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In Re: Adoption Of A Minor Child Circuit Court Of The 15th Judicial Circuit Palm Beach County, Florida, Jennafer Neufeld, Dalia Georgi Sep 2011

In Re: Adoption Of A Minor Child Circuit Court Of The 15th Judicial Circuit Palm Beach County, Florida, Jennafer Neufeld, Dalia Georgi

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Referenda And The District Of Columbia's Human Rights Act: Voting On Same-Sex Marriage In The Nation's Capital, Jacob Stewart Jun 2011

Referenda And The District Of Columbia's Human Rights Act: Voting On Same-Sex Marriage In The Nation's Capital, Jacob Stewart

Legislation and Policy Brief

Beginning with Massachusetts in 2003, the courts and legislatures of many states have had to decide whether same-sex marriage is or should be a fundamental right under their respective constitutions. Although only five states and the District of Columbia legally perform same-sex marriages, a few other jurisdictions are in the process of proposing laws moving in that direction. However, the vast majority of states are holding fast to the traditional heterosexual definition of marriage. Thirty-eight states have adopted some sort of Defense of Marriage Act, constitutional amendment, or similar measure that defines marriage as the union between one man and …


Redefining Child Under The State Children's Health Insurance Program: Capable Of Repetition, Yet Evading Results, Elisabeth H. Sperow May 2011

Redefining Child Under The State Children's Health Insurance Program: Capable Of Repetition, Yet Evading Results, Elisabeth H. Sperow

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Domestic Violence In The United States: A Preliminary Report Prepared For Rashida Manjoo, U.N. Special Rapporteur On Violence Against Women, Brenda V. Smith, Caroline Bettinger-Lopez, Farrah Elchahal, Miraisy Rodriguez, Monika Siwiec, Christina Brandt-Young, Kirsten Carlson, Gabrielle Davis, Margaret Drew, Rebecca Landy, Adam Dubin, Rachel Natelson, Sandra Park, Ana Romes, Jessica Rubenstein, Cynthia Soohoo, Cheryl Thomas, Sandra Jezierski, Casey R. Schultz Apr 2011

Domestic Violence In The United States: A Preliminary Report Prepared For Rashida Manjoo, U.N. Special Rapporteur On Violence Against Women, Brenda V. Smith, Caroline Bettinger-Lopez, Farrah Elchahal, Miraisy Rodriguez, Monika Siwiec, Christina Brandt-Young, Kirsten Carlson, Gabrielle Davis, Margaret Drew, Rebecca Landy, Adam Dubin, Rachel Natelson, Sandra Park, Ana Romes, Jessica Rubenstein, Cynthia Soohoo, Cheryl Thomas, Sandra Jezierski, Casey R. Schultz

Reports

Domestic violence is a distinctive and complex type of violence. The intimate relationship between the victim and the perpetrator is historically construed as private and therefore beyond the reach of law. The often hidden site of the violence buttresses this conceptualization. The victim is often financially dependent on her abuser, and other economic and familial factors complicate the victim’s response to abuse. Moreover, women who complain of domestic violence frequently face intimidation, retaliation, and stigmatization, and thus incidents of domestic violence are notoriously under-reported and under-prosecuted throughout the world, including the United States.

Any meaningful analysis of the nature and …


Language And The Law, Yadira Calvo Feb 2011

Language And The Law, Yadira Calvo

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Is Law And Art Or A Science?: Comments On Objectivity, Feminism, And Power, Joan Williams Feb 2011

Is Law And Art Or A Science?: Comments On Objectivity, Feminism, And Power, Joan Williams

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Gender And The Law: Mexican Legislation On Domestic Violence, Marta Torres Falcon Feb 2011

Gender And The Law: Mexican Legislation On Domestic Violence, Marta Torres Falcon

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Women's Human Rights In The Framework Of Argentine Domestic Law: Treatment Since The Return To Democracy, Maria Teresa Flores Feb 2011

Women's Human Rights In The Framework Of Argentine Domestic Law: Treatment Since The Return To Democracy, Maria Teresa Flores

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Parental Rights And The Best Interests Of The Child: Implications Of The Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997 On Domestic Violence Victims' Rights, Rachel Venier Feb 2011

Parental Rights And The Best Interests Of The Child: Implications Of The Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997 On Domestic Violence Victims' Rights, Rachel Venier

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Comments On Martha Fineman's Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, , Suzanna Danuta Walters Feb 2011

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Comments On Martha Fineman's Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, , Suzanna Danuta Walters

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage , Ann Shalleck Feb 2011

Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage , Ann Shalleck

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Why Lesbians And Gay Men Should Read Martha Fineman, Nancy D. Polikoff Feb 2011

Why Lesbians And Gay Men Should Read Martha Fineman, Nancy D. Polikoff

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Bursting The Foundational Myths Of Reproductive Labor Under Capitalism: A Call For Brave New Families Or Brave New Villages? , Mary Romero Feb 2011

Bursting The Foundational Myths Of Reproductive Labor Under Capitalism: A Call For Brave New Families Or Brave New Villages? , Mary Romero

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Caretakers, Entitlement, And Diversity , Twila L. Perry Feb 2011

Caretakers, Entitlement, And Diversity , Twila L. Perry

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Comments On Martha Fineman's Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, , Suzanna Danuta Walters Feb 2011

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Comments On Martha Fineman's Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, , Suzanna Danuta Walters

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage , Ann Shalleck Feb 2011

Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage , Ann Shalleck

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Bursting The Foundational Myths Of Reproductive Labor Under Capitalism: A Call For Brave New Families Or Brave New Villages? , Mary Romero Feb 2011

Bursting The Foundational Myths Of Reproductive Labor Under Capitalism: A Call For Brave New Families Or Brave New Villages? , Mary Romero

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Why Lesbians And Gay Men Should Read Martha Fineman, Nancy D. Polikoff Feb 2011

Why Lesbians And Gay Men Should Read Martha Fineman, Nancy D. Polikoff

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Caretakers, Entitlement, And Diversity , Twila L. Perry Feb 2011

Caretakers, Entitlement, And Diversity , Twila L. Perry

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


What’S The Border Got To Do With It? How Immigration Regimes Affect Familial Care Provisions—A Comparative Analysis, Hila Shamir Jan 2011

What’S The Border Got To Do With It? How Immigration Regimes Affect Familial Care Provisions—A Comparative Analysis, Hila Shamir

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Introduction Comparative Family Law: What Is The Global Family? Family Law In Decolonization, Modernization And Globalization , Ann Shalleck Jan 2011

Introduction Comparative Family Law: What Is The Global Family? Family Law In Decolonization, Modernization And Globalization , Ann Shalleck

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Feminist Fumdamentalism As An Individual And Constitutional Commitment, Mary Anne Case Jan 2011

Feminist Fumdamentalism As An Individual And Constitutional Commitment, Mary Anne Case

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Consumer Direction In Medicaid Long Term Care: Autonomy, Commodification Of Family Labor, And Community Resilience, Daniela Kraiem Jan 2011

Consumer Direction In Medicaid Long Term Care: Autonomy, Commodification Of Family Labor, And Community Resilience, Daniela Kraiem

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Cohabitation, And Same-Sex Families Around The World: Why “Same” Is So Different?, Macarena Saez Jan 2011

Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Cohabitation, And Same-Sex Families Around The World: Why “Same” Is So Different?, Macarena Saez

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


National Report: Canada, Marie-France Bureau Jan 2011

National Report: Canada, Marie-France Bureau

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Cohabitation, And Same-Sex Families Around The World: Why ‘Same’ Is So Different?, Macarena Saez Jan 2011

Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Cohabitation, And Same-Sex Families Around The World: Why ‘Same’ Is So Different?, Macarena Saez

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

This paper briefly explains the situation of same sex couples in countries that have opened marriage to individuals of the same sex, offers a summary and analysis of the status of same sex unions in several countries that have not opened marriage to same sex couples, and provides a comparative analysis of the most recurrent arguments used in the processes of recognition and denial of same sex unions in the countries reviewed.

Forty years ago, same sex couples were not legally accepted in any country. In the last thirty years, however, around 20% of the world has granted some rights …


National Report: Belgium, Frederik Swennen, Yves-Henri Leleu Jan 2011

National Report: Belgium, Frederik Swennen, Yves-Henri Leleu

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Redefining Polygamy Among The Palestinian Bedouins In Israel: Colonialism, Patriarchy, And Resistance, Rawia Abu Rabia Jan 2011

Redefining Polygamy Among The Palestinian Bedouins In Israel: Colonialism, Patriarchy, And Resistance, Rawia Abu Rabia

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Running In(To) The Family: 8 Short Stories About Sex Workers, Clients, Husbands, And Wives, Ummni Khan Jan 2011

Running In(To) The Family: 8 Short Stories About Sex Workers, Clients, Husbands, And Wives, Ummni Khan

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Interacting Legal Orders And Child Marriages In India, Domenico Francavilla Jan 2011

Interacting Legal Orders And Child Marriages In India, Domenico Francavilla

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.