ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01260.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01261.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01262.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01263.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01264.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article details the experience of Canada's first woman Supreme Court Justice, now retired and teaching law at the University of Ottawa. Like many by virtue of their unique perspective, she casts light on the central core of being a judge and examines the human side of this important, albeit, lonely task. The article specifically considers the issue of gender in the judiciary.

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01265.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article first appeared in the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Family Law Section quarterly, News and Review.In a very personal and insightful way, the author examines the change which women have brought to the practice of family law.

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01266.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article reports findings regarding women in mediation from a combined group of 184 persons who received mediation services from the Alameda County Superior Court Family Court Services or the Northern California Mediation Center. This empirical study refutes many of the criticisms of mediation by some feminist critics of the process.

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01267.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The Judicial Council of California's Advisory Committee on Gender Bias in the Courts is one of approximately 30 similar task forces throughout the country charged with investigating issues of bias based on gender in the various state court systems. This article summarizes portions of the committee's draft report, “Achieving Equal Justice for Men and Women in the Courts,” and its findings and recommendations. The crucial area of family law including cases where there are allegations of domestic violence is its focus. This article also describes the committee's investigatory process and collaborative efforts and explains the steps planned to implement the advisory committee's blueprint for cha

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01268.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

California requires mediation of almost all child custody disputes. The effects of the variables of client and attorney gender, obtaining settlements, and prior mediation and litigation history were examined in a sample of 150 parents who completed surveys after mediating at the Los Angeles County Conciliation Court mediation service. Clients of female attorneys were more likely to respond negatively after failing to settle and were adversely affected by prior family law litigation. Female attorneys were more likely to treat fathers and mothers differently. Clients of male attorneys became negative after prior mediation but not litigation. Clients represented by attorneys of either sex found mediation procedures more helpful than did unrepresented parents. Having an opposite‐sex attorney was correlated with communicating with the other parent. Both sexes expressed strong support for the mediation process regardless of whether they settled, although disputants who did settle reported a higher rate of satisfaction than did those who did not. Attorney support for the mediation was important to its success, and having opposite‐sex attorneys may promote settlem

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1992.tb01269.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY