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Women judges in the Muslim world : a comparative study of discourse and practice
Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice' fills a gap in academic scholarship by examining public debates and judicial practices surrounding the performance of women as judges in eight Muslim-majority countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco). Gender, class, and ethnic biases are inscribed in laws, particularly in the domain of shari'a-derived family law. Editors Nadia Sonneveld and Monika Lindbekk have carefully woven together the extensive fieldwork and expertise of each author. The result is a rich tapestry that brings out the various effects of women judges in the management of justice. In contrast to early scholarship, they convincingly prove that ?the woman judge? does not exist --Back cover.
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Daughter of the Empire State
This long overdue biography of the nation's first African American woman judge elevates Jane Matilda Bolin to her rightful place in American history as an activist, integrationist, jurist, and outspoken public figure in the political and professional milieu of New York City before the onset of the modern Civil Rights movement._x000B__x000B_Bolin was appointed to New York City's domestic relations court in 1939 for the first of four ten-year terms. When she retired in 1978, her career had extended well beyond the courtroom. Drawing on archival materials as well as a meeting with Bolin in 2002, historian Jacqueline A. McLeod reveals how Bolin parlayed her judicial position to impact significant reforms of the legal and social service system in New York._x000B__x000B_Beginning with Bolin's childhood and educational experiences at Wellesley and Yale, Daughter of the Empire State chronicles Bolin's relatively quick rise through the ranks of a profession that routinely excluded both women and African Americans. Deftly situating Bolin's experiences within the history of black women lawyers and the historical context of high-achieving black New Englanders, McLeod offers a multi-layered analysis of black women's professionalization in a segregated America._x000B__x000B_Linking Bolin's activist leanings and integrationist zeal to her involvement in the NAACP, McLeod analyzes Bolin's involvement at the local level as well as her tenure on the organization's national board of directors. An outspoken critic of the discriminatory practices of New York City's probation department and juvenile placement facilities, Bolin also co-founded, with Eleanor Roosevelt, the Wiltwyck School for boys in upstate New York and campaigned to transform the Domestic Relations Court with her judicial colleagues. McLeod's careful and highly readable account of these accomplishments inscribes Bolin onto the roster of important social reformers and early civil rights trailblazers.
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Judges and Their Audiences
What motivates judges as decision makers? Political scientist Lawrence Baum offers a new perspective on this crucial question, a perspective based on judges' interest in the approval of audiences important to them. The conventional scholarly wisdom holds that judges on higher courts seek only to make good law, good policy, or both. In these theories, judges are influenced by other people only in limited ways, in consequence of their legal and policy goals. In contrast, Baum argues that the influence of judges' audiences is pervasive. This influence derives from judges' interest in popularity and respect, a motivation central to most people. Judges care about the regard of audiences because they like that regard in itself, not just as a means to other ends. Judges and Their Audiences uses research in social psychology to make the case that audiences shape judges' choices in substantial ways. Drawing on a broad range of scholarship on judicial decision-making and an array of empirical evidence, the book then analyzes the potential and actual impact of several audiences, including the public, other branches of government, court colleagues, the legal profession, and judges' social peers.
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Notorious RBG : the life and times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A young readers' version of the 2015 biography of the feminist icon and Supreme Court justice.
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The Public Tender and the New Competencies to be a Judge: an analysis of the current selection model/O Concurso Publico e as Novas Competencias para o Exercicio da Magistratura: uma analise do atual modelo de selecao
The work evaluates the current judge's selection model towards the new essencial competencies for the exercise of the judiciary. It is the result of a qualitative and quantitative research, colleting data from the analysis of tenders for admission to the position of judge of all Courts of Justice and Federal Regional Courts, carried out from 2007 to 2012. It was found that the format of judge tenders, regardless of being shown as a democratic and isonomic method, offers few resources for the recruitment of candidates with the necessary competencies for the performance of the magistracy in the current social and political scenario of the country. By favouring the technical knowledge and the ability of memorizing assessed in multiple choice tests and by making limited use of internal training, through magistracy schools, the Judiciary abdicates to choose the judge profile most suitable for the function. Key Words: Judiciary. Magistracy. Competencies. Public Tender. O trabalho avalia o atual modelo de concurso diante das novas competencias reputadas essenciais para o exercicio da magistratura. Trata-se do resultado de uma de pesquisa qualitativa e quantitativa, cujos dados foram coletados a partir da analise de provas de concurso para ingresso no cargo de juiz de todos os Tribunais de Justica dos Estados e dos Tribunais Regionais Federais, realizados no periodo de 2007 a 2012. Verificou-se que a forma dos concursos para juiz, nao obstante se mostrar como um metodo democratico e isonomico, oferece poucos recursos para o recrutamento de candidatos com competencias necessarias ao desempenho da magistratura no atual cenario social e politico do pais. Ao privilegiar o conhecimento tecnico e a capacidade de memorizacao aferido em provas de multipla escolha e utilizar de maneira limitada a formacao interna, por meio das escolas de magistratura, o Judiciario abdica de efetivamente escolher o perfil mais adequado de magistrado para a funcao. Palavras Chave: Poder Judiciario. Magistratura. Competencias. Concurso Publico.
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Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
Describes the life and accomplishments of the United States Supreme Court justice.
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Lincoln's Forgotten Ally
Joseph Holt, the stern, brilliant, and deeply committed Unionist from Kentucky, spent the first several months of the American Civil War successfully laboring to maintain Kentucky's loyalty to the Union, then went on to serve as President Lincoln's judge advocate general. InLincoln's Forgotten Ally, Elizabeth Leonard offers the first full-scale biography of Holt, who has long been overlooked and misunderstood by historians and students of the war.In his capacity as the administration's chief arbiter and enforcer of military law, Holt strove tenaciously, often against strong resistance, to implement Lincoln's wartime policies, including emancipation. After Lincoln's assassination, Holt accepted responsibility for pursuing and bringing to justice everyone involved in John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy. It was because of this role, in which he is often portrayed as a brutal prosecutor, and because of his hard position toward the South, Leonard contends, that Holt's reputation suffered. Leonard argues, however, that Holt should not be defined by what Southern sympathizers and proponents of the Lost Cause came to think of him.Lincoln's Forgotten Allyseeks to restore Holt, who dedicated both his energy and his influence to ensuring that the Federal victory would bring about lasting positive change for the nation, to his rightful place in American memory.
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