Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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These problems involve the management of public goods and everyone benefits from a successful resolution. Unfortunately, few are willing to bear the cost of resolving the problems. Countries will not undertake the necessary reforms to mitigate global warming, curb population growth, implement legal frameworks that protect human rights or invest in universal vaccination programs to halt the spread of disease because the individual country would bear the cost of the reform without exclusively benefiting from the outcome...
...since the passage of ADA, the College has never been the subject of a legal complaint...
...pieces of evidence. He believes the killer may have spotted JonBenet as she glided by in a convertible in Boulder's holiday Parade of Lights. On Christmas night, while the family was out, he entered through a basement window, roamed the house and penned a ransom note, using a legal pad and black Sharpie marker he found near the kitchen...
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Confronting the issues of slavery and race has been fundamental in America's development. A successful outcome was achieved only through dedication and sacrifice. The first stage was the abolition of slavery, the source of great shame. The next step was an end to legal segregation, and then the guarantee to all Americans of the right to vote. The final stage was equal access to capital for everyone. Dr. King led the 20th century drive to transform American culture. He fought to end segregation by changing the law. If Dr. King had not succeeded and Congress...
...weeks ago, five black steps appeared. Dusted in footprints, but still mud-free enough to showcase their newness, the steps have proven popular. Strangely though, no one seems to want to take credit for the deed. Loews denies installing the steps and the Fresh Pond Shopping Center's legal consultant, William M. O'Brien, declines to comment at all on the matter. Vivian, a ticket seller at the movie theater, was cut off by her superiors before she could reveal what she knew, but acknowledged that the stairs are gaining a following. "It was about time they did something...