Unequal Protection: Women, Children, and the Elderly in Court - Paperback

by Lois G. Forer (Author)

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.

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'Unequal Protection' is a trial judge's account of her search for the causes of these wrong decisions. Drawing on vivid case histories of people who came before her on the bench, Judge Lois G. Forer discusses: how the law discriminates against women in divorce and custody battles and in criminal cases; the imbalance of children's rights and needs in juvenile court an adult court; and how the system works against the infirm elderly.