The New Zealand Women’s Law Journal – Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine focuses on supporting and publishing scholarly research about women.
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Published: 20 March, 2024
Publisher: LexisNexis New Zealand
The primary aims of the Journal are to promote awareness about women’s issues in the law and to support women in the New Zealand legal profession in their careers.
The scope of the Journal is wide: publishing articles related to any domestic or international topic concerning women, gender perspectives and the law. The New Zealand Women’s Law Journal Trust also encourage articles that take an intersectional approach and simultaneously examine issues of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation.
The articles and commentaries included are chosen from the work of lawyers, graduate students, and academics.
For further information about the New Zealand Women’s Law Journal Trust, visit http://www.womenslawjournal.co.nz/
Features
• The only academic publication solely dedicated to publishing legal scholarship about women's issues in the law and supporting the work of women lawyers in New Zealand.
• Provides refreshing perspectives to the dialogue around issues in the legal profession.
• A new collection of essays published annually.
Editorial — Kōrero tīmatanga Erica Burke and Ellen Lellman
Foreword — Kupu whakataki Natalie Coates
Part I: Tuakana-teina Whakawhiti Kōrero
Me aro koe ki te hā o Hineahuone: A conversation with Chief Judge Caren Fox Annelise Samuels
Part II: The Family Realm - Whakapikitia Ngā Whānau
Wrongful conception: A feminist approach to the recovery of child-rearing costs in Aotearoa Genevieve Barry
The neoliberal evolution of New Zealand's tax policy for families with children: Is it really working for families? Christina Posner
"Visas of last resort": The efficacy of the Victims of Family Violence visa scheme in upholding international law Abby Jones
Part III: Coerced Offending
Victim-survivors of intimate partner violence who are forced to participate in crimes: Are they treated fairly in the criminal law? Julia Tolmie, Jane Calderwood Norton, Denise Wilson and Rachel Smith
Victim-survivors of intimate partner violence forced to participate in crimes: Some thoughts on the potential application of discrimination law Jane Calderwood Norton and Julia Tolmie
Part IV: A Systemic View - Kōtahitanga
Blurred lines and stripped legal rights: The application of law in the workplace exploitation of strippers Rosemary Hayden
An intersectional race and gender analysis: An Aotearoa New Zealand lens on anti-discrimination law Amaani Batra
Looking forward from the Independent Review Panel's report: Commentary of the report and comparisons to the regulation of health practitioners Jean Choi and Victoria Rea
Recognition and relevance of Indigenous rights: Address to the Auckland Women Lawyer's Association Valmaine Toki