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Anti-Apartheid Activities In The United States Of America: A Rising Tide, Prexy Nesbitt Dec 1977

Anti-Apartheid Activities In The United States Of America: A Rising Tide, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, delivered this statement before the Special Committee Against Apartheid, United Nations Centre Against Apartheid, in New York City, New York; it was published at the request of the Special Committee. Mr. Nesbitt had then been the Associate Director of the American Committee on Africa and Co-ordinator of the Committee to Oppose Bank Loans to South Africa (COBLSA). 13 pages.


"Minority Employment In Mass Media", Portland State University, Marky Azul, Tana Lane, Alan K. Ota, Chuck Strutter Nov 1977

"Minority Employment In Mass Media", Portland State University, Marky Azul, Tana Lane, Alan K. Ota, Chuck Strutter

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

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National Liberation Movements And Multinational Gnomes: The Current Situation In Southern Africa, Prexy Nesbitt Sep 1977

National Liberation Movements And Multinational Gnomes: The Current Situation In Southern Africa, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist, delivered this talk to the National Lawyers Guild, 40th Annual Convention in Seattle, Washington, speaking to Guild members, National Union of Jurists of Cuba, and the Federation of Cuban Women in Cuba. 17 pages.


Social Impact Summary : Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project / Prepared For The Department Of The Army, Corps Of Engineers, New England Division, Edward C. Jordan Company, Inc. Jan 1977

Social Impact Summary : Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project / Prepared For The Department Of The Army, Corps Of Engineers, New England Division, Edward C. Jordan Company, Inc.

Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project

The Dickey-Lincoln Hydroelectric Dam is a water resources project proposed by the Federal Government (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers). Therefore, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Corps of Engineers is required to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the project. A federal plan or project such as Dickey-Lincoln should take into account its effect upon man's health, safety, welfare and economic well-being, as well as effects upon the surrounding environment. More importantly, project plans should be evaluated in a "manner calculated to encourage harmony between man and his environment." In other words, project plans or …


Summary Of Labor Impacts During Construction : Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project, Edward C. Jordan Company, Inc. Jan 1977

Summary Of Labor Impacts During Construction : Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project, Edward C. Jordan Company, Inc.

Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project

This study is to assess the effects or impacts of construction and operation of the Dickey-Lincoln hydroelectric project upon the people in the St. John Valley, Maine, and New England. Having determined the effects of the project, a second objective is to discuss mitigation of defined adverse impacts. More specifically, this study attempts to identify adverse impacts and deal with how to minimize such impacts if at all possible.


The Twilight Of Welfare Criminology, Stephen J. Morse Jan 1977

The Twilight Of Welfare Criminology, Stephen J. Morse

All Faculty Scholarship

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Book Review. The Transformation Of American Law, 1780-1860 By Morton J. Horwitz, Morris S. Arnold Jan 1977

Book Review. The Transformation Of American Law, 1780-1860 By Morton J. Horwitz, Morris S. Arnold

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Cum Causam Que: A Decretal Of Innocent Iii, Kenneth Pennington Jan 1977

Cum Causam Que: A Decretal Of Innocent Iii, Kenneth Pennington

Scholarly Articles

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Vietnam Amnesty – Problems Of Justice And Line-Drawing, Kent Greenawalt Jan 1977

Vietnam Amnesty – Problems Of Justice And Line-Drawing, Kent Greenawalt

Faculty Scholarship

The troublesome issue of pardon for crimes connected with the Vietnam War raises some of the most complex and difficult questions in the philosophy of law. What are the purposes of criminal punishment? Under what conditions is violation of obligations imposed by law morally justified? When, and on what conditions, is it proper to excuse those who have violated the law for conscientious reasons? How much should decisions whether to pardon turn on what offenders "deserve" and how much should they turn on what will be socially acceptable and promote future social harmony? How far should the desirability of dispositions …