All Outputs (25)

Prosecuting the Possession of Extreme Pornography: A Misunderstood and Misused Law (2013)
Journal Article
Rackley, E., & McGlynn, C. (online). Prosecuting the Possession of Extreme Pornography: A Misunderstood and Misused Law. Criminal law review, 400-405

On 8th August 2012, Simon Walsh was acquitted of five counts of possessing extreme pornography. The case was not, of course, the first prosecution under the extreme pornography provisions contained in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (CJ... Read More about Prosecuting the Possession of Extreme Pornography: A Misunderstood and Misused Law.

Women, Judging and the Judiciary: From Difference to Diversity (2013)
Book
Rackley, E. (2013). Women, Judging and the Judiciary: From Difference to Diversity. Routledge

Why Feminist Legal Scholars Should Write Judgments: Reflections on the Feminist Judgments Project in England and Wales (2012)
Journal Article
Rackley, E. (2012). Why Feminist Legal Scholars Should Write Judgments: Reflections on the Feminist Judgments Project in England and Wales. Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, 24(2), 389-413. https://doi.org/10.1353/jwl.2012.0030

Tort Law (2011)
Book
Horsey, K., & Rackley, E. (2011). Tort Law. (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press

Tort Law provides a different approach to the study of tort. Written with students firmly in mind, it presents an engaging and accessible yet thought-provoking and critical account. Its analytical approach locates the law in its political and socio-l... Read More about Tort Law.

We need a more diverse supreme court (2011)
Newspaper / Magazine
Rackley, E. (2011). We need a more diverse supreme court

How feminism could improve judicial decision-making (2010)
Newspaper / Magazine
Rackley, E. (2010). How feminism could improve judicial decision-making

In Conversation with Lord Justice Etherton: Revisiting the Case for a More Diverse Judiciary (2010)
Journal Article
Rackley, E. (online). In Conversation with Lord Justice Etherton: Revisiting the Case for a More Diverse Judiciary. Public Law, 655-662

Discusses the debate over the need for a greater judicial diversity of experiences, referring to suggestions by Lord Justice Etherton. Outlines the three main arguments for such an increase in judicial diversity, namely those relating to the democrat... Read More about In Conversation with Lord Justice Etherton: Revisiting the Case for a More Diverse Judiciary.

The Art and Craft of Writing Judgments: Notes on the Feminist Judgments Project (2010)
Book Chapter
Rackley, E. (2010). The Art and Craft of Writing Judgments: Notes on the Feminist Judgments Project. In R. Hunter, C. McGlynn, & E. Rackley (Eds.), Feminist judgments : from theory to practice (44-56). Hart Publishing

Feminist Judgments: An Introduction (2010)
Book Chapter
Hunter, R., McGlynn, C., & Rackley, E. (2010). Feminist Judgments: An Introduction. In R. Hunter, C. McGlynn, & E. Rackley (Eds.), Feminist judgments : from theory to practice (3-29). Hart Publishing

Feminist Judgments: From Theory to Practice (2010)
Book
Hunter, R., McGlynn, C., & Rackley, E. (Eds.). (2010). Feminist Judgments: From Theory to Practice. Hart Publishing

While feminist legal scholarship has thrived within universities and in some sectors of legal practice, it has yet to have much impact within the judiciary or on judicial thinking. Thus, while feminist legal scholarship has generated comprehensive cr... Read More about Feminist Judgments: From Theory to Practice.

Criminalising Extreme Pornography: A Lost Opportunity (2009)
Journal Article
McGlynn, C., & Rackley, E. (online). Criminalising Extreme Pornography: A Lost Opportunity. Criminal law review, 245-260

This article considers provisions criminalising the possession of ‘extreme pornography’ in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. It begins by outlining the current criminal law regime governing pornography, before considering the new measure... Read More about Criminalising Extreme Pornography: A Lost Opportunity.

Detailing Judicial Difference (2009)
Journal Article
Rackley, E. (2009). Detailing Judicial Difference. Feminist Legal Studies, 17(1), 11-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10691-009-9107-8

In January 2004 Baroness Brenda Hale became the first woman to sit on the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords. Five years on, she has brought to her judicial role a lightness of touch that belies her increasingly significant impact on the court... Read More about Detailing Judicial Difference.

Judging Destricted (2009)
Journal Article
McGlynn, C., Rackley, E., & Ward, I. (2009). Judging Destricted. King's Law Journal, 20(1), 53-67

The film Destricted purports to explore the boundaries of art and pornography. Awarded an '18' certificate by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), the film nonetheless contains images of sexual violence and childlike sexual activity. In t... Read More about Judging Destricted.

Difference in the House of Lords (2009)
Book Chapter
Rackley, E. (2009). Difference in the House of Lords. In J. Conaghan (Ed.), Feminist legal studies (429-453). Routledge

Tort Law (2009)
Book
Horsey, K., & Rackley, E. (2009). Tort Law. Oxford University Press

Judging Isabella: Justice, Care and Relationships in Measure for Measure (2008)
Book Chapter
Rackley, E. (2008). Judging Isabella: Justice, Care and Relationships in Measure for Measure. In P. Raffield, & G. Watt (Eds.), Shakespeare and the law (65-79). Hart Publishing

This paper considers the story of Shakespeare’s Isabella – both within and outwith the narrative of Measure for Measure – as a lens through which to explore representations of the judge and judging. Taking criticisms of Isabella and her encounter wit... Read More about Judging Isabella: Justice, Care and Relationships in Measure for Measure.

What a Difference Difference Makes: Gendered Harms and Judicial Diversity (2008)
Journal Article
Rackley, E. (2008). What a Difference Difference Makes: Gendered Harms and Judicial Diversity. International Journal of the Legal Profession, 15(1-2), 37-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/09695950802439783

Taking the UK Ministry of Justice’s ongoing quest to ensure a more diverse judiciary as its starting point and backdrop, this paper establishes the House of Lords’ decision in Secretary of State for the Home Department v K(FC); Fornah (FC) v Secretar... Read More about What a Difference Difference Makes: Gendered Harms and Judicial Diversity.

Striking a Balance: Arguments for the Criminal Regulation of Extreme Pornography (2007)
Journal Article
McGlynn, C., & Rackley, E. (online). Striking a Balance: Arguments for the Criminal Regulation of Extreme Pornography. Criminal law review, 677-690

Discusses the Government proposals, set out in its 2005 consultation paper, regarding the criminalisation of possession of extreme pornographic material. Highlights the murder case which helped spur the Government into action, the types of material i... Read More about Striking a Balance: Arguments for the Criminal Regulation of Extreme Pornography.

Judicial diversity, the woman judge and fairy tale endings (2007)
Journal Article
Rackley, E. (2007). Judicial diversity, the woman judge and fairy tale endings. Legal Studies, 27(1), 74-94. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121x.2006.00039.x

The story of the woman judge as one of exclusion and isolation plagued with allegations of bias is well documented. Interestingly, despite significant differences in time and place, a common theme unites these tales: the woman judge is a dangerous ou... Read More about Judicial diversity, the woman judge and fairy tale endings.

From Arachne to Charlotte: An Imaginative Revisiting of Gilligan’s In a Different Voice (2007)
Journal Article
Rackley, E. (2007). From Arachne to Charlotte: An Imaginative Revisiting of Gilligan’s In a Different Voice. William & Mary journal of women and the law, 13(3), 751-774

Almost 25 years after its gentle narrative first captured the imagination of its readers, Carol Gilligan’s In a Different Voice remains one of the most influential feminist works of all time. Its articulation of different ways of understanding moral... Read More about From Arachne to Charlotte: An Imaginative Revisiting of Gilligan’s In a Different Voice.