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Difference in the House of Lords

Rackley, Erika (2006) Difference in the House of Lords. Social and Legal Studies, 15 (2). pp. 163-185. ISSN 0964-6639. (doi:10.1177/0964663906063567) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:76553)

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Abstract

Taking the media reaction to Brenda Hale's appointment to the appellate committee of the House of Lords in January 2004 as its starting point, this article considers the impact difference might have on understandings of both the judge and judging. It argues that beneath the surface of the somewhat simplistic personality-based alternatives posited in the British press lies a more organic response to the woman judge generally and her perceived difference. Drawing on Hale's potential for difference in relation to familial (dis)connection, unwanted parenthood and indecent assault, the article concludes that, far from being a malevolent threat, the perceived difference of the woman judge offers an opportunity to consider the possibility of alternative adjudicative approaches and new understandings of the judge.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1177/0964663906063567
Uncontrolled keywords: adjudication, Brenda Hale, difference, House of Lords, judging, woman judge
Subjects: K Law
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > Kent Law School
Depositing User: Sian Robertson
Date Deposited: 25 Sep 2019 14:28 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:26 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/76553 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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