Hoop Dreams Deferred: The Wnba, The Nba, And The Long-Standing Gender Inequity At The Game’S Highest Level, 2014 American University Washington College of Law
Hoop Dreams Deferred: The Wnba, The Nba, And The Long-Standing Gender Inequity At The Game’S Highest Level, N. Jeremi Duru
N. Jeremi Duru
Exacerbating The Divide: Why The Roberts Court’S Recent Same-Sex Jurisprudence Is An Improvident Use Of The Court’S Judicial Review Powers, 2014 Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law
Exacerbating The Divide: Why The Roberts Court’S Recent Same-Sex Jurisprudence Is An Improvident Use Of The Court’S Judicial Review Powers, Akram Faizer
Akram Faizer
No abstract provided.
Real Men, 2014 University of San Francisco
Real Men, Luke A. Boso
Luke A. Boso
Men experience discrimination every day at work and at school because they fail to look or behave like real men. Most courts now hold that men can prove sex discrimination by presenting evidence that the defendant harassed or bullied the plaintiff because he fails to conform to sex stereotypes. But judges in these cases are reluctant to find that defendants intended to discriminate “because of sex,” which is required to state a valid claim under statutory anti-discrimination law. Instead, judges routinely grant defendants’ motions for summary judgment and to dismiss based on little more than their own ideas about what …
New Perspectives On European Women’S Legal History, 2014 DePaul University
New Perspectives On European Women’S Legal History, Sara L. Kimble, Marion Rowekamp
Sara L Kimble
No abstract provided.
Holistic Pregnancy: Rejecting The Theory Of The Adversarial Mother, 2014 Duquesne University School of Law
Holistic Pregnancy: Rejecting The Theory Of The Adversarial Mother, Rona Kaufman Kitchen
Rona Kaufman Kitchen
In its zealous effort to protect the lives and health of unborn children, the law frequently views the expecting mother with suspicion. In its most extreme form, the law regards the potential mother as a potential murderess. This perspective does not reflect the nature of pregnancy, it undermines the autonomy of loving mothers, and it is detrimental to children. Regardless of whether there is any conflict between mother and fetus, the State presumes the mother to be a threat to her fetus and subjugates her rights as a result. The State interferes with the mother’s autonomy, bodily integrity, parental rights, …
Women And Justice For The Poor: A History Of Legal Aid, 1863–1945, 2014 Chicago-Kent College of Law
Women And Justice For The Poor: A History Of Legal Aid, 1863–1945, Felice Batlan
Felice J Batlan
No abstract provided.
Why Rape Should Not (Always) Be A Crime, 2014 Selected Works
Why Rape Should Not (Always) Be A Crime, Katharine K. Baker
Katharine K. Baker
Practical Problems With Modifying The Military Justice System To Better Handle Sexual Assault Cases, 2014 Chicago-Kent College of Law
Practical Problems With Modifying The Military Justice System To Better Handle Sexual Assault Cases, Michael Spak, Jonathan P. Tomes
Michael Spak
No abstract provided.
Information Superhighway Patrol, 2014 John Marshall Law School
Information Superhighway Patrol, Raizel Liebler
Raizel Liebler
The Illusion Of Equality: The Failure Of The Community Property Reform To Achieve Management Equality, 2014 Louisiana State University Law Center
The Illusion Of Equality: The Failure Of The Community Property Reform To Achieve Management Equality, Elizabeth Carter
Elizabeth R. Carter
Pregnancy As A ‘Personal Circumstance’? A Case Study Of Equality Jurisprudence Under The Canadian Charter Of Rights, 2014 Trinity College Dublin
Pregnancy As A ‘Personal Circumstance’? A Case Study Of Equality Jurisprudence Under The Canadian Charter Of Rights, Mel Cousins
Mel Cousins
This article examines the recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in Miceli-Riggins v Attorney General of Canada as an example of the approach which the Canadian courts are taking to the interpretation of s. 15 of the Charter of Rights (in the area of social benefits) following the Supreme Court’s recent attempts to ‘restate’ that law in a series of cases. It argued that, whatever the intention of the Supreme Court, the restatement of the law has created general confusion in the lower courts and tribunals. In addition, in cases concerning social benefits, the Court’s statements, in cases …
Women Made Whole: How Tort Law Can Change The Lives Of Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault Victims, 2014 University of Pittsburgh - Main Campus
Women Made Whole: How Tort Law Can Change The Lives Of Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault Victims, Sara L. Crewson
Sara L Crewson
Domestic violence victims do not have the same level of access to the civil justice system that victims of sexual assault do, yet both are gender-linked crimes. A combination of legal, legislative, and social forces have come together to effectively bar recovery for victims of domestic violence, but when examining how these forces serve to help, rather than hinder, sexual violence victims, it is possible to come up with solutions that can tear these barriers down and ensure all victims of violence are equal in the eyes of the justice system. What we know is that domestic violence tort claims …
Religiosity In Constitutions And The Status Of Minority Rights, 2014 Willamette University
Religiosity In Constitutions And The Status Of Minority Rights, Brandy G. Robinson
Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions
Minority rights and religion have never been topics that are simultaneously considered. However, arguably, the two have relevance, especially when combined with the topic and theory of constitutionalism. Historically and traditionally, minorities have been granted certain rights and have been denied certain rights under various constitutions. These grants and denials relate to cultural differences and values, arguably relating to a culture’s understanding and interpretation of religion.
This article explores the relationship and status of minority rights as it relates to religiosity and constitutionalism. Essentially, there is a correlation between these topics and research shows where certain nations have used religion …
Vawa @ 20: Introduction, 2014 City University of New York (CUNY)
Vawa @ 20: Introduction, Nishan Bhaumik
City University of New York Law Review
No abstract provided.
Vawa After The Party: Implementing Proposed Guidelines On Campus Sexual Assault Resolution, 2014 University of Arizona
Vawa After The Party: Implementing Proposed Guidelines On Campus Sexual Assault Resolution, Mary P. Koss, Elise C. Lopez
City University of New York Law Review
No abstract provided.
From Multiculturalism To Technique: Feminism, Culture, And The Conflict Of Laws Style, 2014 University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
From Multiculturalism To Technique: Feminism, Culture, And The Conflict Of Laws Style, Karen Knop, Ralf Michaels, Annelise Riles
Annelise Riles
The German Chancellor, the French President, and the British Prime Minister have each grabbed world headlines with pronouncements that their states' policies of multiculturalism have failed. As so often, domestic debates about multiculturalism, as well as foreign policy debates about human rights in non- Western countries, revolve around the treatment of women. Yet feminists are no longer even certain how to frame, let alone resolve, the issues raised by veiling, polygamy, and other cultural practices oppressive to women by Western standards. Feminism has become perplexed by the very concept of "culture." This impasse is detrimental both to women's equality and …
Rights Inside Out: The Case Of The Women's Human Rights Campaign, 2014 Cornell Law School
Rights Inside Out: The Case Of The Women's Human Rights Campaign, Annelise Riles
Annelise Riles
This essay traces the relationship between activists and academics involved in the campaign for “women’s rights as human rights” as a case study of the relationship between different classes of what I call “knowledge professionals” self-consciously acting in a transnational domain. The puzzle that animates this essay is the following: how was it that at the very moment at which a critique of “rights” and a reimagination of rights as “rights talk” proved to be such fertile ground for academic scholarship did the same “rights” prove to be an equally fertile ground for activist networking and lobbying activities? The paper …
The United Nations Responses To The Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Of Women And Girls By Peacekeepers During Peacekeeping Missions, 2014 Cornell Law School
The United Nations Responses To The Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Of Women And Girls By Peacekeepers During Peacekeeping Missions, Muna Ndulo
Muna B Ndulo
No abstract provided.
African Customary Law, Customs, And Women's Rights, 2014 Trinity College, Oxford
African Customary Law, Customs, And Women's Rights, Muna Ndulo
Muna B Ndulo
The sources of law in most African countries are customary law, the common law and legislation both colonial and post-independence. In a typical African country, the great majority of the people conduct their personal activities in accordance with and subject to customary law. Customary law has great impact in the area of personal law in regard to matters such as marriage, inheritance and traditional authority, and because it developed in an era dominated by patriarchy some of its norms conflict with human rights norms guaranteeing equality between men and women. While recognizing the role of legislation in reform, it is …
Victim Gender And The Death Penalty, 2014 Cornell Law School
Victim Gender And The Death Penalty, Caisa Elizabeth Royer, Amelia Courtney Hritz, Valerie P. Hans, Theodore Eisenberg, Martin T. Wells, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson
Sheri Lynn Johnson
Previous research suggests that cases involving female victims are more likely to result in death sentences. The current study examines possible reasons for this relationship using capital punishment data from the state of Delaware. Death was sought much more for murders of either male or female white victims compared to murders of black male victims. Analyzing capital sentencing hearings in Delaware from 1977-2007 decided by judges or juries, we found that both characteristics of the victims and characteristics of the murders differentiated male and female victim cases. The presence of sexual victimization, the method of killing, the relationship between the …