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George Rutherglen

Employment Discrimination Law: Visions of Equality in Theory and Doctrine

George Rutherglen
Publisher
Foundation Press
Date
2010
Citation
George Rutherglen, Employment Discrimination Law: Visions of Equality in Theory and Doctrine, Foundation Press (3 ed. 2010).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
George Rutherglen
John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program
Center for the Study of Race and Law
LawTech Center
Center for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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