Panes of the Glass Ceiling

Panes of the Glass Ceiling
Author: Kerri Lynn Stone
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2022-02-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108681565

More than fifty years of civil rights legislation and movements have not ended employment discrimination. This book reframes the discourse about the “glass ceiling” that women face with respect to workplace inequality. It explores the unspoken, societally held beliefs that underlie and engender workplace behaviour and failures of the law, policy, and human nature that contribute “panes” and (“pains”) to the “glass ceiling.” Each chapter identifies an “unspoken belief” and connects it with failures of law, policy, and human nature. It then describes the resulting harm and shows how this belief is not imagined or operating in a vacuum, but is pervasive throughout popular culture and society. By giving voice to previously unvoiced – even taboo – beliefs, we can better address and confront them and the problems they cause.

The Legal Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

The Legal Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Author: Charles Jalloh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2020-07-16
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107178312

Explores how the first treaty-based UN international tribunal's judges innovatively applied the law to perpetrators of international crimes in one of the worst conflicts in recent history.

Index; 1976

Index; 1976
Author: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2021-09-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781014931764

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Land Use Law in Florida

Land Use Law in Florida
Author: W. Thomas Hawkins
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2021-06-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000394050

Land Use Law in Florida presents an in-depth analysis of land use law common to many states across the United States, using Florida cases and statutes as examples. Florida case law is an important course of study for planners, as the state has its own legal framework that governs how people may use land, with regulation that has evolved to include state-directed urban and regional planning. The book addresses issues in a case format, including planning, land development regulation, property rights, real estate development and land use, transportation, and environmental regulation. Each chapter summarizes the rules that a reader should draw from the cases, making it useful as a reference for practicing professionals and as a teaching tool for planning students who do not have experience in reading law. This text is invaluable for attorneys; professional planners; environmental, property rights, and neighborhood activists; and local government employees who need to understand the rules that govern how property owners may use land in Florida and around the country.

Citizenship and Its Exclusions

Citizenship and Its Exclusions
Author: Ediberto Román
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2010-05-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0814776531

Citizenship is generally viewed as the most desired legal status an individual can attain, invoking the belief that citizens hold full inclusion in a society, and can exercise and be protected by the Constitution. Yet this membership has historically been exclusive and illusive for many, and in Citizenship and Its Exclusions, Ediberto Román offers a sweeping, interdisciplinary analysis of citizenship’s contradictions. Román offers an exploration of citizenship that spans from antiquity to the present, and crosses disciplines from history to political philosophy to law, including constitutional and critical race theories. Beginning with Greek and Roman writings on citizenship, he moves on to late-medieval and Renaissance Europe, then early Modern Western law, and culminates his analysis with an explanation of how past precedents have influenced U.S. law and policy regulating the citizenship status of indigenous and territorial island people, as well as how different levels of membership have created a de facto subordinate citizenship status for many members of American society, often lumped together as the “underclass.”

Islamophobia and the Law in the United States

Islamophobia and the Law in the United States
Author: Cyra Akila Choudhury
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2020-08-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108422128

Leading legal scholars explore the role of the law in the emergence and rise of Islamophobia in the United States following the events of 9/11.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance
Author: Robert J. Rhee
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
Total Pages: 960
Release: 2023-02-01
Genre: Law
ISBN:

The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase a new print book to get access to the full experience including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. Corporate Finance provides coverage in a more concrete and problem-based approach than other books on the market. Robert J. Rhee distinguishes this casebook from other fine books in the field in four ways: This book is interdisciplinary in nature, providing essential coverage of the basic concepts of accounting and finance needed for a business lawyer to understand the economics of the transaction; this book facilitates ease of learning and teaching, avoiding excerpting technically dense academic writings in finance and economics, which can intimidate students and teachers; it provides a basic understanding of financial instruments to prepare students for corporate practice, including many examples of actual financial contract terms and other transactional documents taken from various sources; this book takes a business and transactional perspective, including several case studies, which give students the opportunity to analyze legal problems in the context of business transactions. New to the Second Edition: Updates to the accounting materials in Chapter 1, including a presentation of the financial statements of Google (Alphabet) and Facebook (Meta Platforms). New Delaware appraisal cases that deal with the use of the discounted cash flow method of valuation. Revisions to Chapter 7, Debt Instruments, in light of new cases and materials on indentures and covenants. Additional materials on venture capital investments. Revisions to Chapter 9, Derivatives, to focus on plain vanilla put and call options. A new Chapter 10 (Structured Finance) has been added to discuss structured finance transactions and instruments with a focus on asset securitizations and credit derivatives. Professors and students will benefit from: Clear coverage of accounting, finance, valuation, and transactional economics along with good coverage of the major categories of financial instruments (common stock, preferred stock, debt, convertible securities, and derivatives). By the end of the course, students will have a basic understanding of the business aspects of corporate financing and the legal features of the majority classes of financial instruments used in corporate financing. Materials on accounting, finance, valuation, and transactional economics are presented in a clear, accessible way. Editing and annotation of the case opinions facilitate ease of reading and learning. Case studies of actual transactions at the end of some chapters, which illustrate the real-world application of the use of various securities.