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Convicts, Thieves, Domestics And Wives In Colonial Australia: The Rebellious Lives Of Ellen Murphy And Jane New, Caroline A. Forell
Convicts, Thieves, Domestics And Wives In Colonial Australia: The Rebellious Lives Of Ellen Murphy And Jane New, Caroline A. Forell
Caroline A Forell
This Article examines the lives of two female convicts who rebelled against the law and the Australian penal system in the early nineteenth century. It follows Ellen Murphy and Jane New from their first arrests through their experiences with and exits from the penal system. As thieves, convicts, domestics, and wives, Ellen and Jane interacted repeatedly with the law. Both the notorious Jane (who was the subject of a habeas corpus action in In re Jane New), and the more representative Ellen, began thieving as young teenagers in the teeming cities of England. The law arrested, tried, and convicted them. …
Making The Argument That Stalking Is Gendered, Caroline A. Forell
Making The Argument That Stalking Is Gendered, Caroline A. Forell
Caroline A Forell
This piece describes the author's experience writing an appellate brief and giving oral argument on the issue of whether gender can be considered regarding the perception of the purported victim in a stalking case in assessing the reasonableness of her alarm.
Gender Equality, Social Values And Provocation Law In Australia, Canada And The United States, Caroline A. Forell
Gender Equality, Social Values And Provocation Law In Australia, Canada And The United States, Caroline A. Forell
Caroline A Forell
This article examines and compares the partial defense of provocation as it applies to domestic homicide in the United States, Canada and Australia.
The Meaning Of Equality: Sexual Harassment, Stalking, And Provocation In Canada, Australia, And The United States, Caroline A. Forell
The Meaning Of Equality: Sexual Harassment, Stalking, And Provocation In Canada, Australia, And The United States, Caroline A. Forell
Caroline A Forell
Sexual harassment, stalking, and the criminal defense of provocation are three areas of law where the majority of injured parties are women and the majority of perpetrators are men. I examine how, in Canada, Australia, and the United States, two visions of gender equality, formal and substantive, have influenced the development of these areas.