Unequal Protection Women, Children, and the Elderly in Court [Paperback]

Anglo-American common law is based on what a reasonable adult male would or would not dobut not everyone in society is a reasonable adult male. For the elderly, children, and women, a legal decision can sometimes turn out tragically wrong, even when the lawyers, jurors, and judge are all competent and conscientious.Deserves to be read by anyone who is interested in the inherent injustices that abound in our legal system. . . . Well-written. . . . Gripping and important.