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1. Search for a round peg: seeking a remedy for recruitment abuses in the U.S. guest worker program.

Author

Carr, Eleanor G.

Subjects
Alien labor -- Laws, regulations and rules, Migrant labor -- Laws, regulations and rules, Right of action -- Laws, regulations and rules, Employee recruitment -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Fair Labor Standards Act, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act of 2000
Published
2010

2. Being neighborly in Title 20: using the IDEA to lend a helping hand to NCLB.

Author

Burgreen, Mark

Subjects
Educational equalization -- Analysis, Minority students -- Laws, regulations and rules, Right of action -- Laws, regulations and rules, Due process of law -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Published
2009

6. Left, left, left, right left: the search for rights and remedies in juvenile boot camps.

Author

Ravenell, Teressa E.

Subjects
Rehabilitation of criminals -- Laws, regulations and rules, Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Laws, regulations and rules, Right of action -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Civil Rights Act of 1871 (42 U.S.C. 1983)
Published
2002

7. Lead paint poisoning and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: a new partnership for the twenty-first century.

Author

Cappell, Shana R.

Subjects
Right of action -- Laws, regulations and rules, Lead poisoning -- Cases, Lead based paint -- Cases, Landlords -- Laws, regulations and rules, Hazardous substances -- Laws, regulations and rules, Child welfare -- Cases, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
Abstract

Landlords have been very successful in defeating negligence suits brought against them by tenants whose children have suffered poisoning from lead paint. However, tenants could also sue under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, a law dealing with the handling of hazardous substances.

Published
2002

8. Back to the future: why a return to the approach of the Filartiga court is essential to preserve the legitimacy and potential of the Alien Tort Claims Act.

Author

Ratner, Joshua

Subjects
Right of action -- Laws, regulations and rules, Subject matter jurisdiction -- Laws, regulations and rules, Human rights -- Cases, Jus cogens (International law) -- Evaluation, Customary law -- Evaluation, Filartiga v. Pena-Irala (630 F.2d 876 (2d Cir. 1980)), Alien Tort Statute
Abstract

The author asserts that courts should consider human rights claims under the Alien Tort Statute by reference to customary international law. He examines the US Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit decision in Filartiga v. Pena-Irala as a basis for this argument.

Published
2002

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