Discrimination in employment and harassment law Books

This book addresses the specific position of domestic workers in the context of evolving human rights norms. Drawing upon a broad range of case studies, this book presents a thorough examination of key issues such as the commodification of care, the...

At a time when the future of the welfare state is the object of heated debate in many European countries, this edited collection explores the relationship between this institution and social rights. Structured around the themes of the politics of social...

Das Buch ""Die Gesetze �����ber Den Civilprocess Vor Den Friedensgerichten Der Ostseeprovinzen (1882)"" von V. Kupffer ist ein juristisches Werk, das sich mit den Gesetzen und Verfahrensregeln f�����r Zivilprozesse vor den Friedensgerichten in den...

Through an examination of selected cases, this book problematizes how collective identities are not structurally guaranteed but rather constructed in dialectically interrelated positions and identity layers. The authors show the kind of impact that these...

This book is an important resource for the cash in transit (CIT) companies, financial services industries and criminal justice system.

Were? Did? Can?Were you innocent and afraid as a child and unable to fit in and feel different inside? Were you playing with boys but dreaming about girls, all socially awkward, quiet, and reserved? Were you void of makeup, fashion, and perfume and...

Increased diversity and shifting social identities have created significant effects on contemporary legislative systems. These shifts have altered how legislative bodies conduct, implement, and pass various policies and bills. Impacts of Faith-Based...

Building on David M. Engel and Frank W. Munger's work analyzing the narratives of people with physical and learning disabilities, this book examines the life stories of twelve physically disabled Canadian adults through the prism of the social model of...

High-reliability management is a set of practices and competencies that help Organisations operating in high-hazard environments maintain a low risk of accidents. These Organisations recognise the inherent risks associated with their operations and...

This book explains the overarching principle of employment and free speech law. It provides detailed case studies relating to specific examples that most commonly come before the courts. It will be an essential reference for students, academics and...

Disability is defined by hierarchy. Regardless of culture or context, persons with disabilities are almost always pushed to the bottom of the social hierarchy.

UNFORGOTTEN Voices from Heart Mountain chronicles the lives of those who lived on both sides of the barbed wire fence in a place known as Heart Mountain, a U.S. government prison camp in the harsh high desert of Wyoming during World War II. In 1941, when...

Discover the dark side of AI in The Racist Robot: How AI is Reinforcing Systemic Discrimination by Anaya Patel.This eye-opening book explores the bias problem in AI algorithms, discrimination in data collection, and the role of unconscious bias in AI...

A right to equality and non-discrimination is widely seen as fundamental in democratic legal systems. But failure to identify the human interest that equality aims to uphold reinforces the argument of those who attack it as morally empty or...

This volume examines the role of law as a tool for advancing women's rights and gender equity in local, national, and global contexts.Many feminist scholars note a marked failure of law to achieve goals connected to women's rights and gender equality...

The protection of vulnerable groups varies under international human rights law. Depending on the group at stake, protection may be more or less advanced. In some cases, the international community has deemed it necessary to adopt conventions providing...

This book examines the controversial 103rd Constitutional Amendment to the Indian Constitution that introduced an income and asset ownership-based new constitutional standard for determining backwardness marking a significant shift in the government's...

This book considers the question of spatial justice after apartheid, from several disciplinary perspectives - jurisprudence, law, literature, architecture, photography and psychoanalysis are just some of the disciplines engaged here.

This book addresses the psychological impact of sexual harassment and gender discrimination from both a clinical and theoretical perspective, whereas previous literature on the topic has emphasized legal and employment consequences. To start, Lenhart...

Modern Employment Law covers all aspects relating to the employment relationship between employer and employee at both individual and collective levels. All chapters are absorbing and exact, with nuanced topics such as unfair dismissal, discrimination...

This book addresses the hidden dynamics of race within the European Union.

This book investigates the implementation of disability rights and duties in the European Union, aiming to understand its functioning and explore ways forward through a critical analysis of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)...

At 6:03 p.m. on Tuesday, the 25th of August 1970, Alexander Marcel Andre Sebastian Barker Bailiff was born to protect the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Governor General of Australia, President of International Commission of Jurists, and...

Societies and states are at a crossroad in how children are treated and how their rights are respected and protected. Children´s new position and their strong rights create tensions and challenge the traditional relationships between family and the state...

The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled is a watershed development in the fields of intellectual property and human rights. As the first international legal...

The numbers of women undergoing Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) treatments have risen steadily, yet they remain largely outside the scope of equality and employment law protection while undergoing treatment. Assisted Reproduction, Discrimination,...

Gratuitous Angst in White America presents a new criminological theory that explains the racialized experiences of white people. The book is essential for those seeking a more complete understanding of the associations between race and crime and those...

One of the major issues in the reconciliation of changing civic ideals with religious tenets is gender equality, and this is an ongoing challenge in both domestic and international affairs. Examining this conflict within the context of a range of issues...

Have you ever been accused of something that you were not aware of? Meet Jamal. Jamal is a young black male student in college at an HBCU who ends up hanging with the wrong crowd. Little does he know while being careless and naive, a "so called...

Although the effect of the EC Anti-DiscriminationFramework Directive 2000/78 pervades agediscrimination law in all Member States, the courtsof each country can and do interpret its provisions- especially pertaining to sanctions - in variousways. In...

This plan outlines the affirmative action policies and procedures for the Montana Department of Transportation's Civil Rights Bureau for the year 2004. It includes detailed information on the Bureau's efforts to ensure equal employment opportunities and...

This text sets out to challenge the traditional power basis of the policy decision makers in education. It contests that others who have an equal right to be consulted and have their opinions known have been silenced, declared irrelevant, postponed and...

Through these true stories, I wanted to tell a reality that is not often told, or realized by the general public.Nursing is a very demanding job, no matter what field you work in. Most nurses are hard-working, conscientious, and display empathy when most...

This book is about the legal regulation of caste discrimination. It highlights the difficulty of capturing caste in international and domestic law, and suggests solutions. Its aim is to contribute to the task of understanding how to secure effective...

Деметриос (Джим) Ангелис не похож на типичного преступника. Законопослушный гражданин, отец двух дочерей. Православный христианин греческого происхождения, родившийся в Монреале. Имеет две степени магистра в области управления, говорит на четырех языках...