Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development最新文献

African American Student Enrollment and Law School Ranking 非裔美国学生入学率和法学院排名

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development Pub Date : 2012-05-05 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.1991909

A. Brophy

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The Muslim Manchurian Candidate: Barack Obama, Rumors, and Quotidian Hermeneutics 穆斯林满洲候选人:巴拉克·奥巴马、谣言和日常解释学

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development Pub Date : 2009-06-01 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.1666492

B. Adamson

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A Critical Legal Rhetoric Approach to In Re African-American Slave Descendants Litigation 非裔美国奴隶后裔诉讼的法律修辞批评方法

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development Pub Date : 2008-04-14 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.1120364

L. B. Inniss

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Stop Federalism Before it Kills Again: Reflections on Hurricane Katrina 在联邦制再次杀人之前停止它:对卡特里娜飓风的反思

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development Pub Date : 2006-03-01 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.894470

S. Griffin

引用次数: 8

Children's Advertising Review Unit 儿童广告审查组

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-240-80852-9.50016-9

Elizabeth L. Lascoutx

引用次数: 26

Dispute Resolution Lessons Gleaned from the Arrest of Professor Gates and ‘The Beer Summit’ 从盖茨教授被捕到“啤酒峰会”的争议解决经验

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.1826211

Elayne E. Greenberg

引用次数: 1