Abortion and Women's Legal Personhood in Germany: A Contribution to the Feminist Theory of the State
Review and analysis of abortion law in pre and post unified Germany.
The Review: Volume 24
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- Back to Afrolantica: A Legacy of (Black) Perseverance
- The State as Parent: Using Attachment Theory to Develop Child Welfare Policy in the Best Interest of the Child
- Differences and Dialogue: School Finance in New York State
- Getting Dirty: A Litigation Strategy for Challenge Sex Discrimination Law by Beginning with Transsexualism
In Depth Reading
Volume 24 Issue 1
Not Just an Act of Mercy: The Demise of Post-Conviction Relief and a Rightful Claim to Clemency
Argument on the extent of executive authority and discretion to issue pardons
Beyond Guinier: A Critique of Legal Pedagogy
Applying Guinier to NYU Law, analysis of how Law School pedagogy suppresses women and detracts from the learning experience / empowerment of women
Book Annotations 24.1
Annotations of A Nationality of Her Own: Women, Marriage, and the Law of Citizenship by Candice Lewis Bredbenner (1998), and Sex, Laws, and Cyberspace: Freedom and Censorship on the Frontiers of the Online Revolution by Jonathan Wallace and Mark Mangan.
Volume 24 Issue 2
Civil Liberties, Sexuality and the Law
With the publication of Professor Donald G. Casswell's monumental work Lesbians, Gay Men, and Canadian Law in November, 1996, the Canadian discussion of the legal rights of lesbians and gay men has reached a level of sophistication commensurate with its
Book Annotations 24.2
Annotations of Rights Across Borders: Immigration and the Decline of Citizenship by David Jacobson (1996) and The Death Penalty in International Law by William Schabas (1997).
To Have and to Hold: Property and State Regulation of Sexuality and Marriage
Argument in favor of same-sex marriage and criticism of laws banning the intimacy of same-sex couples by way of analogy to Lovingand anti-miscegenation laws
The Laws of Love: Literature, History and the Governance of Kissing
Discussion and criticism of Beckelman v. Gallop and the law's ability to deal with questions of intimacy.
Volume 24 Issue 3
Getting Dirty: A Litigation Strategy for Challenge Sex Discrimination Law by Beginning with Transsexualism
Arguing litigators should expand state and federal employment non-discrimination law to cover transsexuals by looking to European and New York judicial opinions
Differences and Dialogue: School Finance in New York State
Arguing that inequality of school financing in New York State should be addressed not only through impact litigation but also through a community dialogic model
Back to Afrolantica: A Legacy of (Black) Perseverance
Review of Derrick Bell's Afrolantica Legacies, responding and disagreeing with certain arguments of Bell's.
The State as Parent: Using Attachment Theory to Develop Child Welfare Policy in the Best Interest of the Child
Using theories of child development, specifically Attachment Theory, to argue for changes in child welfare policy.
Volume 24 Issue 4
Workfare: Current Challenges in Organizing and Litigation
Discussing the problems and challenges presented by workfare policies.
The Island of Duty: The Practice of Immigration Law on Ellis Island
Detailing the historical practices of immigration officials at the turn of the twentieth century in order to inform current immigration lawyers.
Responding to the Wake-Up Call: A New Agenda for Poverty Lawyers
Arguing that poverty lawyers should turn to legislation, community building, and other strategies to gain rights and victories for the poor
The Politics of Schooling and Adolescent Life
As cultural trends change, each succeeding generation develops its own criticisms, anxieties, and frustrations about the purposes of education and the organization of schools.