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Wordsworthian Errancies: The Poetics Of Cultural Dismemberment. David Collings, Steven Bruhm
Wordsworthian Errancies: The Poetics Of Cultural Dismemberment. David Collings, Steven Bruhm
Steven Bruhm
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Between Irua And "Female Genital Mutilation" : Feminist Human Rights Discourse And The Cultural Divide, Hope Lewis
Between Irua And "Female Genital Mutilation" : Feminist Human Rights Discourse And The Cultural Divide, Hope Lewis
Hope Lewis
“Irua,” or female genital surgery (“FGS”), involves the most private aspects of individual female physical and cultural identity. Yet, the health risks caused by FGS raised concern in cultures in which FGS is not traditionally practiced. There has been extensive dialogue regarding the implications of FGS for cross-cultural feminist approaches to human rights. This Article examines the controversy over FGS terminology as it reflects more complex debates over FGS as a violation of international human rights. It further assesses the reasons offered to justify Western feminists’ participation in cross-cultural strides to address FGS through human rights law. In addition, the …
Reputation And The Value Of Lawyers (Symposium On Business Lawyering And Value Creation For Clients), Karl S. Okamoto
Reputation And The Value Of Lawyers (Symposium On Business Lawyering And Value Creation For Clients), Karl S. Okamoto
Karl Okamoto
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Revising The Klan: Intersections Of Race, Gender, And Class In The 1920s Ku Klux Klan, Lynn Dumenil
Revising The Klan: Intersections Of Race, Gender, And Class In The 1920s Ku Klux Klan, Lynn Dumenil
Lynn Dumenil
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Reconsidering Abortion Law: Liberty, Equality And The New Rhetoric Of Planned Parenthood V. Casey, Erin Daly
Reconsidering Abortion Law: Liberty, Equality And The New Rhetoric Of Planned Parenthood V. Casey, Erin Daly
Erin Daly
Since 1973, the Supreme Court has based the right to abortion on a right to privacy implicit in the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Despite forceful and increasingly frequent arguments that the harm caused by restrictive abortion laws deny equal protection, at least as much as they impinge on personal privacy, the Court has steadfastly refused to consider abortion in this light. In Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, sowed the seeds for a more nuanced understanding of both liberty and equality. Although the lead opinion is so fractured that, as the maze of concurrences …