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New developments in human rights / Jennifer M. Bauer and Colin P. Davies, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Law, crime and law enforcement.
- Law, Crime and Law Enforcement
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil rights--United States.
- Civil rights.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (109 pages) : illustrations, tables.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, [New York] : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2012.
- Summary:
- This book presents current research in the study of basic human rights, with a particular focus on the crimes against human rights and the laws which protect human rights. Topics discussed include terrorism and Miranda rights; characteristics of women who withdraw from the protection order process and their reason for withdrawal; judicial activity concerning enemy combatant detainees; the law and military policy on same-sex behavior and the Violence against Women Act.
- Contents:
- Characteristics of women who withdraw from the protection order process and their decisions for withdrawal / Marie Mele, C. James Roberts and Loreen Wolfer
- Terrorism, Miranda, and related matters / Charles Doyle
- Judicial activity concerning enemy combatant detainees : major court rulings / Jennifer K. Elsea and Michael John Garcia
- "Don't ask, don't tell" : the law and military policy on same-sex behavior / David F. Burrelli
- Violence Against Women Act : history and federal funding / Garrine P. Laney.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 4, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 1-5361-1765-X
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