Separate and unequal : judicial rhetoric and women's rights /

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This book argues for a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the language of judges with respect to the issue of gender discrimination. Drawing its inspiration from Dell Hymes' socially constituted linguistics, the author examines the language of the judicial opinions of four U.S. Supreme...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chng, Huang Hoon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub., ©2002.
Series:Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 3.
Subjects:
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History.
Judicial process > United States > History.
Legal composition.
English language > Discourse analysis.
Femmes > Droit > États-Unis > Histoire.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
Rédaction juridique.
Anglais (Langue) > Analyse du discours.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Reference.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
English language > Discourse analysis
Judicial process
Legal composition
Women > Legal status, laws, etc.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • From past to present: building on the foundation of ideas
  • Towards multidisciplinary: genered discourse, judicial ideologies and the power of law
  • Unequal by law: the early years
  • Women are persons after all: the rights of Sally Reed and Jane Roe
  • Of equality and justice: language, gender, and legal ideology in the American context.

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