Post-Roe America: The Ongoing Battle for Contraceptive Access
Reproductive justice in post-Roe America remains dire, despite moves this Spring from Congress and the Supreme Court.
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Greta Sporcich
Apr 133 min read
The Contentious Debate Over Moroccan Family Law Reform
An overview of new and old Moroccan family law reforms and their surrounding debates.
Thea Glover
Mar 213 min read
The Deceptive Promise of Greece’s Legalisation of Same-Sex Marriage
An examination of the status of LGBTQ+ rights in Greece after the legalization of same-sex marriage.
Isabel Kagoo
Mar 123 min read
Defining Woman - The Contentious Legal Battle Over the Definition of 'Woman' in Scotland
The Scottish Supreme Court has accepted a case that will transform the legal rights of all women in Scotland.
Aidan Ruetschle
Feb 115 min read
Domestic Violence and the Law: Examining Issues in Conceptions and Studies of Domestic Violence
This article will attempt to explore domestic violence and its connection to law as it affects women.
Vera Fortun Marco
Jan 304 min read
A Never Ending Case: Does the Rubiales Case Show the Ineffectiveness of the FIFA Code of Conduct?
On 20 August 2023, the Spanish female national football team won the World Championship. On that same day, Mr. Luis Rubiales, the now...
Sarah Manne
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Casandra Ventura‘s Case against Sean Combs and the Adult Survivors Act
Singer, Cassie, files a disturbing lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. A settlement is reached just the next day.
Greta Sporcich
Dec 2, 20234 min read
Public Health Crises Intersect: Domestic Violence, Gun Rights, and Disadvantaged Groups in the US
A brief overview of the ongoing Supreme Court case, United States v. Rahimi, and a debrief of its potential ramifications.
Greta Sporcich
Oct 16, 20233 min read
Women’s Lack of Agency: Legal Bans and Requirements on Religious Clothing in France and Iran
Visible elements of religion are being controlled in both secular and non-secular countries, especially affecting women.
Ilaria Freccia
Sep 6, 20234 min read
The Lost People: Why It’s a Problem for Women That Climate Refugees Don’t Legally Exist
Women are disproportionately impacted by forced displacement due to climate change.
Stella Rehbein
Aug 17, 20233 min read
The Glass Cliff Effect
The glass cliff effect, where struggling companies hire female CEOs in crisis, represents the sexism that dictate the commercial world.
Joanna Barrow
May 18, 20235 min read
A Failure to Support Working Mothers: An Analysis of Maternity Leave Policies in the US
In the wake of the pandemic, women in the United States aren’t returning to the workplace at the same rate as their male counterparts....
Gabriela Trauttmansdorff
Apr 28, 20234 min read
“She’s Not Bad, Just Mad!”: The Embedded Gender Bias Within the Global Criminal Justice System
This article examines the different gender roles that motivate the ways in which men and women are arrested, prosecuted, and imprisoned.
Chloe Squires
Mar 15, 20235 min read
What’s Happening in Afghanistan? Evolution and Conflict in Women’s Rights - Part II
As part of a short series, the St Andrews Law Review investigates the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Grace Flatow
Dec 1, 20224 min read
Evaluating Mexico's General Law for Women’s Access to a Life Free of Violence
The Mexican Congress passed a law titled The General Law for Women’s Access to a Life Free of Violence, but have failed enforce it.
Bea Wilding
Nov 15, 20225 min read
The Progression of Iranian Hijab Law
Cultural Dress Laws Hijab law in Iran has gone through various iterations, ranging from more to less restrictive, but the present regime...
Chloe Squires
Oct 23, 20226 min read
The Cost-of-Living Crisis and Domestic Abuse in the UK
Trigger Warning: this article contains discussion of domestic abuse, which may be disturbing to some readers. The number of adults...
Morven Stanforth
Oct 17, 20224 min read
Overturning Roe v. Wade: A Milestone in the Narrative of Disregarding Women’s Rights
An analysis of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.
Marina Damji
Nov 9, 20214 min read
The Justice System and Abuse Victims: Persecution or Protection?
Female abuse victims who kill their abusers are failed by a justice system that punishes them for seeking to escape their abuse.
Molly Finn
Oct 29, 20213 min read
Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Lawsuits as Impetus for Change
An analysis of the role of lawsuits in closing the gender pay gap through the examination of recent wage discrimination cases and their ruli
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