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Spruce Run News (August 1992), Spruce Run Staff
Spruce Run News (August 1992), Spruce Run Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
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Domestic Violence Law Poses Challenges For The Courts, Jane C. Murphy, Judith Wolfer
Domestic Violence Law Poses Challenges For The Courts, Jane C. Murphy, Judith Wolfer
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Arrest Experiments: A Feminist Critique, Cynthia Grant Bowman
The Arrest Experiments: A Feminist Critique, Cynthia Grant Bowman
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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Tort Remedies For Victims Of Domestic Abuse, Douglas D. Scherer
Tort Remedies For Victims Of Domestic Abuse, Douglas D. Scherer
Scholarly Works
This Article discusses the use of intentional tort actions by victims of domestic abuse who seek monetary damages. Part I discusses the phenomenon of domestic abuse, with emphasis on physical and emotional harm and factures that justify punitive and compensatory damage awards. Part II discusses the torts of battery, assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and the appropriateness of these actions in domestic abuse cases. Part III discusses the interspousal immunity doctrine and demonstrates the limited extent to which the doctrine bars domestic abuse tort actions. Finally Part IV discusses judicial acceptance of tort actions in domestic abuse cases. …
A Report To The Supreme Court Of Georgia By The Commission On Gender Bias In The Judicial System, Georgia State University Law Review
A Report To The Supreme Court Of Georgia By The Commission On Gender Bias In The Judicial System, Georgia State University Law Review
Georgia State University Law Review
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Five Year Report Of The New York Judicial Committee On Women In The Courts, The Judicial Committee On Women In The Courts
Five Year Report Of The New York Judicial Committee On Women In The Courts, The Judicial Committee On Women In The Courts
Fordham Urban Law Journal
In response to a report submitted by the Judicial Committee on Women, which concluded gender bias to be a "pervasive problem" in the New York State Court System, a Task Force was created to implement the recommendations of that committee. The Five Year Report is a summary of the work done by the Committee and notes the progress made in the fight for more gender equality in our courts. The Committee concluded that although significant progress has been made, there is still a long way to go in the fight for gender equality.
Heat Of Passion And Wife Killing: Men Who Batter/Men Who Kill, Donna Coker
Heat Of Passion And Wife Killing: Men Who Batter/Men Who Kill, Donna Coker
Articles
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Criminal Procedure Bonds And Recognizances: Provide For Increased Bail And For Filing Of Separate Police Reports For Incidents Of Family Violence, Karl M. Braun
Georgia State University Law Review
HB 448 provides for increased bail when an offense involves an act of family violence. If the offense involves serious injury and the arresting officer believes further violence is possible, it is bailable only before a judicial officer. HB 449 provides that a separate report shall be filed whenever a law enforcement officer responds to an incident involving family violence, and outlines the required contents of that report. The Act also provides that the officer shall not base the decision to arrest on the consent or request of the victim and provides guidelines for determining who was the primary physical …