Constituting Equality

Constituting Equality
Author: Susan Hoffman Williams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2009-07-31
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0521898366

The book takes a design-oriented approach to the broad range of issues that arise in constitutional drafting concerning gender equality.

Equality under the Constitution

Equality under the Constitution
Author: Judith A. Baer
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2018-03-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1501722751

The principle of equality embedded in the Declaration of Independence and reaffirmed in the Constitution does not distinguish between individuals according to their capacities or merits. It is written into these documents to ensure that each and every person enjoys equal respect and equal rights. Judith Baer maintains, however, that in fact American judicial decisions have consistently denied individuals the form of equality to which they are legally entitled—that the courts have interpreted constitutional guarantees of equal protection in ways that undermine the original intent of Congress. In Equality under the Constitution, Baer examines the background, scope, and purpose of the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment and the history of its interpretation by the courts. She traces the development of the idea of equality, drawing on the Bill of Rights, Congressional records, the Civil War amendments, and other sections of the Constitution. Baer discusses many of the significant equal-protection cases decided by the Supreme Court from the time of the amendment’s ratification, including decisions on reverse discrimination, age discrimination, the rights of the disabled, and gay rights. She concludes with a theory of equality more faithful to the history, language, and spirit of the Constitution.

Advancing Equality

Advancing Equality
Author: Jody Heymann
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2020-01-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0520973879

In a world where basic human rights are under attack and discrimination is widespread, Advancing Equality reminds us of the critical role of constitutions in creating and protecting equal rights. Combining a comparative analysis of equal rights in the constitutions of all 193 United Nations member countries with inspiring stories of activism and powerful court cases from around the globe, the book traces the trends in constitution drafting over the past half century and examines how stronger protections against discrimination have transformed lives. Looking at equal rights across gender, race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, social class, and migration status, the authors uncover which groups are increasingly guaranteed equal rights in constitutions, whether or not these rights on paper have been translated into practice, and which nations lag behind. Serving as a comprehensive call to action for anyone who cares about their country’s future, Advancing Equality challenges us to remember how far we all still must go for equal rights for all. A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org.

Ordinary Equality

Ordinary Equality
Author: Kate Kelly
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2022-03-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1423658736

We are all living through modern constitutional history in the making, and Ordinary Equality helps teach about the past, present, and future of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) through the lives of the bold, fearless women and queer people who have helped shape the U.S. Constitution. Ordinary Equality digs into the fascinating and little-known history of the ERA and the lives of the incredible—and often overlooked—women and queer people who have helped shape the U.S. Constitution for more than 200 years. Based on author Kate Kelly’s acclaimed podcast of the same name, Ordinary Equality recounts a story centuries in the making. From before the Constitution was even drafted to the modern day, she examines how and why constitutional equality for women and Americans of all marginalized genders has been systematically undermined for the past 100-plus years, and then calls us all to join the current movement to put it back on the table and get it across the finish line. Kate Kelly provides a much-needed fresh perspective on the ERA for feminists of all ages, and this engaging, illustrated look at history, law, and activism is sure to inspire many to continue the fight. Individual chapters tell the stories of Molly Brant (Koñwatsi-tsiaiéñni / Degonwadonti), Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Alice Paul, Mary Church Terrell, Pauli Murray, Martha Wright Griffiths, Patsy Takemoto Mink, Barbara Jordan, and Pat Spearman, and features other key players and concepts, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Title IX, Danica Roem, and many more.

The Constitution of Equality

The Constitution of Equality
Author: Thomas Christiano
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2008-05-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0198297475

Today the question of the moral foundations of democracy is more important then ever. In this book the author helps to explain when and why democracy is important and also gives us guidance as to how democracies ought to be shaped.

Enforcing Equality

Enforcing Equality
Author: Rebecca E Zietlow
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2006-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0814797075

In Enforcing Equality, Rebecca E. Zietlow assesses Congress's historical role in interpreting the Constitution and protecting the individual rights of citizens, provocatively challenging conventional wisdom that courts, not legislatures, are best suited for this role. Specifically focusing on what she calls “rights of belonging”—a set of positive entitlements that are necessary to ensure inclusion, participation, and equal membership in diverse communities—Zietlow examines three historical eras: Reconstruction, the New Deal era, and Civil Rights era of the 1960s. She reveals that in these key periods when rights of belonging were contested and defined, Congress has played the role of protector of rights at least as often as the Supreme Court has adopted this role. Enforcing Equality also engages in a sophisticated theoretical analysis of Congress as a protector of rights, comparing the institutional strengths and weaknesses of Congress and the courts as protectors of the rights of belonging. With the recent new appointments to the Supreme Court and Congressional elections in November 2006, this timely book argues that individual rights are best enforced by the political process because they express the values of our national community, and as such, litigation is no substitute for collective political action.

Even the Children of Strangers

Even the Children of Strangers
Author: Donald Wilson Jackson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1992
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Jackson unravels the complex meanings of equal protection doctrine and its various interpretations over the last 134 years. After comparing equal protection laws in the U.S. to those in Canada and India and certain provisions of international law, he offers possible ways to resolve apparently intractable conflicts between individualism and affirmative action policies.

Equality Under the Law

Equality Under the Law
Author: Jeanne Marie Ford
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2017-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1502631881

In our society, laws and rights apply to everyone equally. This book explores what that means, how the Constitution outlines that right, and ways equality can be experienced and upheld in everyday life.

Belonging to America

Belonging to America
Author: Kenneth L. Karst
Publisher:
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1991-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780300050288

The notion of equality in the American system is explored through individual discussions of race, sex, religion, ethnic background asking the question who belongs?

The Gender of Constitutional Jurisprudence

The Gender of Constitutional Jurisprudence
Author: Beverley Baines
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2005
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780521530279

To explain how constitutions shape and are shaped by women's lives, the contributors examine constitutional cases pertaining to women in 12 countries, covering cases about reproductive, sexual, familial, socio-economic, and democratic rights, and focussing on women's claims to equality.