Feminist Judging in the 'Real World'

The various feminist judgment projects (FJPs) have explored through the imagined rewriting of judgments a range of ways in which a feminist perspective may be applied to the practice of judging. But how do these imagined judgments compare to what actual feminist judges do? This article presents the...

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Main Author: Rosemary Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2018-12-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
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Online Access:http://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/964
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Summary:The various feminist judgment projects (FJPs) have explored through the imagined rewriting of judgments a range of ways in which a feminist perspective may be applied to the practice of judging. But how do these imagined judgments compare to what actual feminist judges do? This article presents the results of the author&rsquo;s empirical research to date on &lsquo;real world&rsquo; feminist judging. Drawing on case study and interview data it explores the <em>how</em>, <em>when </em>and <em>where </em>of feminist judging, that is, the feminist resources, tools and techniques judges have drawn upon, the stages in the hearing and decision-making process at which these resources, tools and techniques have been deployed, and the areas of law in which they have been applied. The article goes on to consider observed and potential limits on feminist judicial practice, before drawing conclusions about the comparison between &lsquo;real world&rsquo; feminist judging and the practices of FJPs.<br /><br /> Los proyectos de sentencias feministas, a trav&eacute;s de la reelaboraci&oacute;n imaginaria de sentencias judiciales, han explorado multitud de v&iacute;as en las que las perspectivas feministas se podr&iacute;an aplicar a la pr&aacute;ctica judicial. Pero &iquest;qu&eacute; resulta de la comparaci&oacute;n entre dichas sentencias y la pr&aacute;ctica real de las juezas feministas? Este art&iacute;culo presenta los resultados de la investigaci&oacute;n emp&iacute;rica de la autora. Se analiza el <em>c&oacute;mo</em>, el <em>cu&aacute;ndo </em>y el <em>d&oacute;nde </em>de la labor judicial feminista, es decir, los recursos, herramientas y t&eacute;cnicas feministas que las juezas han utilizado, las fases de audiencia y toma de decisi&oacute;n en las que se han utilizado y las &aacute;reas del derecho en que se han aplicado. Adem&aacute;s, se toman en consideraci&oacute;n los l&iacute;mites observados y potenciales de la pr&aacute;ctica judicial feminista, y se extraen conclusiones sobre la comparaci&oacute;n entre la labor judicial feminista en el &ldquo;mundo real&rdquo; y la pr&aacute;ctica de los proyectos de tribunales feministas.<br /><br /> <strong>DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN:</strong> <a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=3198259" target="_blank">http://ssrn.com/abstract=3198259</a>
ISSN:2079-5971