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1995

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Transsexualism As Metaphor: The Collision Of Sex And Gender, Leslie Pearlman Dec 1995

Transsexualism As Metaphor: The Collision Of Sex And Gender, Leslie Pearlman

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Homologizing Pregnancy And Motherhood: A Consideration Of Abortion, Julia E. Hanigsberg Nov 1995

Homologizing Pregnancy And Motherhood: A Consideration Of Abortion, Julia E. Hanigsberg

Michigan Law Review

In this essay I reconsider abortion in order to bridge what initially seem to be two opposing frameworks: first, the conception of abortion as an issue of women's bodily integrity and liberty, and second, the acknowledgement of the existence and meaning of intrauterine life. The abortion choice is indeed deeply and necessarily tied to women's bodily integrity. I will discuss how taking away women's ability to control their decision not to become mothers can be severely damaging to their very sense of self, for this denial of decisionmaking divides women from their wombs and uses their wombs for a purpose …


Without Distinction: Recognizing Coverage Of Same-Gender Sexual Harassment Under Title Vii, Trish K. Murphy Oct 1995

Without Distinction: Recognizing Coverage Of Same-Gender Sexual Harassment Under Title Vii, Trish K. Murphy

Washington Law Review

Federal court decisions conflict regarding the applicability of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to sexual harassment cases where the alleged harasser and victim are members of the same gender. This Comment examines the courts' treatment of same-gender sexual harassment claims and argues that same-gender sexual harassment claims fall within the purview of Title VII as impermissible discrimination. In reaching this position, this Comment demonstrates that Title VII lacks gender-based limitations. It then argues that no valid justification exists for distinguishing between same-gender sexual harassment and sexual harassment involving members of different genders. Finally, this Comment suggests …


We Can't Go On Together With Suspicious Minds: Judicial Bias And Racialized Perspective In R. V. R.D.S., Richard F. Devlin Oct 1995

We Can't Go On Together With Suspicious Minds: Judicial Bias And Racialized Perspective In R. V. R.D.S., Richard F. Devlin

Dalhousie Law Journal

In recent years it has been recognized that the Canadian judiciary has been drawn from only a relatively small cross section of the community, specifically privileged white males. As a result there have been calls for, and some action in pursuit of, appointment processes that are designed to diversify the bench in order to render it more inclusive. Gender and race are the two primary categories that are invoked as the benchmarks of diversity. While it would appear that numerically there seems to be some very modest progress towards the goal of achieving a more inclusive judiciary, significant qualitative, institutional …


Rethinking Feminist Judging, Michael E. Solimine, Susan E. Wheatley Jul 1995

Rethinking Feminist Judging, Michael E. Solimine, Susan E. Wheatley

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Important Steps And Instructive Models In The Fight To Eliminate Violence Against Women, Elizabeth M. Misiaveg Jun 1995

Important Steps And Instructive Models In The Fight To Eliminate Violence Against Women, Elizabeth M. Misiaveg

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fictionalizing Harassment—Disclosing The Truth, Maria L. Ontiveros May 1995

Fictionalizing Harassment—Disclosing The Truth, Maria L. Ontiveros

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Disclosure by Michael Crichton, and Bearing Witness: Sexual Harassment and Beyond—Everywoman's Story by Celia Morris


Constitutional Misconceptions, Radhika Rao May 1995

Constitutional Misconceptions, Radhika Rao

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Children of Choice: Freedom and the New Reproductive Technologies by John A. Robertson


Pragmatism, Feminism, And The Problem Of Bad Coherence, Catharine Pierce Wells May 1995

Pragmatism, Feminism, And The Problem Of Bad Coherence, Catharine Pierce Wells

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Reinterpreting Property by Margaret Jane Radin


The Countermajoritarian Paradox, Neal Davis May 1995

The Countermajoritarian Paradox, Neal Davis

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Liberty and Sexuality: The Right to Privacy and the Making of Roe v. Wade. by David J. Garrow


Putting Women First, Mary Coombs May 1995

Putting Women First, Mary Coombs

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Gender, Crime, and Punishment by Kathleen Daly


Second Chances: Bill C-72 And The Charter, Isabel Grant Apr 1995

Second Chances: Bill C-72 And The Charter, Isabel Grant

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

This paper examines the legislative response to the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in R. v. Daviault. The author argues that Bill C-72, which limits the defence of extreme intoxication, is constitutional because of its strong underpinnings in equality. The author reviews the statistics on violence against women and the role of intoxication in that violence to illustrate why the defence of intoxication raises issues of sex equality. The author argues that a court assessing the constitutionality of Bill C-72 should consider this strong foundation in equality and the fact that the Bill is the result of a careful balancing …


W Stories: Women In Leadership Positions In The Judiciary, Deanell Reece Tacha Apr 1995

W Stories: Women In Leadership Positions In The Judiciary, Deanell Reece Tacha

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


West Virginia's Pioneer Women Lawyers, Teree E. Foster, Sandra M. Fallon Apr 1995

West Virginia's Pioneer Women Lawyers, Teree E. Foster, Sandra M. Fallon

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Dilemma Of Choice: A Feminist Perspective On The Limits Of Freedom Of Contract, Gillian K. Hadfield Apr 1995

The Dilemma Of Choice: A Feminist Perspective On The Limits Of Freedom Of Contract, Gillian K. Hadfield

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

In this essay I explore what Michael Trebilcock's work in The Limits of Freedom of Contract offers feminists in terms of a resolution or transcendance of the dilemma of choice. Trebilcock's work does not address the deepest feminist concerns about conflicts between autonomy and welfare, but it does shed light on narrower versions of the dilemma, providing an analytical framework for the feminist dilemma of choice and emphasizing the pervasiveness of this problem in contract law. Trebilcock's recommendation that society simultaneously use different institutions to promote different values also has salience for the feminist dilemma of choice.


Women And The Law: A Century Of Achievement, Mary Beth Nolan Apr 1995

Women And The Law: A Century Of Achievement, Mary Beth Nolan

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pregnancy And Unemployment: Problems And Solutions?, Mark R. Brown Mar 1995

Pregnancy And Unemployment: Problems And Solutions?, Mark R. Brown

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Abstract for a piece in the 1995 Unemployment Compensation: Continuity and Change symposium presented by the Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation and the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform.


Women's Rights In Early England, Christine G. Clark Mar 1995

Women's Rights In Early England, Christine G. Clark

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Harris V. Forklift Systems, Inc. Victory Or Defeat?, Laura Hoffman Roppe Feb 1995

Harris V. Forklift Systems, Inc. Victory Or Defeat?, Laura Hoffman Roppe

San Diego Law Review

This Casenote analyzes the significance and potential effects of the decision in Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., a Supreme Court case decided in November 1993. This case promulgates a framework for analysis of "hostile environment" sexual harassment claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The author sets forth the historical backdrop of the case, as well as exploring and comparing the effect of the decision in general with the decision's effect in the Ninth Circuit in particular. The author concludes that the Harris case potentially reduces women's chances of winning sexual harassment claims in the …


Human Rights Law And Reproductive Self-Determination Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights, Rebecca J. Cook Jan 1995

Human Rights Law And Reproductive Self-Determination Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights, Rebecca J. Cook

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


From Human Rights Law To Program Reality: Vienna, Cairo, And Beijing In Perspective Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights, Mona Zulficar Jan 1995

From Human Rights Law To Program Reality: Vienna, Cairo, And Beijing In Perspective Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights, Mona Zulficar

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Waiting For Credentials: Feminist Theories Of Enforcement Of International Human Rights Law Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Reproduction, Rights, And Reality: How Facts And Law Can Work For Women , Elizabeth K. Spahn Jan 1995

Waiting For Credentials: Feminist Theories Of Enforcement Of International Human Rights Law Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Reproduction, Rights, And Reality: How Facts And Law Can Work For Women , Elizabeth K. Spahn

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Transcript: Facing Facts: The Role Of Epidemiology In Reproductive Rights Advocacy Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Reproduction, Rights, And Reality: How Facts And Law Can Work For Women , Lynn Freedman, Deborah Maine Jan 1995

Transcript: Facing Facts: The Role Of Epidemiology In Reproductive Rights Advocacy Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Reproduction, Rights, And Reality: How Facts And Law Can Work For Women , Lynn Freedman, Deborah Maine

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Transcript: Gender Planning: Different Policy Approaches To Reproductive Health Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Utility And Limits Of Rights Based Approaches , Caroline Moser, Anne Tinker Jan 1995

Transcript: Gender Planning: Different Policy Approaches To Reproductive Health Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Utility And Limits Of Rights Based Approaches , Caroline Moser, Anne Tinker

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Promotion And Protection Of Women's Right To Sexual And Reproductive Health Under International Law: The Economic Covenant And The Women's Convention Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health , Aart Hendriks Jan 1995

Promotion And Protection Of Women's Right To Sexual And Reproductive Health Under International Law: The Economic Covenant And The Women's Convention Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health , Aart Hendriks

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reproductive Health And Cedaw Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health, Carlota Bustelo Jan 1995

Reproductive Health And Cedaw Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health, Carlota Bustelo

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Monitoring Women's Right To Health Under The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health , Audrey M. Chapman Jan 1995

Monitoring Women's Right To Health Under The International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Right To Health , Audrey M. Chapman

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Violence Against Women: Translating International Advocacy Into Concrete Change Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Lori L. Heise Jan 1995

Violence Against Women: Translating International Advocacy Into Concrete Change Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Lori L. Heise

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Population Policies, Human Rights Law, And Legal Change Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Reed Boland Jan 1995

Population Policies, Human Rights Law, And Legal Change Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Reed Boland

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Information Necessary For Reproductive Health And Choice Under International Law, The Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Sandra Coliver Jan 1995

Right To Information Necessary For Reproductive Health And Choice Under International Law, The Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: Civil & Political Rights And The Right To Nondiscrimination , Sandra Coliver

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.