1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910768497203321

Autore

Lecic Ned <1979->

Titolo

The Law Is (Not) for Kids : A Legal Rights Guide for Canadian Children and Teens / / Ned Lecic and Marvin A. Zuker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athabasca, AB : , : AU Press, Athabasca University, , [2023]

©2023

ISBN

1-77199-409-6

1-77199-408-8

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 pages)

Disciplina

929

Soggetti

Crime

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction to the Law and Your Rights -- 2. Being a Minor -- 3. Being Your Parents' Child -- 4. Going to School -- 5. Going to Work -- 6. Love, Sex, and Marriage -- 7. Child and Family Services -- 8. Being in Conflict with the Law -- 9. Fighting for Your Rights -- Appendix A. Glossary of Legal Terms -- Appendix B. How a Bill Becomes Law -- Appendix C. Links to Useful Resources -- Appendix D. Legislation, Conventions, Charters, and Court Cases.

Sommario/riassunto

Since its publication in 2019, this guide to the law has empowered and educated Canadian children and youth and those who serve them. The authors address questions about how rights and laws affect the lives of young people at home, at school, at work, and in their relationships.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973515003321

Autore

Panton Kenneth J (Kenneth John), <1945->

Titolo

Historical dictionary of the British Empire / / Kenneth J. Panton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman and Littlefield, , 2015

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2015

ISBN

979-88-8182-618-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxviii, 727 pages)

Collana

Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras

Classificazione

HIS015000REF008000

Disciplina

909/.0971241003

Soggetti

Imperialism - History

HISTORY - Europe - Great Britain

REFERENCE - Dictionaries

British colonies

Diplomatic relations

Imperialism

Dictionaries.

History

Commonwealth countries History Dictionaries

Commonwealth countries

Great Britain Foreign relations Dictionaries

Great Britain

Great Britain Colonies History Dictionaries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Editor's Foreword -- Map -- Chronology -- THE DICTIONARY -- Appendix A: Secretaries of State with Responsibilities for the Colonies -- Appendix B: The Changing Membership of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 603-726).

Nota di contenuto

Editor's Foreword -- Map -- Chronology -- THE DICTIONARY -- Appendix A: Secretaries of State with Responsibilities for the Colonies -- Appendix B: The Changing Membership of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Sommario/riassunto

"The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section with more than 700 cross-referenced entries on



important personalities as well as crucial aspects of the Empire's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture"--