EJS Welcomes Summer Law Clerks: Sonja ... - Equal Justice Society

Keith Kamisugi, equaljusticesociety.org
2012-05-25 19:01:48

She served as Article Editor for the Berkeley Journal of Gender , Law & Justice and Development Editor of the California Law Review. Next year, she will serve as Berkeley Law's student body president. She received her B.A., ...

Legal History Blog: Weekend Roundup

Dan Ernst, legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com
2012-05-26 04:30:00

Congratulations to Kristin Collins, Boston University Law , on her recent tenuring. As "BU Today" reports, Professor Collins's "research interests include gender and the law , legal history, federal courts, and civil procedure.

Gender changes make Argentina a rainbow nation Ethics & Health ...

Sabina Bhate, ehln.org
2012-05-26 00:43:08

Stay updated with the latest news and journal articles on Health Law & Ethics. Home · Subscribe · Meet The Editors · About EHLN · Sponsors · Further Study · Contact Us. Courts under fire in mental health row ...

Argentina's Ground-Breaking Gender Identity Law Global Freedom ...

vprotest, globalfree.wordpress.com
2012-05-12 10:24:07

These changes primarily affect minority groups, but they are fundamental, President Cristina Fernandez has said, for a democratic society still shaking off the human rights violations of the 1976-1983 dictatorship and the paternalism of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Argentina's law also is the first to give citizens the right to change their legal gender without first changing their bodies, said Justus Eisfeld, co-director of Global Action for Trans Equality in New York.

Argentina passes historic law on gender recognition, access to ...

transgenderequality, transgenderequality.wordpress.com
2012-05-10 15:07:36

The move by South America's third most populous nation, follows the course of neighboring Uruguay as well as others including Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, in providing for legal recognition of trans people's identities without requiring specific ... The new law begins by stating that all persons have the right to the free development and recognition of their gender identity and to be treated in accord with that identity in the way they are officially identified.

Argentina's Senate passes gender identity law - Blog - The F-Word

Helen G, thefword.org.uk
2012-05-10 09:57:37

The Argentinian Senate has approved groundbreaking gender identity legislation. ... that the country's Senate yesterday (9 May 2012) unanimously approved a gender identity law that doesn't require a medical diagnosis in order to gain legal recognition, hormonal treatment and/or surgical procedures (including hormones and surgeries carried out ... It's a law grounded in the right to identity, establishing informed consent as the best practice for trans* access to health.

Fannie's Room: Argentina Passes Gender Rights Law

Fannie, fanniesroom.blogspot.com
2012-05-11 22:38:00

Via npr, Argentina's Senate, with a 55-0 vote, passed a law this week allowing anyone to change their legal and physical gender without having to undergo judicial, psychiatric, and medical procedures beforehand. The article ...

Argentine Senators Back Breakthrough Gender Identity Law

Erwin C., ourlatinamerica.blogspot.com
2012-05-14 17:45:00

One of the items in the new Law of Gender Identity allows Argentina to become the world's first country to allow people to change their legal gender without being obligated to first undergo judicial, psychiatric and medical ...

WHOOPS | Midwest Conservative Journal

The Editor, themcj.com
2012-05-27 01:34:44

Enshrining the veto in law makes it much less likely than they will, and it also introduces an unmistakable element of gender discrimination into the law . That will confront parliament (which also must approve ... To give parishes the legal right to choose their bishops is wholly incompatible with the way the Church of England has always worked before, so it's a nice irony that it should be brought forward by traditionalists . It's also incompatible with the Church of England ...

C-M Law Library Blog | Ohio Bill Would Prohibit Gender ...

, cmlawlibraryblog.classcaster.net
2012-05-21 17:58:15

Ohio Bill Would Prohibit Gender Considerations by Health Insurers. May 21st, 2012 by amy.burchfield@ law .csuohio.edu. Last week in the Ohio General Assembly, Representatives Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Nancy Garland (D-New ...

Gender & Human Rights Law | theriskyshift.com

theriskyshift.com, theriskyshift.com
2012-01-25 22:55:00

Within international human rights law , the public/private divide generally means that only sovereign states and therefore those who represent them, as the actors in international law , can breach international human rights standards. ... [5] This legal obligation is clearly far weaker for a number of reasons; only 'steps' need be shown to be taken with no minimum standard set, the rights need only be 'progressively' realised rather than absolutely enforced and states can ...

The Third Party of America: Gender , Marriage and the Rule of Law

Jeffrey Poehlmann, 3rdpartyofamerica.blogspot.com
2012-05-11 03:15:00

Typically, sides against such a legal union call for the "protection" of marriage, as though existing marriages will somehow be in jeopardy if such laws offering equal protection of same- gender couples are enacted. ... It is good for the government and good for society to recognize all international marriages and afford our own citizens the same legal protections they could find elsewhere, proving our society to be progressive in the area of human rights and social ...

New Book: debating sharia: ISLAM, gender politics, AND ...

Euro-Islam, euro-islam.info
2012-05-20 11:58:55

New Book: debating sharia: ISLAM, gender politics, and family law arbitration. ... New Book: debating sharia: ISLAM, gender politics, and family law arbitration. When the Islamic Institute of ...

Recent Amendments to the California Fair Employment and Housing ...

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger, jdsupra.com
2012-05-25 22:13:21

The new law also amends California law relating to dress codes to include that an employee must be allowed to dress consistently with both the employee's gender identity and gender expression. Genetic Information. ... Employment Law Updates. disclaimer: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations.

Same Gender Partners Immigration To Canada: Valuable Tips ...

unknown, ojaisolar.org
2012-05-18 17:05:19

Attorney, Lawyer, Law Firm, Legal Advice , Legal information . Search for: Home ... Same- gender couples will be pleased to know that the immigration process which applies to them is comparable to that of any other couples.

Family Law for Same- Gender Families in Colorado | Divorce Matters

jwhitton, divorce-matters.com
2011-09-09 14:47:30

New York's recent passage of a same- gender marriage law made it the sixth and largest state to legalize same- gender marriage in the country. But same- gender marriage laws are state-based, which brings to the table a myriad of legal issues ...

Gender equality and the law profession, News, La Trobe University

unknown, latrobe.edu.au
2012-05-08 07:00:00

The glass ceiling in the legal profession. ... A Gender Appearance Survey (hosted by the Law Council of Australia) conducted in 2009 signalled a marked disparity of gender appearance in Australia's superior courts.

Judges Discuss Law , Gender , and Motherhood at Law Women's ...

arester, law.uchicago.edu
2012-05-04 15:32:38

Three federal district court judges and an Illinois Supreme Court justice met for a lively lunchtime talk at the University of Chicago Law School about law , gender , and motherhood. The Law Women's Caucus hosted Supreme ...

[E.O.M.S.]: Argentina's Senate passes gender identity law

The Stress Witch, exileonmoanstreet.blogspot.com
2012-05-10 10:09:00

... the country's Senate yesterday (9 May 2012) unanimously approved a gender identity law that doesn't require a medical diagnosis in order to gain legal recognition, hormonal treatment and/or surgical procedures (including ...

Tax Prof Blog: Yale Law School Battles Gender Imbalance

Paul Caron, taxprof.typepad.com
2012-04-24 18:51:00

Progressive Christianity & the Law Start Making Sense (Dan Shaviro) Tax, Society & Culture (Allison Christians) ... The majority of students and faculty interviewed by the News said gender imbalances are an endemic problem in the legal profession and are not unique to the Law School, though many were disappointed by the lack of substantial improvement over the decade. What we found is that participation by women in the classroom has improved, but the rate ...