My goal was to begin widening of my understanding of others perspectives and I believe this has done that well. Both Hambrook and White were housed according to their gender identity rather than their genitals – can Kennedy really claim that this was inarguably the right choice and that there are no competing rights at stake here? in 1991] a retired Appeal Court judge explained that if it were open to wives to bring prosecutions against rape, albeit against a background of domestic violence, it would prohibit any chance of rehabilitation of the marriage and would have a deleterious effect on children - as though rape itself, rather than the prosecution, might not already have had that effect. She incriminates women as much as men and talks an equal share about female criminals as she does about female victims. ACT Contact / FAQ About Events / Videos Merch / Subs Sign in/up Eve Was Framed : Women and British Justice Kennedy, Helena More by this author.

The one thing is that some descriptions were pretty vivid and relentless - probably because she is slightly desensitised and it took a while to get used to it. Most of this book concerns how stereotypes about women operate in the law, particularly in criminal justice.Perennials PERENNIALS constant friends A selection of novels, memoirs and more by some of our favourite authors. See our Remarkables Archive list for what is no longer in print, but which we are happy to track down.

But Kennedy is better than most on this, tracing not only how black men fare badly in the CJS and how it affects their families, and how stereotypes about Afro-Caribbean, Asian and other minoritised women are played out in the courts, but how race forms a barrier for lawyers, and how it affects defendants' experiences. One such example is how a woman should dress in court, since any revealing aspects (skirts, shirts) would lead to "unfair" evaluation of the two parties. Because, honestly, we cannot argue that all men react in the same way to the same event, especially when talking about their feelings. Her final questioning of whether we want equality with men or to be treated fairly, and her discussion of the vast difference between these two approaches was fascinating.

The book opens with the mysterious description of the Inns of Court, and of the many obstacles encountered by women who aspire with be barristers. This is a highly personal criticism of the British legal system, its courts, its judges and its procedures. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. A women who strikes out against an abusive partner is only likely to increase the suffering that she faces.

This is a cogently argued examination of how the British legal system ignores, downgrades, underrates and discriminates against women … Kennedy has properly argued that a profession that practises law and pursues justice must be seen to be just, reasonable, unprejudiced and open to public scrutiny. Helena Kennedy focuses on the treatment of women in our courts -at the prejudices of judges, the misconceptions of jurors, the labyrinths of court procedures and the influence of the media. And women who fail to comply often end up in prison – “even where the original offence would never have merited a custodial sentence”. I don't know which, if any, of her suggested reforms have been enacted, but I'm especially interested in her argument for a Bill of Rights in the UK.Overall, a very interesting book and a much needed female perspective on how the justice system impacts women.