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Series
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Defining and valuing the right to privacy -- Unfortunately, everyone cannot be trusted to behave well if let alone -- Too much official invasion of privacy harms the public interest -- Civilized life requires the exchange of information to unfair advantage -- A free society depends on the right to learn and share information without undue secrecy -- There are things nobody else has a right to learn from a person who wishes to keep them private.
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Series
Pub. Date
©2004
Description
Students and the Bill of Rights : constitutional rights in school -- Point: zero tolerance policies instill discipline and increase safety in schools -- Counterpoint: zero tolerance policies are unfair and deprive students of due process -- Point: safety concerns must trump Fourth Amendment rights in public schools -- Counterpoint: students must now lose their Fourth Amendment protections and privacy rights -- Point: school uniforms and dress codes...
8) Tort reform
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Series
Pub. Date
©2006
Description
Addressing the question of whether courts should reduce the scope of defendants' liability to avoid enconomic declines or would that change help corporations at the expense of individuals, this title examines all sides of the controversial issue of tort reform.
14) Food safety
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Presents opposing arguments on the subject of food safety and regulation, discussing chemicals in food, genetically modified food, and the effect of regulation on meat quality.
Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Overview: Moving beyond traditional "liberal versus conservative" arguments for and against abortion, Abortion: Three Perspectives is an up-to-date, accessible, and engaging exploration of this highly contentious issue. Featuring a triangular debate between four prominent moral and political philosophers, it presents three different political perspectives: Michael Tooley argues the "liberal" pro-choice approach; Philip E. Devine and Celia Wolf-Devine...