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Justice, Gender And The Family, Christine A. Pagac

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Justice, Gender and the Family by Susan Moller Okin

Lessons Of Difference: Feminist Theory On Cultural Diversity, Nitya Duclos

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Explaining The Legal System's Inadequate Response To The Abuse Of Women: A Lack Of Coordination, Matthew Litsky

NYLS Journal of Human Rights

No abstract provided.

Chapter 6: Gay And Lesbian Issues

Women's Annotated Legal Bibliography

No abstract provided.

Chapter 10: Rape

Women's Annotated Legal Bibliography

No abstract provided.

Women In The Lawyering Process: The Complications Of Categories, Judy Scales-Trent

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

The Criminalization Of Maternal Conduct During Pregnancy: A Decisionmaking Model For Lawyers, Elizabeth L. Thompson

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Criminal Law - Battered Woman Syndrome: The Killing Of A Passive Victim - A Perfect Defense Or A Perfect Crime? - State V. Norman, Jeffrey M. Cutler

Campbell Law Review

This Note will examine the strengths and weaknesses of the decision in State v. Norman, and will discuss whether this ruling provides solutions or further problems for the legal system in this area of controversy. In scrutinizing what has been labeled the "battered spouse syndrome," the legal profession must answer a question. Is the use of the syndrome creating a perfect defense or is it opening the door to the perfect crime?

Report Of The Women And The Law Project: Gender Bias And The Law School Curriculum, Ann Shalleck

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.

Chapter 2: Aids

Women's Annotated Legal Bibliography

AIDS and Education — p. 9

Employment Discrimination — p. 11

Health Care — p. 13

Testing — p. 13

General — p. 15

Chapter 14: Obscenity, Pornography & Prostitution

Women's Annotated Legal Bibliography

No abstract provided.

Black Women And The Constitution: Finding Our Place, Asserting Our Rights, Judy Scales-Trent

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Charleston Policy: Substance Or Abuse, The , Kimani Paul-Emile

Faculty Scholarship

In 1989, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) adopted a policy that, according to subjective criteria, singled out for drug testing, certain women who sought prenatal care and childbirth services would be tested for prohibited substances. Women who tested positive were arrested, incarcerated and prosecuted for crimes ranging from misdemeanor substance possession to felony substance distribution to a minor. In this Article, the Author argues that by intentionally targeting indigent Black women for prosecution, the MUSC Policy continued the United States legacy of their systematic oppression and resulted in the criminalizing of Black Motherhood.

Cessation Of Family Violence: Deterrence And Dissuasion, Jeffrey Fagan

Faculty Scholarship

Family violence research has only recently begun to investigate desistance. Recent developments in the study of behaviors other than family violence, such as the use of addictive substances, suggest that common processes can be identified in the cessation of disparate behaviors involving diverse populations and occurring in different settings. Desistance is the outcome of processes that begin with aversive experiences leading to a decision to stop. Desistance apparently follows legal sanctions in nearly three spouse abuse cases in four, but the duration of cessation is unknown beyond short study periods. Batterers with shorter, less severe histories have a higher probability …

Reexamining The Law Of Rape, Janet E. Findlater

Michigan Law Review

A Review Real Rape by Susan Estrich

Hard-Core Pornography: A Proposal For A Per Se Rule, Bruce A. Taylor

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Part I of this Article discusses the history and pervasiveness of the pornography problem. Part II explains the current legal test for obscenity, as evolved from Miller v. California, with an emphasis on terms commonly used in the definition of obscenity. Part III examines the problems in applying Miller that suggest that the application of a per se hard-core pornography rule may be appropriate. Finally, Part IV presents a proposal for a per se hard-core pornography rule, similar to child pornography laws existing in many jurisdictions and upheld by the Supreme Court in New York v. Ferber. This Article concludes …

The Illinois Domestic Violence Act Of 1986: A Selective Critique, Terrence J. Brady

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Chapter 2: Battered Women

Women's Annotated Legal Bibliography

Cases — p. 11

Expert Testimony — p. 11

Legal Responses — p. 13

Miscellaneous — p. 15

Chapter 3: Family

Women's Annotated Legal Bibliography

Cases — p. 20

Family Law Surveys — p. 28

Child Abuse — p. 29

Evidentiary Issues in Child Abuse Cases — p. 32

Children’s Legal Rights — p. 39

Divorce — p. 45

Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution — p. 48

Property Division — p. 49

Valuation of Professional Degrees, Licenses & Goodwill — p. 54

Tax — p. 58

Child Custody & Support — p. 60

Adoption — p. 73

Native Americans — p. 76

Social Control: Analytical Tool Or Analytical Quagmire?, Shelley A. M. Gavigan, Dorothy E. Chunn

Articles & Book Chapters

There is probably no concept which is used more widely and with less precision than that of 'social control'. Given the lack of agreement about what 'social control' is, researchers usually employ the term in one of two ways. Either they assume that its meaning is obvious and requires no clarification, or, they begin with a perfunctory acknowledgment of the definitional problems associated with the concept and proceed to use it anyway. The eclecticism of the latter approach has stimulated attempts over the years to produce a universally applicable definition of 'social control' that could be empioyed both systematically and …

Task Force Reports On Women In The Courts: The Challenge For Legal Education, Elizabeth M. Schneider

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Review Essay. What Makes Rape A Crime?, Lynne N. Henderson

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

The Ultimate Violation, Todd Maybrown

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Ultimate Violation by Judith Rowland

Report Of The New York Task Force On Women In The Courts

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Charged by the New York State Unified Court System with the responsibilities of reviewing and reporting on gender biases existing throughout the New York legal industry, the New York Task Force on Women, comprised of judges, leading practitioners, and academic scholars, set forth a plethora of evidence revealing the depth of gender biases in the New York legal industry. Concluding that gender bias is rampant and pervasive both in the court system and in the private legal industry, the Report reasons that the quickest and most effective way by which reform can be achieved is through the enlistment of the …

Chapter 2: Battered Women

Women's Annotated Legal Bibliography

Cases — p. 23

Battered Woman Syndrome — p. 24

Legal Response to the Problem of Battered Women — p. 27

Miscellaneous — p. 30

Chapter 5: Family

Women's Annotated Legal Bibliography

Cases — p. 41

Statutes — p. 53

Children — p. 54

Divorce — p. 67

Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution — p. 70

Property Division — p. 76

Tax — p. 91

Miscellaneous — p. 103

Chapter 7: Health

Women's Annotated Legal Bibliography

Cases — p. 123

Contraception & Birth — p. 126

DES — p. 132

PMS — p. 135

Reproductive Technology/Surrogate Motherhood — p. 137

Toxics in the Workplace — p. 140

Miscellaneous — p. 144

Illegal Traffic In Women: A Civil Rico Proposal, Lan Cao

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

What Makes Rape A Crime?, Lynne Henderson

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

The Dialectic Of Rights And Politics: Perspectives From The Women's Movement, Elizabeth M. Schneider

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.