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U.S. Dietary Supplement Regulation: Belief Systems And Legal Rules, Michael H. Cohen Jan 2000

U.S. Dietary Supplement Regulation: Belief Systems And Legal Rules, Michael H. Cohen

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

This article explores dietary supplement regulation and the belief systems and legal rules that shape it. Part I discusses the key provisions of the federal Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). Part II examines how DSHEA, philosophically, represents a compromise between extreme medical paternalism (the orthodox view that the FDA should dictate consumer access to dietary supplements) and radical patient autonomy (the liberal view that patients should have unlimited consumer access to dietary supplements). Part II frames the debate in terms of regulatory proposal, policy, values, and belief system. Strong controls in regulation (FDA's paternalistic viewpoint) and weak controls …


When Service With A Smile Invites More Than Satisfied Customers: Third-Party Sexual Harassment And The Implications Of Charges Against Safeway, Sarah L. Ream Jan 2000

When Service With A Smile Invites More Than Satisfied Customers: Third-Party Sexual Harassment And The Implications Of Charges Against Safeway, Sarah L. Ream

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

Sexual harassment in the workplace, a form of sex discrimination, has received substantial legislative and judicial attention in the past several decades. Courts have recognized that harassment may arise from supervisor or co-worker conduct. Increasingly, courts are also acknowledging harassment by third-parties, such as independent contractors or customers. This note examines the law of such "third-party sexual harassment" with regard to harassment perpetrated by customers. Particular attention is given to the implications of charges filed against a major super market chain alleging harassment by customers due to the implementation of a customer service policy.


Foreword, Cary Elizabeth Zuk Jan 2000

Foreword, Cary Elizabeth Zuk

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

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Clara Shortridge Foltz: Angel And Revolutionary, Deborah H. King Jan 2000

Clara Shortridge Foltz: Angel And Revolutionary, Deborah H. King

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

Clara Shortridge Foltz has been described in many different ways. "Lady lawyer," "massive egotist" and "representative heroine" are just a few of the labels she has worn. This note attempts to find yet another label for Foltz by exploring her culture and the roles she chose to play within that culture. When Foltz is viewed in the context of her time it becomes apparent that her proper label lies somewhere between lady lawyer and feminist. She was a complex woman with varied responses to the Victorian notions that men and women occupied different spheres, which is referred to as separate …


Persecution On Account Of Gender: A Need For Refugee Law Reform, Bret Thiele Jan 2000

Persecution On Account Of Gender: A Need For Refugee Law Reform, Bret Thiele

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

Reacting to the horrors committed during World War II and the subsequent mass migration of individuals across State boundaries, the international community in 1951 agreed to a definition of refugee. This definition is still in use internationally and reflected in U.S. domestic law. This article illustrates how the current definition of refugee is limited and therefore inadequate to protect millions of persons, namely those persecuted or facing persecution on account of gender. Likewise, recent developments in refugee law do not sufficiently provide protection to individuals facing gender-specific forms of persecution. This article argues for the addition of a gender category …


Revisiting Poor Joshua: State-Created Danger Theory In The Foster Care Context, Michele Miller Jan 2000

Revisiting Poor Joshua: State-Created Danger Theory In The Foster Care Context, Michele Miller

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

The Supreme Court's decision in DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services declared that abused children in the legal custody of the state (but residing with their natural parent) have no private cause of action against the state for substantive due process violations. Since the decision, many courts have attempted to circumvent DeShaney by using a "state-created danger theory," by which a state may be liable, under negligence principles, for removing a child from foster care and returning him/her to a parent, despite clear indications that future abuse will occur. This note examines the application of the state-created danger …


All Things Being Equal: Affirmative Action And Candidate Selection From A Scottish Perspective, Kirsteen Davidson, Rhona Smith, Ruth Webster, Nicole Busby Jan 2000

All Things Being Equal: Affirmative Action And Candidate Selection From A Scottish Perspective, Kirsteen Davidson, Rhona Smith, Ruth Webster, Nicole Busby

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

This article examines some of the issues surrounding attempts to increase the participation of women in formal political structures. Although prominent on the international agenda, only Scandinavia comes close to a true gender balance. Within an international political and legal context, this article examines the remarkable improvement in female representation which has occurred in Scotland since 1997. Scotland is an ideal case study with recent elections to the Local Councils, the Scottish Parliament, the national Westminster Parliament and the European Parliament. In some instances, different techniques of affirmative action or reverse discrimination were employed. Each of these elections will be …


Herbal Remedies Are Not Dietary Supplements: A Proposal For Regulatory Reform, Cary Elizabeth Zuk Jan 2000

Herbal Remedies Are Not Dietary Supplements: A Proposal For Regulatory Reform, Cary Elizabeth Zuk

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

Increasingly, consumers are turning to herbal remedies to help heal what ails them. This note explores the past and present regulation of herbal remedies. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994 provided a convenient regulatory vehicle-"dietary supplements"-for herbal remedies to enter the market with labeling that claims a positive effect on the structure or function of the body or on one's general sense of well-being. This note argues that DSHEA fails as a regulatory system for herbal remedies. While it safeguards access to herbal remedies, DSHEA only allows vague labeling information suggesting the therapeutic potential of the …


Law And The Biology Of Rape: Reflections On Transitions, Owen D. Jones Jan 2000

Law And The Biology Of Rape: Reflections On Transitions, Owen D. Jones

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

The effectiveness of the legal system in preventing rape depends, in part, on the accuracy of the model of rape behavior on which it relies. To date, most models of rape reflect the disciplinary isolation of their proponents. In this article, Professor Jones argues that integrating life science and social science perspectives on sexual aggression can improve law's model of rape behavior and further our efforts to reduce the .incidence of rape. Extending his prior work on law, biology, and sexual aggression, Professor Jones addresses both why law's model of rape behavior can usefully incorporate insights from biobehavioral science in …


A Congratulatory Note, David I. Levine Jan 1999

A Congratulatory Note, David I. Levine

Faculty Scholarship

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Do Wives Own Half? Winning For Wives After Wendt, Joan C. Williams Jan 1999

Do Wives Own Half? Winning For Wives After Wendt, Joan C. Williams

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Is Law An Art Or A Science?: Comments On Objectivity, Feminism, And Power, Joan C. Williams Jan 1999

Is Law An Art Or A Science?: Comments On Objectivity, Feminism, And Power, Joan C. Williams

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Tribute To Curt Berger, Joan C. Williams Jan 1999

Tribute To Curt Berger, Joan C. Williams

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Implementing Antiessentialism: How Gender Wars Turn Into Race And Class Conflict, Joan C. Williams Jan 1999

Implementing Antiessentialism: How Gender Wars Turn Into Race And Class Conflict, Joan C. Williams

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Market Work And Family Work In The 21st Century, Joan C. Williams Jan 1999

Market Work And Family Work In The 21st Century, Joan C. Williams

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Ruminations On In Re Kasinga: The Decision's Legacy, Karen Musalo Jan 1998

Ruminations On In Re Kasinga: The Decision's Legacy, Karen Musalo

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Toward A Reconstructive Feminism: Reconstructing The Relationship Of Market Work And Family Work, Joan C. Williams Jan 1998

Toward A Reconstructive Feminism: Reconstructing The Relationship Of Market Work And Family Work, Joan C. Williams

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Do Women Need Special Treatment? Do Feminists Need Equality?, Joan C. Williams Jan 1998

Do Women Need Special Treatment? Do Feminists Need Equality?, Joan C. Williams

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Restructuring Work And Family Entitlements Around Family Values, Joan C. Williams Jan 1996

Restructuring Work And Family Entitlements Around Family Values, Joan C. Williams

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Recovering The Full Complexity Of Our Traditions: New Developments In Property Theory, Joan C. Williams Jan 1996

Recovering The Full Complexity Of Our Traditions: New Developments In Property Theory, Joan C. Williams

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At The Fusion Of Horizons: Incommensurability And The Public Interest, Joan C. Williams Jan 1996

At The Fusion Of Horizons: Incommensurability And The Public Interest, Joan C. Williams

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Professional Women And The Professionalization Of Motherhood: Marcia Clark's Double Bind, D. Kelly Weisberg Jan 1995

Professional Women And The Professionalization Of Motherhood: Marcia Clark's Double Bind, D. Kelly Weisberg

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Dissolving The Sameness/Difference Debate: A Post-Modern Path Beyond Essentialism In Feminist And Critical Race Theory, Joan C. Williams Jan 1991

Dissolving The Sameness/Difference Debate: A Post-Modern Path Beyond Essentialism In Feminist And Critical Race Theory, Joan C. Williams

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Gender Wars: Selfless Women In The Republic Of Choice, Joan C. Williams Jan 1991

Gender Wars: Selfless Women In The Republic Of Choice, Joan C. Williams

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Sameness Feminism And The Work/Family Conflict, Joan C. Williams Jan 1990

Sameness Feminism And The Work/Family Conflict, Joan C. Williams

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Ode To A Crim Teacher, Laura Weinstock Jan 1989

Ode To A Crim Teacher, Laura Weinstock

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

No abstract provided.


Beyond The Battered Woman Syndrome: An Argument For The Development Of New Standards And The Incorporation Of A Feminine Approach To Ethics, Deborah Kochan Jan 1989

Beyond The Battered Woman Syndrome: An Argument For The Development Of New Standards And The Incorporation Of A Feminine Approach To Ethics, Deborah Kochan

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

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Less State Intervention And Greater State Assistance Equals Greater Maternal Rights And Less Prenatal Abuse, Cecilia Mcgraw Jan 1989

Less State Intervention And Greater State Assistance Equals Greater Maternal Rights And Less Prenatal Abuse, Cecilia Mcgraw

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

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Final Report Of The California Senate Task Force On Family Equity, Joanne Schulman, Sara Mccarthy, Mimi Modisette Jan 1989

Final Report Of The California Senate Task Force On Family Equity, Joanne Schulman, Sara Mccarthy, Mimi Modisette

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

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Foreword, Mary Dunlap Jan 1989

Foreword, Mary Dunlap

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

No abstract provided.