Note, The Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Radical, Reasonable, or Reactionary?

This Note will explore the merits behind these positions and attempt a resolution. If the potential effect of the Convention can only be to freeze and enshrine sex equality law as it currently exists, one who is interested in achieving changes in the law for the purpose of benefiting women will not want to put her energy into lobbying for ratification. It is therefore important to get past political strategies and determine what promise the Convention might hold for women in the United States. If the United States were to ratify the Convention, what changes, if any, would result

Admissions of a Director

The admissions process at one of the nation\u27s most prestigious law schools is as much art as it is science. Sarah Zearfoss, Director of Admissions and Assistant Dean at the University of Michigan Law School, offers a firsthand account of the school\u27s admissions program. In the process she answers the commonly asked question, just what do admissions committees take into account when they review an application? She describes the Law School\u27s admissions program from a functional point of view, and explains why the concept of diversity embodies far more than race. She also refutes Justice Rehnquist\u27s analysis in dissent in Grutter v. Bollinger by explaining how the number of accepted students from each group is a function of the number of applicants, rather than an intentional numerical quota

Note, The Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Radical, Reasonable, or Reactionary?

This Note will explore the merits behind these positions and attempt a resolution. If the potential effect of the Convention can only be to freeze and enshrine sex equality law as it currently exists, one who is interested in achieving changes in the law for the purpose of benefiting women will not want to put her energy into lobbying for ratification. It is therefore important to get past political strategies and determine what promise the Convention might hold for women in the United States. If the United States were to ratify the Convention, what changes, if any, would result