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....

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.

Author: Lois G. Forer
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 12/31/1992
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.09w x 0.76d
ISBN: 9780393309546