Considering The Impact of Amicus Curiae Participation on Feminist Litigation Strategy

Spies, Amanda

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dc.contributor.author	Spies, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned	2019-06-03T10:15:31Z
dc.date.available	2019-06-03T10:15:31Z
dc.date.issued	2017-04-07
dc.identifier.citation	Amanda Spies (2015) Considering The Impact of Amicus Curiae Participation on Feminist Litigation Strategy, South African Journal on Human Rights, 31:1, 136-150, DOI: 10.1080/19962126.2015.11865238	en
dc.identifier.issn	1996-2126
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.1080/19962126.2015.11865238
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25488
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dc.description.abstract	Amici curiae participation plays an important role in litigation and judicial decisionmaking. The public interest nature of these participations has become particularly important in representing the point of view of those who might be affected by a judgment which could influence the outcome of a decision. Employing amicus curiae participation as specific litigation strategy is of importance in promoting litigation from a feminist and gendered viewpoint allowing feminist method to be employed in constructing effective legal arguments.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis	en
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dc.subject	amicus curiae participation	en
dc.subject	litigation strategy	en
dc.subject	feminist method	en
dc.title	Considering The Impact of Amicus Curiae Participation on Feminist Litigation Strategy	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Public, Constitutional and International Law	en