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Profitable Proposals: Explaining And Addressing The Mail-Order Bride Industry Through International Human Rights Law, Vanessa Brocato
Profitable Proposals: Explaining And Addressing The Mail-Order Bride Industry Through International Human Rights Law, Vanessa Brocato
San Diego International Law Journal
This Article looks at the MOBI in the United States through the lens of international human rights. Part II will describe the MOBI. Part III will evaluate the MOBI within an international human rights framework. Part IV will examine current U.S. legislation relating to the MOBI. Part V suggests strategies for addressing the MOBI. Nations will not be able to solve the problem independently because the MOBI is a transnational phenomenon. Conducting a critique of marriage brokers in a human rights context can help place problems caused by the MOBI at the forefront of international debate. Applying current human rights …
Tribal Jurisdiction And Domestic Violence: The Need For Non-Indian Accountability On The Reservation, Amy Radon
Tribal Jurisdiction And Domestic Violence: The Need For Non-Indian Accountability On The Reservation, Amy Radon
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Domestic violence is a severe problem for tribes across the nation, as their female members are victimized at highly disproportionate rates compared to members of dominant society. Many tribes have sophisticated domestic violence codes to combat the problem, but they are powerless to prosecute the majority of those who will abuse Indian women: non-Indian men. In 1978 the Supreme Court stripped tribes of their power to prosecute non-Indians in criminal matters, which not only damaged tribal sovereignty but also meant the difference between a life free from abuse and one with constant fear, intimidation, and pain for Indian women.
The …
Untying The Knot: An Analysis Of The English Divorce And Matrimonial Causes Court Records, 1858-1966, Danaya C. Wright
Untying The Knot: An Analysis Of The English Divorce And Matrimonial Causes Court Records, 1858-1966, Danaya C. Wright
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
The World Summit On Sustainable Development And Women's Access To Land: Why Nigeria Should Adopt The Eritrean Land Proclamation, Natasha C. Robinson
The World Summit On Sustainable Development And Women's Access To Land: Why Nigeria Should Adopt The Eritrean Land Proclamation, Natasha C. Robinson
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
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Law Is The Answer? Do We Know That For Sure?: Questioning The Efficacy Of Legal Interventions For Battered Women, Leigh Goodmark
Law Is The Answer? Do We Know That For Sure?: Questioning The Efficacy Of Legal Interventions For Battered Women, Leigh Goodmark
Saint Louis University Public Law Review
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The Predicament Of The Immigrant Victim/Defendant: “Vawa Diversion” And Other Considerations In Support Of Battered Women, Zelda B. Harris
The Predicament Of The Immigrant Victim/Defendant: “Vawa Diversion” And Other Considerations In Support Of Battered Women, Zelda B. Harris
Saint Louis University Public Law Review
No abstract provided.
Spotlight: Response To Violence Against Women At The University Of Missouri At Columbia, Mary Beck
Spotlight: Response To Violence Against Women At The University Of Missouri At Columbia, Mary Beck
Saint Louis University Public Law Review
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Domestic Violence And The Construction Of “Ideal Victims”: Assaulted Women’S “Image Problems” In Law, Melanie Randall
Domestic Violence And The Construction Of “Ideal Victims”: Assaulted Women’S “Image Problems” In Law, Melanie Randall
Saint Louis University Public Law Review
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The Missouri Battered Women’S Clemency Coalition: A Collaborative Effort In Justice For Eleven Missouri Women, Bridget B. Romero, Jennifer Collins, Carrie Johnson, Jennifer Merrigan, Lynne Perkins, Judith Sznyter, Lisa Dale May
The Missouri Battered Women’S Clemency Coalition: A Collaborative Effort In Justice For Eleven Missouri Women, Bridget B. Romero, Jennifer Collins, Carrie Johnson, Jennifer Merrigan, Lynne Perkins, Judith Sznyter, Lisa Dale May
Saint Louis University Public Law Review
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Domestic Violence And The Jewish Community, Stacey A. Guthartz
Domestic Violence And The Jewish Community, Stacey A. Guthartz
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
In Part I of this Article, Guthartz defines the problem of domestic violence as it relates to the Jewish community. Specifically, Jewish texts and history and community understanding and exposure, that contribute to Jewish domestic abuse are examined. In Part II, the author explores Jewish solutions to domestic violence by focusing on religious remedies, community pressure, and the use of civil law. In this Article, it is submitted that it is only through an understanding of the uniqueness of "Jewish" domestic violence by domestic violence and law enforcement organizations, coupled with an understanding about domestic violence within American society by …
Keynote Address: Reproductive Rights Under Siege: Responding To The Anti-Choice Agenda Conference. University Of Michigan Law School. March 5, 2004, Nancy Northup
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
It is great to be here with a new generation that is advocating for reproductive rights and responding to the extraordinary anti-choice agenda we currently face. I am not going to talk about that agenda directly tonight because I know that you know it. You know about the judicial appointments, you know about the parental consent laws, you know about the denial of funding for low-income women, you know about the global gag rule.
Advocacy In Whispers: The Impact Of The Unsaid Global Gag Rule Upon Free Speech And Free Association In The Context Of Abortion Law Reform In Three East African Countries, Patty Skuster
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
In 2001, President George W. Bush restricted the participation in democratic processes for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) abroad by reinstating a policy restricting family planning funding granted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The restriction sharply curtailed the ability to speak and to associate freely for organizations working to preserve women's health and lives. For this reason, I refer to the restriction as the Global Gag Rule (GGR). Organizations in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Kenya had begun to identify the problems associated with their countries' restrictive abortion laws. In these three countries, as elsewhere in the world, illegal abortions …
The Use Of Human Rights Discourse To Secure Women's Interests: Critical Analysis Of The Implications, Renu Mandhane
The Use Of Human Rights Discourse To Secure Women's Interests: Critical Analysis Of The Implications, Renu Mandhane
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
This article highlights the significant theoretical constraints of universalism, the tendency of human rights advocates to ignore the underlying cause of rights violations, as well as problems associated with the concept of and informal hierarchy between rights. The article suggests that there are certain circumstances in which INGOs that rely primarily on human rights language in their advocacy efforts may wish to supplement their analysis with explicit reference to feminist legal theory in order to more effectively secure women's interests globally. These ideas will be developed with ongoing reference to the recent and successful campaign initiated by Nepali women to …
Sexual Slavery And The International Criminal Court: Advancing International Law, Valerie Oosterveld
Sexual Slavery And The International Criminal Court: Advancing International Law, Valerie Oosterveld
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Article explores the advancement of the international crime of sexual slavery, from its initial inclusion in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court through further development in the delineation of the ICC's Elements of Crime document. This Article begins with a detailed exploration of the negotiation process that led to the inclusion of the crime of sexual slavery in the Rome Statute. The first Section describes the decision to include both sexual slavery and enforced prostitution as crimes, as well as the debate on listing sexual slavery as a crime separate from that of enslavement. Next, the Section …
Copyright Infringement, Sex Trafficking, And Defamation In The Fictional Life Of A Geisha, Susan Tiefenbrun
Copyright Infringement, Sex Trafficking, And Defamation In The Fictional Life Of A Geisha, Susan Tiefenbrun
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
Memoirs of a Geisha has sold and made millions for Arthur Golden since 1997. This is his first novel, and it has earned him worldwide acclaim. A feature film version directed by Steven Spielberg is in the works. The book is translated into more than twenty languages. This article uses the book and the legal controversy that ensued after its publication to ask, and hopefully answer, two questions: First, is the geisha tradition as described by Golden in his fictional biography a variant of sex trafficking and sexual slavery which, despite possible cultural justifications, should be abolished by law? Second, …
Gender Bias And The Legal Profession: A Discussion Of Why There Are Still So Few Women On The Bench, Leah V. Durant
Gender Bias And The Legal Profession: A Discussion Of Why There Are Still So Few Women On The Bench, Leah V. Durant
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
No abstract provided.