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Biopunk Dystopias : Genetic Engineering, Society and Science Fiction
Biopunk Dystopias contends that we find ourselves at a historical nexus, defined by the rise of biology as the driving force of scientific progress, a strongly grown mainstream attention given to genetic engineering in the wake of the Human Genome Project (1990-2003), the changing sociological view of a liquid modern society, and shifting discourses on the posthuman, including a critical posthu…
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- 9781781383766
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- 300 SCH b
Analogy and Exemplary Reasoning in Legal Discourse
This book brings together contributions from leading figures in legal studies on analogy and related forms of reasoning in the law. Analogical reasoning-which relies on the concept of two different things being in some way like each other-is hugely important not just in the practice of law, but it is nonetheless strongly contested.
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- 9789048537143
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- 196 halaman
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- 340 KAP a
Euthanasia and Law in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is the only country in the world in which euthanasia, under narrow-defined circumstances, is legally permissible. Considerable attention has been paid over a number of years to the problem of regulating it and information has been systematically collected concerning actual practice. Therefore the Dutch experience is of interest not only to the Dutch, but to anyone who is conside…
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- 9789053562758
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- 382 halaman
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- 340 GRI e
In Search of Effective Disability Policy : Comparing the Developments and Out…
In Search of Effective Disability Policy examines the potentials of two very different strategies of integrating disabled people into the working life. In the Netherlands employers have great responsi-bility for the integration. In contrast employers have limited responsibility in the Danish strategy, where public authorities are crucial. This book finds that there are virtues and drawbacks of …
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- 9789053566442
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- 208 halaman
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- 362 HOG s
Core Labour Standards and International Trade Lessons from the Regional Context
This book examines the labour standards provisions in a number of Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements, and assesses the potential of using the relevant clauses in these trade agreements as a benchmark for a multilateral approach. Based on the lessons learned from the Regional model, the book proposes a Global Labour and Trade Framework Agreement (GLTFA) combined with a joint ILO/WTO enforce…
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- 9783662446195
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- xxxvii, 330 pages
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- 381
Indigenous Pathways, Transitions and Participation in Higher Education : From…
This book brings together contributions by researchers, scholars, policy-makers, practitioners, professionals and citizens who have an interest in or experience of Indigenous pathways and transitions into higher education. University is not for everyone, but a university should be for everyone. To a certain extent, the choice not to participate in higher education should be respected given that…
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- 9789811040627
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- XXI, 287 halaman
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- 370 IND
Implementing Ethics in Educational Ethnography : Regulation and Practice
Providing theoretical grounding, case studies and practical solutions, Implementing Ethics in Educational Ethnography examines how researchers can overcome ethical dilemmas associated with and encountered during ethnographic research. From the initial stages of research design such as consideration from regulatory bodies, through research occurring in the field to project completion and reporti…
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- 9780429017469
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- 156 halaman
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- 370 BUS i
Human rights in diverse education contexts
The focus of this publication is on answering the central research question: How can Human Rights be advanced with regard to different kinds of diversities, and in different educational settings? The publication pays special attention to the advancement of human rights in a variety of education-related contexts, in keeping with human rights as a declared national priority for both society at la…
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- 9781928523031
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- 380 halaman
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- NWU Education and Human Rights in Diversity Series, 1
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- 370 BEC h
Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools Legal Precedents, Current Practice…
This Brief reviews the past, present, and future use of school corporal punishment in the United States, a practice that remains legal in 19 states as it is constitutionally permitted according to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a result of school corporal punishment, nearly 200,000 children are paddled in schools each year. Most Americans are unaware of this fact or the physical injuries sustained …
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- 9783319148182
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- 364.67
Corporate Disclosures and Financial Risk Assessment A Dichotomous Data-Analyt…
This publication links information asymmetries and decision processes of financial investors through quantitative models. The aim is to analyze empirical observations and synthesize outputs in order to add new academic insights with practical pertinence. Multivariate scoring models and statistical analyses investigate situations on the market level that enables corporations to lower their capit…
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- 9783658124601
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- xi, 152 pages
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- 338.7
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