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Reproducing Empire In Same Sex Relationship Recognition And Immigration Law Reform, Nan Seuffert
Reproducing Empire In Same Sex Relationship Recognition And Immigration Law Reform, Nan Seuffert
Professor Nan Seuffert
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Same-Sex Immigration: Domestication And Homonormativity, Nan Seuffert
Same-Sex Immigration: Domestication And Homonormativity, Nan Seuffert
Professor Nan Seuffert
LAW- AND POLICY-MAKERS in New Zealand have taken what might be seen, from a conservative/liberal divide, as two contradictory stances on aspects of border control over the past decade. In one move, they have progressively tightened and whitened immigration policy generally, making the criteria and process for gaining residency more restrictive. At the same time, they have progressively opened the borders in relation to the immigration of same-sex couples, aligning immigration requirements for these couples with those of heterosexual couples. I argue that New Zealand's recent liberalisation of immigration law and policy for gays and lesbians aligns with, rather than …
Tracing Empire In Same Sex Relationship Recognition And Immigration In New Zealand, Nan Seuffert
Tracing Empire In Same Sex Relationship Recognition And Immigration In New Zealand, Nan Seuffert
Professor Nan Seuffert
No abstract provided.
“Hands Off”: Sex, Feminism, Affirmative Consent, And The Law Of Foreplay, Dan Subotnik
“Hands Off”: Sex, Feminism, Affirmative Consent, And The Law Of Foreplay, Dan Subotnik
Dan Subotnik
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Essay: A Decade After Abu Ghraib: Lessons In "Softening Up" The Enemy And Sex-Based Humiliation, Johanna Bond
Essay: A Decade After Abu Ghraib: Lessons In "Softening Up" The Enemy And Sex-Based Humiliation, Johanna Bond
Johanna Bond
A DECADE AFTER ABU GHRAIB: LESSONS IN “SOFTENING UP” THE ENEMY AND SEX-BASED HUMILIATION Johanna Bond* A decade after Abu Ghraib, there remains a dearth of analysis exploring the role that women played as perpetrators of violence and the socio-cultural factors that supported the abuse. This essay fills that gap in the legal literature. Although women were among the perpetrators of sexual abuse and men among its victims, the abuse played upon and reinforced gender-subordinating stereotypes that serve to regulate male and female behavior, enforce heterosexuality, and privilege whiteness. The sexual abuse became a process whereby the enemy was “feminized,” …