Blocking the Courthouse Door
Blocking the Courthouse Door

Author: Stephanie Mencimer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2006-12-05

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0743277007

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In this no-holds-barred political broadside, a rising journalistic star accuses the Republican party and corporate interests of robbing from Americans one of their chief civil liberties--the right to sue.

Protecting Rights Without a Bill of Rights
Protecting Rights Without a Bill of Rights

Author: Dr Adrienne Stone

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2013-01-28

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1409493199

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Australia is now the only major Anglophone country that has not adopted a Bill of Rights. Since 1982 Canada, New Zealand and the UK have all adopted either constitutional or statutory bills of rights. Australia, however, continues to rely on common law, statutes dealing with specific issues such as racial and sexual discrimination, a generally tolerant society and a vibrant democracy. This book focuses on the protection of human rights in Australia and includes international perspectives for the purpose of comparison and it provides an examination of how well Australian institutions, governments, legislatures, courts and tribunals have performed in protecting human rights in the absence of a Bill of Rights.