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Striking The Rock: Confronting Gender Equality In South Africa, Penelope Andrews

Articles & Chapters

This Article analyzes the status of women's rights in the newly democratic South Africa. It examines rights guaranteed in the Constitution and conflicts between the principle of gender equality and the recognition of indigenous law and institutions. The Article focuses on the South African transition to democracy and theinfluence that feminist agitation at the international level has had on South African women's attempts at political organization. After dissecting the historical position of customary law in South Africa and questioning its place in the new democratic regime, the author argues that, although South African women have benefited from the global feminist …

The Futility, Utility, And Future Of The Biodiversity Convention, Chris Wold

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Precautionary Principle In International, European, And Dutch Wildlife Law, Chris W. Backes, Jonathan M. Verschuuren

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Sustaining The Giant Dragon: Rational Use And Protection Of China's Water Resources In The Twenty-First Century, Michael A. Gheleta

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Institutional And Legal Frameworks For Preventing And Resolving Disputes Concerning The Development And Management Of Africa's Shared River Basins, Valentina Okaru-Bisant

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Corporations Swallowing Nations: The Oecd And The Multilateral Agreement On Investment, William Crane

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Convention On Access To Information, Public Participation In Decision-Making, And Access To Justice In Environmental Matters, Sean T. Mcallister

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Psychosocial Correlates Of Cigarette Smoking Among Tertiary Students, Tina Hankins

Theses : Honours

The present study was undertaken to examine the relative contribution of psychosocial variables toward tertiary student smoking behaviour, and their ability to distinguish smokers from non-smokers, or smokers from ex-smokers, amongst this population. Given the higher prevalence of cigarette smoking amongst females of this age group, the psychosocial variables distinguishing female smokers from female non-smokers in the tertiary education system were also examined. It was hypothesised that smoking status of tertiary students would be associated more with their attitude toward smoking than environmental factors. Furthermore, it was hypothesised females would place less emphasis on participation in sporting activities than males, …

An Investigation Of Dominant Ideologies Operating Within The Text Historia By Australian Playwright Noëlle Janaczewska, Nicole G. Kelly

Theses : Honours

The 'reality' of contemporary Australia is based upon hegemonic perceptions of society, which categorise and classify subjects and groups. These perceptions are based upon dominant ideologies that make sense of and order the world in a particular way. Where 'minority' groups are concerned, their experience, their way of life and their way of 'being' is seen to deviate from the hegemonic perception; they don't fit into the dominant ideology and are therefore constituted as 'different', which through Western polarisation sees them marginalised as the 'Other' seen as somehow more deviant than those who fit the dominant ideology. Noelle Janaczewska's play …

How Efl Writing (English As A Foreign Language) Is Taught In Solomon Islands, Sylvia Skinner

Theses : Honours

A grounded theory investigation of Solomon Island teachers' best methods for teaching EFL writing was undertaken in Perth. Thirteen teachers (three male and ten female) participated. being selected according to availability and coverage of all primary school grades Two Coordinators assisted with location and liason between the participants and the research base in Western Australia The investigation proceeded in four phases In the first phase, data were gathered through a report file, in which the teachers identified their three most successful methods for teaching EFL writing Data were analysed using the continuous comparative method to find the core variable underlying …

Who Speaks For The Rio Jemez? A Management Plan For The Lower Jemez River Basin, Tom Krause

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

The Rio Jemez Watershed can logically be divided into an upper watershed and a lower watershed based on terrain, climate, and river characteristics. Water in the upper watershed is plentiful and more than adequate to meet the water rights claims located there. However, water in the lower watershed is not adequate to meet claims throughout the growing season of April through October. Irrigation diversions use all of the available water in the river during the months of July, August, and September, often leaving the Rio Jemez a dry channel below the community of San Ysidro. This practice has negative impacts …

Advisory Opinions By Federal Courts, Phillip M. Kannan

University of Richmond Law Review

Since 1793, the affirmative grant of authority to federal courts in Article III of the Constitution to hear and decide cases or controversies has been interpreted to prohibit these courts from giving advisory opinions. In that year, United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Jay, Justice Cushing, and District Judge Duane rejected a provision in a 1792 act of Congress that would have required the Supreme Court to settle federal pension claims of widows and orphans subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. The basis for the position taken by the Chief Justice was "that neither the legislative nor …

Contingency Fees May Be Hazardous To Your Health: A Constitutional Analysis Of Congressional Interference With Tobacco Litigation Contracts, Kris W. Kobach

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Judges But Were Afraid To Ask, Alexander M. Sanders Jr.

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Paul Leicester Ford, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

This catalog accompanied the exhibit of portions of a gift of Ford material recently made to the University. Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) was the consummate bookman of the late nineteenth century. During his life, he successfully contributed to the world of letters through printing, bibliography, editing, scholarship and fiction. The collection contains almost forty books and pamphlets pertaining to Ford, including inscriptions, photos, and letters, as well as additional material by Noah Webster, Ford's great-grandfather, and other family members.

Moonscape, Deborah Starr Lake

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Moonscape is a short novel exploring the interplay of incest and prostitution. The novel is set in Las Vegas in the late seventies, with flashbacks to the thirties when Hoover Dam was built. The thesis relies on first person narratives to incorporate three points of view; two feminine, one masculine. The inspiration for the novel comes from William Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom!, but the form and setting for the piece follows T. S. Eliot's poem, "The Wasteland". One character is patterned after Eliot's Sweeney, the heathen pragmatist who appears throughout his poetry until 1927, the year of Eliot's conversion to Anglicanism. …

The Lantern Yearbook, 1998

Lambuth Lantern Yearbook

"The Lantern" yearbook of Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee, for 1998.

Symbolic Student Speech Since Tinker, George W Flanders

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

When students exercise their First Amendment right of free speech, it can sometimes conflict with the obligation of public school officials to maintain a safe and orderly environment on their campuses. Three Supreme Court decisions---Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 U.S. 503 (1969), Bethel v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 (1986), and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988)---have addressed the most common types of student expression. Hazelwood dealt with school-sponsored printed material and Fraser established ground rules to handle public address by students. In both instances, the Supreme Court endorsed the school's authority to regulate the amount of "free speech" that …

News And Views Of The South Carolina Library Association V.19 N.1 01/1998

South Carolina Libraries

News and Views of the South Carolina Library Association v.19 n.1 01/1998

The Coffeehouse Papers, Lambuth University, Literary And Visual Art Magazine 1997-98

Lambuth Coffeehouse Papers

33 pgs.,

Cover Art,

Acknowledgements,

Title Page Art,

18 art pieces,

12 poems,

Teacher's Lives And Beliefs: Influences That Shape The Teaching Of U. S. History, Michael H. Romanowski

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The purpose of this study was to examine the complex influences that shape the teaching of U. S. history. Six secondary American history teachers participated in interviews and classroom observations centering on factors that affect their approach to the teaching of U. S. history. Findings indicate that there are various influences that play a significant role in determining the version of U. S. history students have the opportunity to learn. These include teachers’ personal beliefs about religion and morality, the affect of history professors, and teachers’ social class and family backgrounds. Several suggestions are made as to how teacher education …

The Supermarket Supply Chain In Shanghai, Gavin Sinclair, Ananth Iyer, Jane Anderson

Department of Management Faculty Publications

The authors conducted a series of structured interviews with managers of ten supermarket chains in Shanghai to compare supermarket business practices in Shanghai with those in the United States, emphasizing logistics management issues. Shanghai supermarkets tend to be smaller than U.S. stores, but the store layout and product selection are similar in both countries. While the Shanghai supermarkets have modern scanning equipment, they do little quantitative sales or inventory analysis.

Voluntary Participation And Spite In Public Good Provision Experiments: An International Comparison, Timothy N. Cason, Tatsuyoshi Saijo, T. Yamato

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

This paper studies public good provision in the laboratory using the voluntary contribution mechanism, in a cross-cultural experiment conducted in the United States and Japan. Our environment differs from the standard voluntary contribution mechanism because in one treatment, subjects first decide whether or not to participate in providing this public good. This participation decision is conveyed to the other subject prior to the subjects' contribution decisions.

K.S. Maniam's The Return : Voice And The Indian Immigrant In Malaysia / By Ratna Malar Selvaratnam, Ratna Malar Selvaratnam

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Comparing Working Capital Practices In Canada, The United States, And Australia: A Note, Nabil T. Koury, Keith V. Smith, Peter I. Mackay

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

No abstract provided.

1998 Directory Of Indiana State, County, City And Town Officials Responsible For Road And Street Work, Herpicc

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Directory

Contact information for agency officials and employees responsible for Indiana’s local road infrastructure.

Simple But Efficient Methods For Estimation Of Value Loss, Capacity Loss Due To Suction Valve Throttling And Heat Transfer In Cylinder, L. Boeswirth, V. Milovanova

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.

Understanding Cultural Influences On The Descriptive Language Of Pain, Alice Christine Chaney

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Yellowman Tapes, Barre Toelken

English Faculty Publications

This article considers the final disposal of field-recorded tapes that are believed by the informant's family to embody certain dangers to researchers, to the natural world, and to themselves. Motives for keeping or destroying the tapes are discussed in the light of modern concerns such as the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Navajo worldview, scholarly interests, fieldwork ethics, and personal responsibilities of the fieldworker. I espouse the view that folklorists stand to learn more and do better work when scholarly decisions are guided by the culture we study, even when taking this course causes disruption in our academic …

A Person Of Letters In Parliament : Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Career As A Member Of The House Of Commons And A Minister Of Government 1831-1866, Richard Russell Caldwell

Wayne State University Dissertations

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, received today as a prolific but minor author of the early and middle Victorian periods, was an accomplished politician and orator and acknowledged so by his contemporaries. The context and content of Bulwer's work in Parliament and in the Cabinet provide insight not only into Bulwer himself, a literary person who was, in his day, politically prominent, but as well into the role that a person of letters might play in the Victorian House of Conunons. Through a variety of approaches, conceptual, analytical, biographical, argumentational and rhetorical, this study reveals Bulwer's grasp of events and policy and his …