| Unequal Protection: Women, Children, and the Elderly in Court Contributor(s): Forer, Lois G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393309541 ISBN-13: 9780393309546 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Law | Civil Procedure - Law | Gender & The Law |
| Dewey: 346.01 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.09" W x 9.21" (0.90 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anglo-American common law is based on what a reasonable adult male would or would not do--but not everyone in society is a reasonable adult male. For the elderly, children, and women, a legal decision can sometimes turn out tragically wrong, even when the lawyers, jurors, and judge are all competent and conscientious. Unequal Protection is a trial judge's account of her search for the causes of these wrong decisions. |