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The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women And The Status Of Implementation On The Right To Health Care In Nigeria, Aniekwu Nkolika Ijeoma Jan 2006

The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women And The Status Of Implementation On The Right To Health Care In Nigeria, Aniekwu Nkolika Ijeoma

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Acknowledging Informal Power Dynamics In The Workplace: A Proposal For Further Development Of The Vicarious Liability Doctrine In Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment Cases, Susan Carle Jan 2006

Acknowledging Informal Power Dynamics In The Workplace: A Proposal For Further Development Of The Vicarious Liability Doctrine In Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment Cases, Susan Carle

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Why Care About The History Of Women In The Legal Profession, Mary Clark Jan 2006

Why Care About The History Of Women In The Legal Profession, Mary Clark

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Analyzing Prison Sex: Reconciling Self Expression With Safety, Brenda V. Smith Jan 2006

Analyzing Prison Sex: Reconciling Self Expression With Safety, Brenda V. Smith

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article examines the complexity of prison sex and the challenges that it raises in the context of recently enacted United States legislation, specifically the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). It begins by identifying a range of prisoner interests in enhanced sexual expression. These interests are described below in an attempt to disentangle prisoners' rights in sexual expression from states' legitimate interests in regulating that expression. This article also directs policymakers and decision makers to mine international documents and human rights norms that recognize the necessity of punishment and at the same time outline a standard for the safety of …


Sexual Abuse Of Women In United States Prisons: A Modern Corollary Of Slavery, Brenda V. Smith Jan 2006

Sexual Abuse Of Women In United States Prisons: A Modern Corollary Of Slavery, Brenda V. Smith

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This paper addresses the sexual abuse of women in custody as a more contemporary manifestation of slavery and discusses the congruencies and the differences that exist between the sexual abuse of women in custody and slavery. The paper charts the history of the parallel abolition and prison reform movements and examines their divergent paths arguing that the women's movement abandonment of prison advocacy has harmed the women in prison movement. The article concludes that the embrace of human rights norms has assisted in providing new avenues for redressing the sexual abuse of women in custody.


The Patient, The Doctor, The Fetus, And The Court-Compelled Cesarean: Why Courts Should Address The Question Through A Bioethical Lens, Thomas Williams Jan 2006

The Patient, The Doctor, The Fetus, And The Court-Compelled Cesarean: Why Courts Should Address The Question Through A Bioethical Lens, Thomas Williams

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Court-ordered Cesarean sections are a relatively recent phenomenon in the intersection of law and medicine. Existing jurisprudence utilizes a legal balancing test when addressing conflicts that arise between physicians and patients regarding obstetrical treatment and care. The authors contend that courts' analyses lack a fundamental element - a bioethical framework. Therefore, the authors believe that in order to better assess such conflicts, courts should incorporate a bioethical framework such as the Georgetown mantra to help complement their legal analyses.


The Peruvian Truth And Reconciliation Commission’S Treatment Of Sexual Violence Against Women, Julissa Mantilla Falcón Jan 2005

The Peruvian Truth And Reconciliation Commission’S Treatment Of Sexual Violence Against Women, Julissa Mantilla Falcón

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Protecting Children And Their Mothers: The Millennium Development Goals Push Lofty Heath Targets, Frank Pigott Jan 2005

Protecting Children And Their Mothers: The Millennium Development Goals Push Lofty Heath Targets, Frank Pigott

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Symposium: Latinas In Legal Education - Through The Doors Of Opportunity: Assimilation, Marginalization, Cooptation Or Transformation?, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Jan 2005

Symposium: Latinas In Legal Education - Through The Doors Of Opportunity: Assimilation, Marginalization, Cooptation Or Transformation?, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Costs Of An Outdated Pedagogy? Study On Gender At Harvard Law School, Adam Neufeld Jan 2005

Costs Of An Outdated Pedagogy? Study On Gender At Harvard Law School, Adam Neufeld

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Promoting Gender Equality Through Global Education Targets- The Third Millennium Development Goal, Nisha Thakker Jan 2005

Promoting Gender Equality Through Global Education Targets- The Third Millennium Development Goal, Nisha Thakker

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Symposium: Introduction To A Symposium Celebrating The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Feminism And Legal Theory Project, Pamela Bridgewater Jan 2005

Symposium: Introduction To A Symposium Celebrating The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Feminism And Legal Theory Project, Pamela Bridgewater

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Symposium: Institutions And The Development Of Legal Theory: The Significance Of The Feminism And Legal Theory Project, Ann Shalleck Jan 2005

Symposium: Institutions And The Development Of Legal Theory: The Significance Of The Feminism And Legal Theory Project, Ann Shalleck

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Symposium: Feminist Legal Theory, Martha Albertson Fineman Jan 2005

Symposium: Feminist Legal Theory, Martha Albertson Fineman

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Symposium: A Broader Vision Of The Reproductive Rights Movement: Fusing Mainstream And Latina Feminism, Angela Hooton Jan 2005

Symposium: A Broader Vision Of The Reproductive Rights Movement: Fusing Mainstream And Latina Feminism, Angela Hooton

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Symposium: Feminist Theory And The Erosion Of Women's Reproductive Rights: The Implications Of Fetal Personhood Laws And In Vitro Fertilization, Lisa Mclennan Brown Jan 2005

Symposium: Feminist Theory And The Erosion Of Women's Reproductive Rights: The Implications Of Fetal Personhood Laws And In Vitro Fertilization, Lisa Mclennan Brown

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Symposium: "Every Shut Eye, Ain't Sleep": Exploring The Impact Of Crack Cocaine Sentencing And The Illusion Of Reproductive Rights For Black Women From A Critical Race Feminist Perspective , Deleso Alford Washington Jan 2005

Symposium: "Every Shut Eye, Ain't Sleep": Exploring The Impact Of Crack Cocaine Sentencing And The Illusion Of Reproductive Rights For Black Women From A Critical Race Feminist Perspective , Deleso Alford Washington

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Symposium: Toward A Feminist Revision Of Torts, Jennifer B. Wriggins Jan 2005

Symposium: Toward A Feminist Revision Of Torts, Jennifer B. Wriggins

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Symposium: An Experiment In Integrating Critical Theory And Clinical Education, Margaret E. Johnson Jan 2005

Symposium: An Experiment In Integrating Critical Theory And Clinical Education, Margaret E. Johnson

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Pennsylvania State Police V. Suders, Leilani J. Hart Jan 2005

Pennsylvania State Police V. Suders, Leilani J. Hart

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


You May Never See Your Child Again: The Batterer's Visitation Rights To Protect Children From Future Abuse, Prentice L. White Jan 2005

You May Never See Your Child Again: The Batterer's Visitation Rights To Protect Children From Future Abuse, Prentice L. White

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Party Parity: A Defense Of The Democratic Party Equal Division Rule, Lisa Schnall Jan 2005

Party Parity: A Defense Of The Democratic Party Equal Division Rule, Lisa Schnall

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Gonzales V. United States Air Force: Should Courts Consider Rape To Be Incident To Military Service?, Elizabeth A. Reidy Jan 2005

Gonzales V. United States Air Force: Should Courts Consider Rape To Be Incident To Military Service?, Elizabeth A. Reidy

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Textual Harassment: A New Historicist Reappraisal Of The Parol Evendence Rule With Gender In Mind, Hila Keren Jan 2005

Textual Harassment: A New Historicist Reappraisal Of The Parol Evendence Rule With Gender In Mind, Hila Keren

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Symposium: Rethinking The Masculine Character Of The Legal Profession: A Case Study Of Female Legal Professionals And Their Gendered Life In Taiwan, Shu-Chin Grace Kuo Jan 2005

Symposium: Rethinking The Masculine Character Of The Legal Profession: A Case Study Of Female Legal Professionals And Their Gendered Life In Taiwan, Shu-Chin Grace Kuo

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Women As Supreme Court Advocates, 1879-1979, Mary Clark Jan 2005

Women As Supreme Court Advocates, 1879-1979, Mary Clark

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Institutions And The Development Of Legal Theory: The Significance Of The Feminism And Legal Theory Project, Ann Shalleck Jan 2005

Institutions And The Development Of Legal Theory: The Significance Of The Feminism And Legal Theory Project, Ann Shalleck

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Marriage, Divorce, And Inheritance Laws In Sierra Leone And Their Discriminatory Effects On Women, Pamela O. Davies Jan 2005

Marriage, Divorce, And Inheritance Laws In Sierra Leone And Their Discriminatory Effects On Women, Pamela O. Davies

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Lesbian And Gay Parenting: The Last Thirty Years, Nancy Polikoff Jan 2005

Lesbian And Gay Parenting: The Last Thirty Years, Nancy Polikoff

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


The Participation Of Afghan Women In The Reconstruction Process, Laura Grenfell Jan 2004

The Participation Of Afghan Women In The Reconstruction Process, Laura Grenfell

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.