Overview
To Speak as a Judge explores the nature of adjudication in the common law tradition from a feminist postmodernist perspective. The author accepts and celebrates the 'choices' open to the judge and argues that without choice, judgment cannot be properly judicial. The first full length feminist exploration of the role of the judge and the nature of law and legality, To Speak as a Judge is grounded in the process of adjudication and its rhetorical nature. It draws upon significant contemporary cases to explore the narrativity of law and the ways in which rhetoric and judicial understandings of the nature of law determine narrative style.Synopsis
To Speak as a Judge explores the nature of adjudication in the common law tradition from a feminist postmodernist perspective. The author accepts and celebrates the 'choices' open to the judge and argues that without choice, judgment cannot be properly judicial. The first full length feminist exploration of the role of the judge and the nature of law and legality, To Speak as a Judge is grounded in the process of adjudication and its rhetorical nature. It draws upon significant contemporary cases to explore the narrativity of law and the ways in which rhetoric and judicial understandings of the nature of law determine narrative style.
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Explores the nature of adjudication in the common law tradition from a feminist postmodernist perspective. Accepts and celebrates choices open to the judge and argues that without choices, judgement cannot be properly judicial. Analysis is grounded in the process of adjudication and its rhetorical nature. Draws on significant contemporary cases to explore the narrativity of law and the ways rhetoric and judicial understandings of the nature of law determine narrative style. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)