New Titles List for the Week of September 16, 2012
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James C. Hanks. School bullying: how long is the arm of the law? American Bar Association, Section of State and Local Government Law, 2012. KF4159.H36 2012 In recent years, the issue of school bullying has received extensive media coverage, and the prevention of bullying is now the target of numerous statutes and other policies. Efforts to prevent bullying are now embraced at every level of society, from the grass roots to the federal government. This guide reviews state statutes and case law concerning bullying, explores the constitutional issues that arise from the application of anti-bullying regulations, examines federal guidance on harassment, and offers suggestions for a systematic approach to bullying. |
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Charles
B. Craver. Effective legal negotiation and settlement. 7th ed.
LexisNexis, 2012. KF9084.C7 2012 Effective Legal Negotiation and Settlement explores various negotiation stages, emphasizes the importance of verbal and nonverbal communication, and discusses the different bargaining techniques negotiators are likely to encounter. The Seventh Edition also explores the impact of negotiations involving persons from diverse backgrounds or of different genders. Due to the increased relevance of transnational transactions, public and private international bargaining transactions receive expanded treatment. The author also reviews the use of neutral mediators to assist negotiators with their interactions, and explains the ethical aspects of the negotiation process. |
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Alternative Dispute
Resolution |
Stories mediators tell / edited by Eric Galton & Lela P. Love. American Bar
Association, Section of Dispute Resolution, 2012. |
KF9084.S76 2012 |
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Disabilities and the Law |
Mark C. Weber. Understanding
disability law. 2nd ed. LexisNexis, 2012. |
KF480.W433 2012 |
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Evidence |
Edward J. Imwinkelried.
Evidentiary foundations. 8th ed. LexisNexis, 2012. |
KF8935.I45 2012 |
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Michael J. Hannon. Digital
evidence: computer forensics and legal issues arising from computer
investigations. William S. Hein & Co., 2012. |
KF8947.5.H36 2012 |
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First Amendment |
Russell L. Weaver &
Donald E. Lively. Understanding the First Amendment. 4th ed.
LexisNexis, 2012. |
KF4770.W43 2012 |
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Jewish Law |
Steven H. Resnicoff. Understanding
Jewish Law. LexisNexis, 2012. |
KBM524.R47 2012 |
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Legal Profession |
Jennifer Sheppard. In
chambers: a guide for judicial clerks and externs. Wolters Kluwer Law
& Business, 2012. |
KF8807.S527 2012 |
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Legal Research |
William A. Hilyerd, Kurt X.
Metzmeier & David J. Ensign. Kentucky legal research. Carolina
Academic Press, 2011. |
KFK1275.H55 2011 |
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New Journal |
The journal of
international business & law.
Hofstra University, School of Law. |
K10.O84777 |
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Professional Responsibility |
Patrick Emery Longan. Questions
& answers: professional responsibility multiple choice and short answer
questions and answers. 3rd ed. LexisNexis, 2012. |
KF306.L66 2012 |
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Property |
John G. Sprankling. Understanding
property law. 3rd ed. LexisNexis, 2012. |
KF561.S67 2012 |
New Government Documents List
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A Medicaid fraud victim
speaks out: what's not working and why: joint hearing before the Subcommittee
on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management and the
Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census, and the National
Archives of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of
Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, December 7,
2011. |
KF27.J8588 2012a |
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A review of NASA's space
launch system: hearing before the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first
session, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. |
KF26.B39 2011y |
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Ahmadinejad's tour of tyrants
and Iran's agenda in the Western Hemisphere: hearing before the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress,
second session, February 2, 2012. |
KF27.B514 2011e |
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Commercial airline safety
oversight: hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety,
and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, March 20,
2012. |
KF27.F6492 2011a |
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Emerging issues in insurance
regulation: hearing before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and
Investment of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United
States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, September 14, 2011. |
KF27.O94 2012b |
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Ensuring appropriate
regulatory oversight of broker-dealers and legislative proposals to improve
investment adviser oversight: hearing before the Subcommittee on Capital
Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the Committee on Financial
Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first
session, September 13, 2011. |
KF27.J8644 2012 |
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Examining NOAA's climate
service proposal: hearing before the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first
session, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. |
KF27.S39 2011g |
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Exploring all the energy
options and solutions: south Texas as a leader in creating jobs and
strengthening the economy: hearing before the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress,
second session, February 13, 2012. |
KF27.B514 2011g |
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International Child Abduction
Prevention and Return Act of 2011 Global Online Freedom Act of
2011 and International Food Assistance Improvement Act of 2012: markup
before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth
Congress, second session, on H.R. 1940, H.R. 3605, and H.R. 4141, March 27,
2012. |
KF27.S39 2011h |
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Legislative proposals to
bring certainty to the over-the-counter derivatives market: hearing before
the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of
the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One
Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, October 14, 2011. |
KF27.S39 2011j |
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Nominations of Alan B.
Krueger, David A. Montoya, and Cyrus Amir-Mokri: hearing before the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth
Congress, first session, on nominations of Alan B. Krueger, of New Jersey, to
be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, David A. Montoya, of Texas,
to be Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Cyrus
Amir-Mokri, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
Department of the Treasury, September 22, 2011. |
KF27.J8644 2012a |
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Prescription drug abuse
epidemic in America: hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and
Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of
Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, March 7, 2012. |
KF27.F629 2012a |
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Safeguarding the integrity of
the immigration benefits adjudication process: hearing before the
Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement of the Committee on the
Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second
session, February 15, 2012. |
KF26.C69215 2012 |
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Scott Gardner Act: hearing
before the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement of the
Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth
Congress, second session, on H.R. 3808, March 7, 2012. |
KF27.F6489 2012a |
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STEM in action: inspiring the
science and engineering workforce of tomorrow: hearing before the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred
Twelfth Congress, first session, Tuesday, September 13, 2011. |
KF26.B3956 2011d |
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The State Department's
rewards programs: performance and potential: hearing before the Subcommittee
on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second
session, March 7, 2012. |
KF26.F6967 2011e |
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The U.S.-Caribbean shared
security partnership: responding to the growth of trafficking and narcotics
in the Caribbean: hearing before the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere,
Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session,
December 15, 2011. |
KF27.O9433 2011h |
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To apply counterinsurgency
tactics under a coordinated and targeted strategy to combat the terrorist
insurgency in Mexico waged by transnational criminal organizations, and for
other purposes and to withhold twenty percent of United States assessed
and voluntary contributions to the Organization of American States (OAS) for
every Permanent Council meeting that takes place where Article 20 of the
Inter-American Charter is not invoked with regard to Venezuela's recent
constitutional reforms, and for other purposes: markup before the
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, on
H.R. 3401 and H.R. 2542, December 15, 2011. |
KF27.F6 2012a |
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Volt vehicle fire: what did
NHTSA know and when did they know it? : hearing before the Subcommittee on
Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight, and Government Spending of the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One
Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, January 25, 2012. |
KF27.O947 2012 |