Since the early 1990s new migratory patterns have been emerging in the southern Mediterranean. Here a large number of West Africans and young Moroccans including minors make daily attempts to cross to Europe. The Moroccan city of Tangier because of its proximity t... Lees meer.
While Chicago has the second-largest Mexican population among U.S. cities relatively little ethnographic attention has focused on its Mexican community. This much-needed ethnography of Mexicans living and working in Chicago examines processes of racialization labor su... Lees meer.
The topic of illegal immigration has been a major aspect of public discourse in the United States and many other immigrant-receiving countries. From the beginning of its modern invocation in the early twentieth century the often ill-defined epithet of human illegali... Lees meer.
Illegality in Marine Insurance Law is the first book to deal specifically with illegality in the context of marine insurance law. Previously this issue has only ever been partially covered within analysis and criticism of Section 41 of the Marine Insurance Act 1906 and... Lees meer.
Military coup d etat is an immoral and illegal means to ascend to power. In Africa the West directly or indirectly sponsors coups. France and the U.S. use this modus vivendi to establish territorial control and economical supremacy in Africa. As such their actions con... Lees meer.
A core issue addressed is whether a foreign investor violating a host state s law should be awarded protection of its investment as per its contract with the host state and or the applicable investment or trade agreement between the home state and the host state. This... Lees meer.
From illegal drugs stolen artwork and forged trademarks to fraud in financial markets - the phenomenon of illegality in market exchanges is pervasive. Illegal markets have great economic significance have relevant social and political consequences and shape economi... Lees meer.
The law relating to illegality of contract is of considerable practical importance yet is widely perceived to be obscure and difficult. This high level practitioner text examines the area in detail covering all situations where a contract cannot be enforced because to... Lees meer.
This book examines the social worlds of young Latino street vendors as they navigate the complexities of local and federal laws prohibiting both their presence and their work on street corners. Known as fruteros they sell fruit salads out of pushcarts throughout Los An... Lees meer.
They Leave Their Kidneys in the Fields takes the reader on an ethnographic tour of the melon and corn harvesting fields of California s Central Valley to understand why farmworkers suffer heatstroke and chronic illness at rates higher than workers in any other industry.... Lees meer.