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Columbia Journal of Gender and Law articles from January 2005
A law journal devoted to original scholarship on the interaction between gender and law. Contributors are noted scholars in feminist jurisprudence, including judges, law professors, and law students. The editorial stance embraces an expansive view of femi
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Columbia Journal of Gender and Law archives from January 2005
The backfiring of the domestic violence firearms bans.
January 1, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION
Dale Barsness was a convicted wife batterer. At the time of his conviction, he had a full and fair opportunity to be heard. He admitted in open court that he assaulted his wife, and the court found him guilty in a final...
Legislative reform and the struggle to eradicate violence against women in the Dominican Republic.
January 1, 2005... INTRODUCTION
In 1997, the National Congress of the Dominican Republic approved Law 24-97 Against Domestic Violence in a bid to alter the state's response to violence against women. (1) Law 24-97 introduced important changes to the...
Street smut: gender, media, and the legal power dynamics of street harassment, or "hey sexy" and other verbal ejaculations.
January 1, 2005... I stepped on the bus cheerily anticipating the experiences of the day, unaware of the encounter that was about to take place. The bus driver spoke, "Hey cutie." I explained to him that I was not his "curie" and did not desire his unsolicited...
Re-orienting the sex discrimination argument for gay rights after Lawrence v. Texas.
January 1, 2005... "Heightened equal protection scrutiny is appropriate for laws like Section 21.06 that use a sexual-orientation-based classification. It is also appropriate where, as here, the law employs a gender-based classification to discriminate against...