UTAH LAW REVIEW

Bystander No More? Improving the Federal Response to Sexual Violence in Indian Country

In this article, the author frames the United States as a culpable bystander in the many occurrences of sexual violence perpetrated against Indigenous women and children, focusing particularly on the policies of official indifference perpetrated by the United States government.

In Pursuit of Economic Justice : The Political Economy of Domestic Violence Laws and Policies

This article addresses the issue of partner violence involving economic violence where victims may be abused through interference of acquiring or maintaining economic resources. The article draws attention to the lack of efficacy of legal and policy responses to the economic consequences of such abuse.

Turning the Gaze Back on Itself: Comparative Law, Feminist Legal Studies, and the Postcolonial Project

In this piece, the author reflects on her own work exploring ideological assumptions which inform the legal regulation of women in India, and considers how comparative research can be done without falling into the traps of ethnocentrism on the one side or cultural relativism on the other. She situates the work within the postcolonial context, examining the politics of collaboration, and transnational work.

Working Across Borders: Global Economic Restructuring and Women's Work

This article links changes in the global economy to shifts in the performance of domestic labour that have reinforced the subordination of immigrant women and women of colour. The author provides an overview of economic shifts that have led to changes in female employment within the United States and have stimulated female migration from developing countries. She offers a critique of government reluctance to regulate domestic labour and discusses the ways in which immigration policies reinforce sex-role stereotypes.