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(G)Local Intersectionality, Martha F. Davis
(G)Local Intersectionality, Martha F. Davis
Washington and Lee Law Review
Intersectionality theory has been slow to take root as a legal norm at the national level, even as scholars embrace it as a potent analytical tool. Yet, in recent years, intersectionality has entered law and policy practices through an unexpected portal: namely, local governments’ adoption of international norms. A growing number of local governments around the world explicitly incorporate intersectionality into their law and practice as part of implementing international antidiscrimination norms from human rights instruments like the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of …
Murdering Crows: Pauli Murray, Intersectionality, And Black Freedom, Lisa A. Crooms-Robinson
Murdering Crows: Pauli Murray, Intersectionality, And Black Freedom, Lisa A. Crooms-Robinson
Washington and Lee Law Review
What is intersectionality’s origin story and how did it make its way into human rights? Beginning in the 1940s, Pauli Murray (1910–1985) used Jane Crow to capture two distinct relationships between race and sex discrimination. One Jane used the race-sex analogy to show that race and sex were both unconstitutionally arbitrary. The other Jane captured Black women’s experiences and rights deprivations at the intersection of race and sex. Both Janes were based on Murray’s fundamental belief that the struggles against race and sex discrimination were different phases of the fight for human rights.
In 1966, Murray was part of the …
Defining Recipients Of Federal Financial Assistance Under The Nondiscrimination Statutes, Heidi A. Reamer
Defining Recipients Of Federal Financial Assistance Under The Nondiscrimination Statutes, Heidi A. Reamer
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Rationality-And The Irrational Underinclusiveness Of The Civil Rights Laws, Peter Brandon Bayer
Rationality-And The Irrational Underinclusiveness Of The Civil Rights Laws, Peter Brandon Bayer
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Direct Evidence Of Discriminatory Intent And The Burden Of Proof: An Analysis And Critique , Charles A. Edwards
Direct Evidence Of Discriminatory Intent And The Burden Of Proof: An Analysis And Critique , Charles A. Edwards
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Proving Discriminatory Intent From A Facially Neutral Decision With A Disproportionate Impact
Proving Discriminatory Intent From A Facially Neutral Decision With A Disproportionate Impact
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Time Limitations On The Filing Of Title Vii Suits By The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Time Limitations On The Filing Of Title Vii Suits By The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Tests For Discrimination In Employment
Tests For Discrimination In Employment
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Civil Rights Act Of 1964: Racial Discrimination And Union Membership, Paul Seward Trible Jr.
Civil Rights Act Of 1964: Racial Discrimination And Union Membership, Paul Seward Trible Jr.
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Fourteenth Amendment And The State Action Doctrine
The Fourteenth Amendment And The State Action Doctrine
Washington and Lee Law Review
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