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Mother Vs. Father: The Right To The Naming Of Children In The United States And Australia, Deborah Anthony
Mother Vs. Father: The Right To The Naming Of Children In The United States And Australia, Deborah Anthony
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
In England, surname use was at one time quite variable and individualized. This was particularly true for women, who historically held individualized surnames reflecting their specific traits, occupations, statuses, or family relations. Women sometimes retained their birth names at marriage and passed those names on to their husbands and children. But these diverse surname practices eventually disappeared from practice and from collective social memory in England. The new restrictive inherited practice then became highly entrenched in both Australia and the United States, with the latter seeing not only social but legal forces arising to enforce it. Legal battles eventually arose …
Black Lives Matter Abroad, Too: Proposed Solutions To The Racialized Policing Of Ethiopian Jews In Israel, Samy Abdallah
Black Lives Matter Abroad, Too: Proposed Solutions To The Racialized Policing Of Ethiopian Jews In Israel, Samy Abdallah
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
This Note will first discuss the presence of Ethiopian Jews in Israel, and then compare their stature and rights (or lack thereof) to another insular group in Israel—Arab Palestinians. Finally, this Note will discuss possible solutions and remedies to these fatal police shootings. Considering that the possibility of criminal liability for officers is low, this Note will argue that both civil remedies and additional training for police are necessary to avert future shootings of Ethiopian Jews.