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Legal mobilization and anti‐fluoridation campaigning in post‐war Britain

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract The fluoridation of public water supplies to improve dental health is often cited as an example of an ‘intractable controversy’ in public health, reflecting deeply held principles about rights and the public sphere. This article examines legal mobilization to prevent fluoridation in Britain, from the first pilot studies in the mid‐1950s ...
JANET WESTON
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(Dis)obeying the law: corporate tax morale in developing countries

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Ensuring high tax compliance is one of the key objectives of every tax system. Yet, while tax non‐compliance is known to be significant among small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), the motivations underlying it remain surprisingly underexplored, particularly in the context of developing countries.
RITA DE LA FERIA, TU ANH TRAN
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Law as a technology of exclusion: the legal construction of racialized and gendered work relations through the case study of international labour law in the first half of the twentieth century

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the role of labour law in processes of racialization and gendering of work. It argues that labour law not only protects certain forms of work (law as a protective mechanism), but also systematically excludes other forms of work, especially those performed by racialized and gendered individuals (law as a technology of ...
JULIETA LOBATO
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