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Notes Toward A Critical Contemplation Of Law, Sonia K. Katyal Jan 2012

Notes Toward A Critical Contemplation Of Law, Sonia K. Katyal

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In this tribute to Professor Derrick Bell’s legacy, Professor Katyal reflects on one of Bell’s greatest gifts: the necessary, and perhaps unfinished gift of critical contemplation of law, along with its possibilities and its concomitant limitations. In her paper, Katyal reflects on two seemingly disparate areas of civil rights that might benefit from Bell’s critical vision: the area of LGBT rights and equality, and federal Indian law. Relying on some of Bell’s most valuable insights, Katyal calls for the creation of a “critical sexuality studies” and a “critical indigenous studies” that employs some of Bell’s groundbreaking lessons in reimagining broader …


Tensions In Rhetoric And Reality At The Intersection Of Work And Immigration, Jennifer Gordon Jan 2012

Tensions In Rhetoric And Reality At The Intersection Of Work And Immigration, Jennifer Gordon

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