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Effective Implementation Of The Trafficking Of Persons And Involuntary Servitude Articles: Lessons From The Criminal Justice System Response To The Illinois Domestic Violence Act, Alison L. Stankus, Jennifer A. Kuhn
Effective Implementation Of The Trafficking Of Persons And Involuntary Servitude Articles: Lessons From The Criminal Justice System Response To The Illinois Domestic Violence Act, Alison L. Stankus, Jennifer A. Kuhn
Northern Illinois University Law Review
When the Illinois Domestic Violence Act was enacted in 1986, the General Assembly acknowledged that "the legal system has ineffectively dealt with family violence in the past . . . and has not adequately acknowledged the criminal nature of domestic violence; that, although many laws have changed, in practice there is still widespread failure to appropriately protect and assist victims." However, despite these stated purposes, the criminal justice system response to the Act in the last twenty years has been slow to correct this failure. In 2006, the Trafficking of Persons and Involuntary Servitude Articles were added to the Illinois …
A Forum For Women's Voices: Mediation Through A Feminist Jurisprudential Lens, Kate Mccabe
A Forum For Women's Voices: Mediation Through A Feminist Jurisprudential Lens, Kate Mccabe
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This article explores the potential that mediation offers to women as a forum to tell their stories in their own voices. Part I explains the process of mediation. Part II examines the interplay of law, mediation and women, suggesting that the adversarial system has failed to acknowledge women and neglected to hear their voices or listen to their stories. This section also investigates the role of mediation within the legal system and the dangers adherent in that position. Part III introduces feminism and feminist jurisprudence. Part IV looks at mediation as an alternative process and explores the vitality of an …
Women, Work And Family: Recent Economic Trends, Manuelita Ureta
Women, Work And Family: Recent Economic Trends, Manuelita Ureta
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This article presents an overview of recent economic trends in the labor force behavior of men and women. The author focuses on the factors that play a role in a woman's decision to join the work force and presents data to illustrate the current labor situation. The author concludes that government mandated minimum wages and benefits are detrimental, rather than beneficial, to low-skilled workers.
Addicted Pregnancy As A Sex Crime, Lorraine Schmall
Addicted Pregnancy As A Sex Crime, Lorraine Schmall
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This article examines how controls on addictive pregnancy present a new and dangerous threat to the treatment of women under the law. The author first examines the relationship between the mother and the fetus, concluding that no coherent status attaches to the unborn vis-a-vis its own mother which could justify depriving her of her privacy, autonomy, and the right to make personal family decisions. The article continues with a historical discussion of disparate legal treatment of women throughout history, and the discriminatory effect of state intervention into cases of addicted pregnancy on poor people and people of color. This article …
The Legal Profession In Transition: An Address At The Graduation Ceremonies Of Northern Illinois University College Of Law, Claire L'Heureux--Dubé
The Legal Profession In Transition: An Address At The Graduation Ceremonies Of Northern Illinois University College Of Law, Claire L'Heureux--Dubé
Northern Illinois University Law Review
The Northern Illinois University Law Review is pleased to publish the address delivered by the Honorable Claire L'Heureux-Dubé at the graduation for the class of 1992. Justice L'Heureux-Dubé is a member of the Supreme Court of Canada. Her address comments on the changes occurring in the legal profession as a result of forces of globalism and advances made by women and minorities. In particular, Justice L’Heureux-Dubé warns of the detrimental effects of the commercialization of the legal profession. Above all else, she reminds us that law is a learned profession requiring continuous study and contemplation.