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Despite Acquittal, Man Assigned Sex Offender Registry Status, Arthur S. Leonard Jan 2018

Despite Acquittal, Man Assigned Sex Offender Registry Status, Arthur S. Leonard

Other Publications

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E Proper Remedy For Possession Of Child Pornography: Shifting From Restitution To A Victims Compensation Program, Michelle Minarcik Jan 2013

E Proper Remedy For Possession Of Child Pornography: Shifting From Restitution To A Victims Compensation Program, Michelle Minarcik

NYLS Law Review

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The Impact Of International Human Rights Developments On Sexual Minority Rights, Arthur S. Leonard Jan 2005

The Impact Of International Human Rights Developments On Sexual Minority Rights, Arthur S. Leonard

Articles & Chapters

The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) marked the first time that tribunal took notice of how foreign and international courts were dealing with the civil rights claims of lesbians and gay men as part of its discussion of American constitutional law. If this evinces a new openness by the Court to looking at such external sources in gay rights cases, what would it find on the major legal issues now facing the LGBT community in the United States? This article summarizes developments abroad on legal recognition of same-sex partners (including for purposes of immigration status) and military …


Civil Partnership In The U.K. – Some International Problems, Barry Crown Jan 2004

Civil Partnership In The U.K. – Some International Problems, Barry Crown

NYLS Law Review

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Homophobia And The “Matthew Shepard Effect” In Lawrence V. Texas, Kris Franklin Jan 2004

Homophobia And The “Matthew Shepard Effect” In Lawrence V. Texas, Kris Franklin

NYLS Law Review

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Violence Against Women In South Africa: The Role Of Culture And The Limitations Of The Law, Penelope Andrews Jan 1999

Violence Against Women In South Africa: The Role Of Culture And The Limitations Of The Law, Penelope Andrews

Articles & Chapters

This paper describes the role of culture in perpetuating violence against women. It does this by contextualizing violence against women in South Africa within the grand project of transformation taking place there, and highlighting the possibilities of fundamental restructuring, with respect to rights and equality for women, when the feminist project intersects with the non-racial project. The paper, therefore, visits a familiar question, namely, the obstacles to transformation when the eradication of racism takes precedence over the elimination of sexism, as it historically has in South Africa. In addition, this paper describes recent attempts by the legislature and courts in …