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The Trials of Academe : The New Era of Campus Litigation.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (347 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674053861
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Trials of AcademeDDC classification:
  • 344.73/074
LOC classification:
  • KF4225
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. An Introduction -- 2. A World Apart: A Short History of the Rise of Academic Deference -- 3. Battles over Bias: Anti- discrimination Law on Campus -- 4. Free Speech Free- for- All: The First Amendment on Campus -- 5. Prerogative and Profit: Battles over Intellectual Property -- 6. Privacy in Peril: Peer Review Meets Judicial Review -- 7. War of the Words: The Rise of Academic Defamation -- 8. Of Injuries and Insults: Tort Law on Campus -- 9. Promises, Promises: Contracts on Campus -- 10. Looking Forward -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: As Amy Gajda shows in this witty yet troubling book, litigation is now common on campus, and perhaps even more commonly feared. This book explores the origins and causes of the litigation trend, its implications for academic freedom, and what lawyers, judges, and academics themselves can do to limit the potential damage.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. An Introduction -- 2. A World Apart: A Short History of the Rise of Academic Deference -- 3. Battles over Bias: Anti- discrimination Law on Campus -- 4. Free Speech Free- for- All: The First Amendment on Campus -- 5. Prerogative and Profit: Battles over Intellectual Property -- 6. Privacy in Peril: Peer Review Meets Judicial Review -- 7. War of the Words: The Rise of Academic Defamation -- 8. Of Injuries and Insults: Tort Law on Campus -- 9. Promises, Promises: Contracts on Campus -- 10. Looking Forward -- Notes -- Index.

As Amy Gajda shows in this witty yet troubling book, litigation is now common on campus, and perhaps even more commonly feared. This book explores the origins and causes of the litigation trend, its implications for academic freedom, and what lawyers, judges, and academics themselves can do to limit the potential damage.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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