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Sexuality and the Law

Selected Works

2013

Gender

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Accepting The Court's Invitation, Martha M. Ertman Jun 2013

Accepting The Court's Invitation, Martha M. Ertman

Martha M. Ertman

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The Law Of The Land: Will Gay Marriage Change Marriage, And If So, How?, Martha Ertman Jun 2013

The Law Of The Land: Will Gay Marriage Change Marriage, And If So, How?, Martha Ertman

Martha M. Ertman

This panel, moderated by Naomi Cahn, included presentations by Martha Ertman, Liza Mundy, and Jonathan Rauch.


Gun Control, Mental Illness, And Black Trans And Lesbian Survival, Gabriel Arkles Dec 2012

Gun Control, Mental Illness, And Black Trans And Lesbian Survival, Gabriel Arkles

Gabriel Arkles

Those concerned with racial, gender, sexual, economic, or disability justice should be concerned about the direction and focus of national conversations in the wake of Newtown. Controversies over gun control and mental health treatment have a profound impact on those marginalized based on race, gender, sexuality, class, and disability. Gun control laws endanger trans people of color and queer women of color, as well as those labeled mentally ill, by failing to reduce interpersonal violence while increasing the violence of the criminal legal system. Instead of increasing incarceration of people in marginalized communities who choose to carry guns, we should …


Perspectives On Crimes Of Sexual Violence In International Law.Pdf, Susana L. Sacouto Dec 2012

Perspectives On Crimes Of Sexual Violence In International Law.Pdf, Susana L. Sacouto

Susana L. SáCouto

INTRODUCTION: Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) during conflict and periods of repression has been a problem in every region of the globe.' Historically, these crimes were rarely prosecuted, particularly when government leaders were responsible for tolerating, encouraging, or orchestrating these crimes. However, the last two decades have seen an incredible transformation in the treatment of SGBV under international law. Great strides have been made in the investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender-based crimes, particular by the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone This essay examines the way …