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Love And Contracts In Don Quixote, Martha Ertman
Love And Contracts In Don Quixote, Martha Ertman
Martha M. Ertman
Viewing love as a contract seems, initially, like mistaking windmills for giants, or a peasant girl for a grand lady. This chapter seeks, like Don Quixote, to convince readers to suspend their practiced views of everyday relationships in order to see them in a new light. What seems crazy at first glance may come to look as good, and sometimes better, than the more conventional view. As a law professor, I usually write about love and contracts by focusing on legal opinions and statutes, and recently I have added real-life stories from books and newspapers, as well as my …
The Legacy Of Jane Larson: The Politics Of Practicality And Surprise, Martha Ertman
The Legacy Of Jane Larson: The Politics Of Practicality And Surprise, Martha Ertman
Martha M. Ertman
Jane Larson's work and life enriched my own and others. Her intellectual framework - applying legal economic ideas of consent to feminist theory, backed up by legal history - suggest surprising practical solutions to problems ranging from the injuries of adultery and prostitution to housing in border towns.
The Law Of The Land: Will Gay Marriage Change Marriage, And If So, How?, Martha Ertman
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.
Introduction, Martha Ertman