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Book SynopsisPresenting a diverse array of articles by an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this work covers social science disciplines and law. Some articles in this issue examine the interactions of law and "vulnerable" populations. Other articles focus on indigenous groups and particular legal controversies in which they are involved.
Table of ContentsPart I: Legal Acts and "Vunerable" Populations. 'Different Approaches Need to be Taken in Different Settings' - Situating Activist Prison Lawyering: The Struggle for HIV-Positive Prisoner's Rights. (B. Fluery-Steiner). Scapegoating the Vulnerable: Preventive Detention of Immigrants in America's 'War on Terror'. (A.U. Bali). Sanctuary Discourse, Powers, and Legal Narratives. (R. Lippert). Beyond Stork Delivery: From Injury to Autonomy in Reconceptualising 'Harm' in Wrongful Pregnancy. (N.M. Priaulx). Part II: Law and Indigenous Groups. A Legal Trauma, A Public Trauma: Lindy Chamberlain and The Chamberlain Case. (D. Staines). Intangibles, Appropriation, and Intellectual Property Law: The Problem(s) with Copyright for Native American Oral Traditions. (E. Clark).
