The Gang-Rape Of Mukhtar Mai And Pakistan's Opportunity To Regain Its Lost Honor,
American University Washington College of Law
The Gang-Rape Of Mukhtar Mai And Pakistan's Opportunity To Regain Its Lost Honor, Tina Karkera
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Ten Years After The Palermo Protocol: Where Are Protections For Human Trafficking?,
American University Washington College of Law
Ten Years After The Palermo Protocol: Where Are Protections For Human Trafficking?, Kelly Hyland Heinrich
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Women And Microfinance: Why We Should Do More,
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Women And Microfinance: Why We Should Do More, Elissa Mccarter
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
No abstract provided.
The Social Construction Of A Rape Victim: Stories Of African-American Males About The Rape Of Desiree Washington,
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
The Social Construction Of A Rape Victim: Stories Of African-American Males About The Rape Of Desiree Washington, Kevin D. Brown
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
The End Of The North Carolina Abortion Fund,
Campbell University School of Law
The End Of The North Carolina Abortion Fund, Paul Stam
Campbell Law Review
This Article supports the court's position that there is no state constitutional right to state funding of abortion. It focuses on three areas often neglected by appellate courts. First, this article will look at the legal environment in which the Constitution of 1868 was adopted. As of 1868, the law of North Carolina would have been hostile to a claim of a right to abortion or a right to state funding of abortion. Abortion rights litigants offer several state cases as precedent for their position. Next, this article will demonstrate that many of these cases are not persuasive or are …
Quantum Meruit Recovery In Divorce Litigation,
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Quantum Meruit Recovery In Divorce Litigation
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Do Women Need Special Treatment? Do Feminists Need Equality?,
UC Hastings College of the Law
Do Women Need Special Treatment? Do Feminists Need Equality?, Joan C. Williams
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Impact Of The “Nirbhaya” Rape Case: Isolated Phenomenon Or Social Change?,
University of Connecticut - Storrs
Impact Of The “Nirbhaya” Rape Case: Isolated Phenomenon Or Social Change?, Tina P. Lapsia
Honors Scholar Theses
In December 2012, a twenty-three year old college student, who was given the pseudonym “Nirbhaya” (“fearless”), was fatally gang-raped on a private bus in Delhi, India, galvanizing the country to swiftly adopt new legislative measures and catapulting the issue of violence against women in India into the international spotlight. Although assault and rape cases have made India infamous for its high volume of crimes against women, the reaction to this particular incident was much different from before. This paper investigates whether the governmental and societal responses represent social change, as indicated by changing attitudes towards violence against women in India. …
The Marital Rape Exemption: Evolution To Extinction,
Cleveland State University
The Marital Rape Exemption: Evolution To Extinction, Lalenya Weintraub Siegel
Cleveland State Law Review
It is the position of this Note that true equality between women and men can never exist until every state has completely abolished the marital rape exemption. This abolishment would give every woman, married or unmarried, the freedom to control her own body. The purpose of this Note is to encourage legislators, and those who influence them across the United States, to complete the abolishment of the marital rape exemption. Part II of this Note presents an analysis of the common law origins and legal justifications for the marital exemption. Part III examines the progressive groundbreaking states which have set …
Does The Right To Counsel On Appeal End As You Exit The Court Of Appeals?,
Seattle University School of Law
Does The Right To Counsel On Appeal End As You Exit The Court Of Appeals?, Nancy P. Collins
Seattle Journal for Social Justice
No abstract provided.
