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This reference is built around the 1982 United Nations Convention on the law of the sea and other relevant maritime materials. While it addresses all aspects of ocean usage, much emphasis has been placed on issues of contemporary importance such as international fisheries and maritime boundaries.

Representation of Minority Groups in the U.S. aims to assess the changes that have occurred with respect to the descriptive and substantive representation of women, African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians in the U.S. political system from 1965 to the present. Each institutionally oriented chapter provides the reader with detailed demographic and behavioral facts concerning minority groups in the political system. How these groups are represented is assessed through discussions of partisanship, ideology, policy impact, role orientations, leadership, committee assignment, bill co-sponsorship, and voting behavior.

This study considers what interventions work (and what do not) in high crime black neighbourhoods. The focus of the work is on the activity of non-violent community organizations and their activities, and it explores the crime-preventive role of these types of organizations.

This text discusses the key elements of constitutional law in the US. Part One analyzes the structure and authority of the US government. Part Two covers the regulation of the economy and Part Three assesses individual and civil rights under the constitution.