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A Road Less Traveled To A Federal Era, John Paul Jones
A Road Less Traveled To A Federal Era, John Paul Jones
Law Faculty Publications
Professor Jones examines efforts to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment which ended unsuccessfully in 1982. He argues that efforts to use the federal courts to fill in the gaps in protection of rights based on gender are likely to fall far short of what the Amendment would have provided, and that a renewed attempt at ratification would likely meet the same fate as the earlier one. He suggests a third alternative, U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as the most feasible means of achieving the goals of the ERA without …
The Hidden Gender Of Law, Christine Boyle
The Hidden Gender Of Law, Christine Boyle
Dalhousie Law Journal
Two legal academics who set out to produce a book of materials with such a title could weave many components into it. They could explore feminist methodology, and show how much feminist legal scholarship has in common with feminist scholarship generally. They could illustrate the influence of feminist academic work on actual legal decisions and legislation. They could discuss feminist scholarship and legal education, including the dramatic developments over the last twenty years. Questions about fundamental values - equality, liberty, security, fairness - could be addressed. Materials could be included from the field of law often called Women and the …
Racism And Patriarchy In The Meaning Of Motherhood, Dorthy E. Roberts
Racism And Patriarchy In The Meaning Of Motherhood, Dorthy E. Roberts
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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Babies, Parents, And Grandparents: A Story In Two Cases, Karen Czapanskiy
Babies, Parents, And Grandparents: A Story In Two Cases, Karen Czapanskiy
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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