1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459533403321

Autore

Samar Vincent Joseph <1953->

Titolo

The right to privacy [[electronic resource] ] : gays, lesbians, and the Constitution / / Vincent J. Samar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 1991

ISBN

1-282-93871-1

9786612938719

1-4399-0378-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Disciplina

342.73/0858

347.302858

Soggetti

Privacy, Right of - United States

Homosexuality - Law and legislation - United States

Sex and law - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction: A Word About Politics and Original Intent; Part One: Theory; 1. The Objects of Legal Privacy; Analyzing Privacy; Historical Antecedents; Privacy in the Law Today; How Courts Justify Decisions; 2. The Concept of Legal Privacy; Problems with the Current Definitions; A Conceptual Methodology; The Definition of Legal Privacy; The Coverage-Protection Distinction; 3. A Justification for Legal Privacy; A Normative Methodology; What a Privacy Justification Is; Privacy and Autonomy; Part Two: Practice; 4. Legal Epistemology and Privacy; Dworkin's Interpretative Theory

Mohr's Privacy JustificationHixon's Utilitarian Approach to Privacy; 5. Applications; Criteria for Dispute Resolutions; The Openly Gay or Lesbian Teacher; Gay and Lesbian Parenting and Marriage; Surrogate Motherhood; Privacy and AIDS; Adult Consensual Sodomy Statutes; The Justification of Abortion; Computer Data Banks and Electronic Funds; Transfer Services; Pornography and Drugs in the Home; Employer Drug and Polygraph Testing; The Right to Die; Epilogue: Autonomy: The Ultimate Question; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Where did the right to privacy come from and what does it mean? Grappling with the critical issues involving women and gays that relate to the recent Supreme Court appointment, Vincent J. Samar develops a definition of legal privacy, discusses the reasons why and the degree to which privacy should be protected, and shows the relationship between privacy and personal autonomy. He answers former Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork's questions about scope, content, and legal justification for a general right to privacy and emphasizes issues involving gays and lesbians, Samar maintains that

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145960103321

Autore

Ramirez Michael

Titolo

Everyone Has the Right to My Opinion [[electronic resource] ] : Investor's Business Daily Pulitzer Prize-Winning Editorial Cartoonist

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : Wiley, 2009

ISBN

0-470-44104-6

1-119-19789-9

1-282-13713-1

9786612137136

0-470-43015-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Disciplina

741.5

741.5/6973

741.56973

741.5973

Soggetti

American wit and humor, Pictorial

American wit and humor

Editorial cartoons - United States

Editorial cartoons -- United States

Editorial cartoons

Wit and humor

Drawing, Design & Illustration

Visual Arts

Art, Architecture & Applied Arts

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO MY OPINION; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The 2008 Pulitzer Collection; Moral Values; Hollywood; Domestic Affairs; Economics; Politics; Elections; World Affairs; The Middle East; September 11; War; The 1994 Pulitzer Collection; Backword

Sommario/riassunto

In Everyone Has the Right to My Opinion, Michael Ramirez, the internationally known editorial cartoonist for Investor's Business Daily, offers a comprehensive collection of his award-winning cartoons, accompanied by an introduction to the images highlighted throughout the book. Each cartoon shows that a picture is worth a thousand words and transforms the news of the day into eye-catching, provocative, and hilarious images that draw people into the democratic process. His commentary on everything from the economy and markets to politics and international affairs offers a unique p