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Not All Violence In Relationships Is "Domestic Violence", Tamara Kuennen Dec 2020

Not All Violence In Relationships Is "Domestic Violence", Tamara Kuennen

Brooklyn Law Review

This article argues that not all violence in intimate relationships is “domestic violence.” Domestic violence is a pattern of acts perpetrated with a motive: power and control over another. National anti-domestic violence organizations, activists and advocates, and a number of academics agree on this construct of domestic violence. Law, on the other hand, requires neither a pattern nor a motive; it defines domestic violence to include any single act of violence in a relationship, regardless of the perpetrator’s intent. Because legal intervention is the primary intervention for domestic violence today, feminist legal scholars have sought to reform the law to …


Three Cohorts' Vulnerabilities On The Issue Of Sexual Consent, Anita Bernstein Oct 2020

Three Cohorts' Vulnerabilities On The Issue Of Sexual Consent, Anita Bernstein

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Dehumanization “Because Of Sex”: The Multiaxial Approach To The Title Vii Rights Of Sexual Minorities, Shirley Lin Jan 2020

Dehumanization “Because Of Sex”: The Multiaxial Approach To The Title Vii Rights Of Sexual Minorities, Shirley Lin

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Anonymous Plaintiffs And Sexual Misconduct, Jayne S. Ressler Jan 2020

Anonymous Plaintiffs And Sexual Misconduct, Jayne S. Ressler

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Your Cervix Is Showing: Loitering For Prostitution Policing As Gendered Stop & Frisk, Kate Mogulescu Jan 2020

Your Cervix Is Showing: Loitering For Prostitution Policing As Gendered Stop & Frisk, Kate Mogulescu

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