Unnatural Law

Author : David R. Boyd
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774840633
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unnatural Law written by David R. Boyd and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While governments assert that Canada is a world leader in sustainability, Unnatural Law provides extensive evidence to refute this claim. A comprehensive assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Canadian environmental law, the book provides a balanced, critical examination of Canada's record, focusing on laws and policies intended to protect water, air, land, and biodiversity. Three decades of environmental laws have produced progress in a number of important areas, such as ozone depletion, protected areas, and some kinds of air and water pollution. However, Canada's overall record remains poor. In this vital and timely study, David Boyd explores the reasons why some laws and policies foster progress while others fail. He ultimately concludes that the root cause of environmental degradation in industrialized nations is excessive consumption of resources. Unnatural Law outlines the innovative changes in laws and policies that Canada must implement in order to respond to the ecological imperative of living within the Earth's limits. The struggle for a sustainable future is one of the most daunting challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Everyone - academics, lawyers, students, policy-makers, and concerned citizens - interested in the health of the Canadian and global environments will find Unnatural Law an invaluable source of information and insight. For more information on Unnatural Law visit David Boyd's site, www.unnaturallaw.com.

Author : Robert G. Fuller
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1598588974
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unnatural Deaths written by Robert G. Fuller and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ruma Chopra
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813931169
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unnatural Rebellion written by Ruma Chopra and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2011-05-29 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of British American mainland colonists rejected the War for American Independence. Shunning rebel violence as unnecessary, unlawful, and unnatural, they emphasized the natural ties of blood, kinship, language, and religion that united the colonies to Britain. They hoped that British military strength would crush the minority rebellion and free the colonies to renegotiate their return to the empire. Of course the loyalists were too American to be of one mind. This is a story of how a cross-section of colonists flocked to the British headquarters of New York City to support their ideal of reunion. Despised by the rebels as enemies or as British appendages, New York’s refugees hoped to partner with the British to restore peaceful government in the colonies. The British confounded their expectations by instituting martial law in the city and marginalizing loyalist leaders. Still, the loyal Americans did not surrender their vision but creatively adapted their rhetoric and accommodated military governance to protect their long-standing bond with the mother country. They never imagined that allegiance to Britain would mean a permanent exile from their homes.

Author : Harry Hammer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781975875459
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Most Unnatural Act of All written by Harry Hammer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to consider a safer way to deal with the human predators who walk among us. In his third book, Harry Hammer teaches you how to resolve conflict with non-violent de-escalation techniques. You will learn everything you need to know to resolve almost any type of conflict, which left unimpeded could lead to violence of tragedy. You will also learn skills, tactics, techniques and principles that will maximize your chances of staying safe - through the mastery of words.

Author : Christine A Klein
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479856169
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mississippi River Tragedies written by Christine A Klein and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read a free excerpt here! American engineers have done astounding things to bend the Mississippi River to their will: forcing one of its tributaries to flow uphill, transforming over a thousand miles of roiling currents into a placid staircase of water, and wresting the lower half of the river apart from its floodplain. American law has aided and abetted these feats. But despite our best efforts, so-called “natural disasters” continue to strike the Mississippi basin, as raging floodwaters decimate waterfront communities and abandoned towns literally crumble into the Gulf of Mexico. In some places, only the tombstones remain, leaning at odd angles as the underlying soil erodes away. Mississippi River Tragedies reveals that it is seductively deceptive—but horribly misleading—to call such catastrophes “natural.” Authors Christine A. Klein and Sandra B. Zellmer present a sympathetic account of the human dreams, pride, and foibles that got us to this point, weaving together engaging historical narratives and accessible law stories drawn from actual courtroom dramas. The authors deftly uncover the larger story of how the law reflects and even amplifies our ambivalent attitude toward nature—simultaneously revering wild rivers and places for what they are, while working feverishly to change them into something else. Despite their sobering revelations, the authors’ final message is one of hope. Although the acknowledgement of human responsibility for unnatural disasters can lead to blame, guilt, and liability, it can also prod us to confront the consequences of our actions, leading to a liberating sense of possibility and to the knowledge necessary to avoid future disasters.

Author : Peggy Pascoe
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0195094638
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Comes Naturally written by Peggy Pascoe and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2009 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... Examines two of the most insidious ideas in American history. The first is the belief that interracial marriage is unnatural. The second is the belief in white supremacy. When these two ideas converged, with the invention of the term 'miscegenation' in the 1860s, the stage was set for the rise of a social, political, and legal system of white supremacy that reigned through the 1960s and, many would say, beyond" -- Introduction, page 1.

Author : Robert W. Walker
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 : 9780515135299
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unnatural Instinct written by Robert W. Walker and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Jessica Coran faces the most terrifying challenge of her career-when her professional adversary, a criminal court judge, is kidnapped by a deranged man with an unnatural instinct for revenge...

Author : Davidson Roger Davidson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 147444122X
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illicit and Unnatural Practices written by Davidson Roger Davidson and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-14 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a wide range of prosecution and trial records, along with more recent newspaper coverage of court proceedings, this book furnishes a fascinating insight into the relationship between the law, sex, and society in modern Scotland. Case studies of sex-related offences, including abortion, bestiality, brothel-keeping, child sexual assault, and wilful HIV transmission, reveal how far the legal process both reflected and reinforced contemporary moral panics and how far it was shaped by the interplay between law officers and forensic experts, by the prejudices of the local community and civic leaders, and by Scotland's distinctive legal and moral identity. The law in practice is seen to have sustained important norms of sexual behaviour and masculinity along with an enduring double moral standard with respect to female sexuality. This volume thus affords a remarkable new perspective on the sexual behaviours and ideologies of Scottish society across the twentieth century and into the new millennium.

Author : Brock Thompson
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 1557289433
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Un-Natural State written by Brock Thompson and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of gay and lesbian life in Arkansas in the twentieth century, a deft weaving together of Arkansas history, dozens of oral histories, and Brock Thompson's own story.

Author : Trischa Mann
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195518511
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australian Law Dictionary written by Trischa Mann and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Australian Law Dictionary is a key reference for those who need familiarity with, and knowledge of, Australian legal terms most commonly encountered when studying law and in the profession.