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Human rights are invoked on many occasions. But are they more than lofty values and abstract principles? This book shows how human rights create legal entitlements for those protected by them and impose obligations on those bound by them....

Guiding You Through the Maze of OptionsUnderstanding Antiepileptic Drugs enhances patient knowledge and to acts as a facilitator to fill a significant gap in patient-physician communication in the field of epilepsy. There are several studies which show evidence that compliance in taking medication is absolutely crucial for successful medical...

Confronting the Crisis of Economically Vulnerable Nonresident FathersSlandered as irresponsible, deadbeat dads, nonresident fathers are a greatly misunderstood population. These fathers are overlooked in discussions of poverty and economic vulnerability-often being viewed as the cause of social problems, rather than as having been abandoned by...

This best-selling dictionary is an authoritative and comprehensive source of jargon-free legal information. It contains over 4,200 entries that clearly define the major terms, concepts, processes, and the organization of the English legal system. This is a reissue with new covers and essential updates to account for recent changes.  Highlighted...

A Pragmatic Guide for the Justice SystemA robbery victim tries to remember how the crime unfolded and who was present at the scene. A medical patient recalls the doctor saying that the pain in her side wasn&'t worrisome, and now that the tumor is much larger, she&'s suing. An investigation of insider trading hinges on someone&'s memory of exactly...

Mass Incarceration and the Future of American InequalityDrawing upon broadly representative survey data and qualitative interviews, Children of the Prison Boom describes the devastating effects of America&'s experiment in mass incarceration for a generation of vulnerable children. Wakefield and Wildeman find that parental imprisonment leads to...