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Feminism’S Transformation Of Legal Education And Unfinished Agenda, Jamie Abrams Jun 2021

Feminism’S Transformation Of Legal Education And Unfinished Agenda, Jamie Abrams

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Feminism has had a broad influence in legal education. Feminist critiques have challenged the substance of legal rules, the methods of law teaching, and the culture of legal education. Following decades of advocacy, feminist pedagogical reforms have generated new fields, new courses, new laws, new leaders, and new feminist spaces. There are many reasons to celebrate the accomplishments of our feminist pioneers and champions. Yet, COVID-19 has also exposed all the vulnerabilities and tenuousness of feminist gains too. Critical work remains for faculty, administrators, and students to carry the work forward with a vigilant purpose and determination.


Towards A Relational Conceptualization Of The Right To Personal Autonomy, Yael Braudo-Bahat Jan 2017

Towards A Relational Conceptualization Of The Right To Personal Autonomy, Yael Braudo-Bahat

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

This Article lays the foundation for a relational conceptualization of the right to personal autonomy, where personal autonomy is perceived as a fluid and dynamic competency, which evolves and flourishes through one’s web of relationships. On its face, the more common, liberal conception of personal autonomy seems more fitting for the articulation of the right to personal autonomy, as most Western legal systems are based on liberal grounds. Indeed, several liberal legal scholars have addressed the right to personal autonomy and the state’s duty to promote it. Nonetheless, I show that the liberal conception of autonomy is limited in its …


Rescuing Trafficking From Ideological Capture: Prostitution Reform And Anti-Trafficking Law And Policy, Janie Chuang Jan 2010

Rescuing Trafficking From Ideological Capture: Prostitution Reform And Anti-Trafficking Law And Policy, Janie Chuang

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

In the decade since it became a priority on the United States' national agenda, the issue of human trafficking has spawned enduring controversy. New legal definitions of “trafficking” were codified in international and U.S. law in 2000, but what conduct qualifies as “trafficking” remains hotly contested. Despite shared moral outrage over the plight of trafficked persons, debates over whether trafficking encompasses voluntary prostitution continue to rend the anti-trafficking advocacy community - and are as intractable as debates over abortion and other similarly contentious social issues. Attempts to equate trafficking with slavery invite both disdain and favor: they are often rejected …


Valuing All Families: An Introduction To The 2008 Santa Clara Law Review Symposium, Nancy Polikoff Jan 2008

Valuing All Families: An Introduction To The 2008 Santa Clara Law Review Symposium, Nancy Polikoff

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

The family has changed over time, as has the law concerning families and relationships. Thank goodness. Until recent decades, the law punished nonmarital sex, delineated separate spheres for men and women, and restricted the grounds for ending marriage. The sexual revolution, feminism, and the demand for divorce were the social phenomena that facilitated these changes. Today we take for granted that marriage is not the right dividing line for the rights and obligations of parents. We now must revise our laws to protect the economic security and emotional peace of mind of the full variety of today's families and relationships.


Baby Spice: Lost Between Feminine And Feminist , Cheryl B. Preston Jan 2001

Baby Spice: Lost Between Feminine And Feminist , Cheryl B. Preston

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Cracking Foundations As Feminist Method , Katharine T. Bartlett Jan 2000

Cracking Foundations As Feminist Method , Katharine T. Bartlett

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Cracking Foundations As Feminist Method , Katharine T. Bartlett Jan 2000

Cracking Foundations As Feminist Method , Katharine T. Bartlett

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Historical Essay: In The Name Of God; An American Story Of Feminism, Racism, And Religious Intolerance: The Story Of Alma Bridwell White, Kristin E. Kandt Jan 2000

Historical Essay: In The Name Of God; An American Story Of Feminism, Racism, And Religious Intolerance: The Story Of Alma Bridwell White, Kristin E. Kandt

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Naked Feminism: The Unionization Of The Adult Entertainment Industry, Holly J. Wilmet Jan 1999

Naked Feminism: The Unionization Of The Adult Entertainment Industry, Holly J. Wilmet

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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