusters. Well-being, Person, Source, Convenience, Meal component, and Food …


The Democratic Aspect Of The Establishment Clause: A Refutation Of The Argument That The Clause Serves To Protect Religious Or Nonreligious Minorities, Patrick Garry Jan 2008

The Democratic Aspect Of The Establishment Clause: A Refutation Of The Argument That The Clause Serves To Protect Religious Or Nonreligious Minorities, Patrick Garry

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A survey of Establishment Clause doctrines and commentary reveals that the Clause is often interpreted as a minority rights provision, protecting religious and nonreligious minorities from being exposed in certain ways to society's dominant religions. This Article argues against such an interpretation. It portrays the Establishment Clause as a structural provision of the Constitution, concerned with democratic processes and limited government, much like the doctrines of federalism and separation of powers. This Article also asserts that democratic values and concern for majority rule constitute core values of the Establishment Clause. Whereas the Free Exercise Clause protects minority rights, the Establishment …


Tribal Incorporation Of First Amendment Norms: A Case Study Of The Indian Tribes Of South Dakota, Patrick Garry, Candice J. Spurlin, Jennifer L. Keating, Derek A. Nelson Jan 2008

Tribal Incorporation Of First Amendment Norms: A Case Study Of The Indian Tribes Of South Dakota, Patrick Garry, Candice J. Spurlin, Jennifer L. Keating, Derek A. Nelson

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No abstract provided.


The Right To A Dignified Life (Vida Digna): The Integration Of Social And Economic Rights With Civil And Political Rights In The Inter-American Human Rights System, Jo Pasqualucci Jan 2008

The Right To A Dignified Life (Vida Digna): The Integration Of Social And Economic Rights With Civil And Political Rights In The Inter-American Human Rights System, Jo Pasqualucci

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No abstract provided.