O.S.U. Moritz Law Prof. Joshua Dressler at C|M|Law Wed. April 21st

Joshua Dressler, who holds the Frank R. Strong Chair in Law at O.S.U.’s Moritz College of Law, will speak Wed., April 21st, at 5 p.m. in the Moot Court Room (free; 1 hour free CLE). His topic:  A Liberal Scholar’s Reflections on Feminist Criminal Law Reform Efforts: An Uneven Story. Announcement .

In addition to being the author of Criminal Law Cases and Materials, now in its 5th edition, co-author of Criminal Procedure : Principles, Policies and Perspectives , now in its 4th edition, and Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice Ref HV 6017 .E52 2002, he’s the author of the ever popular study aid, Understanding Criminal Law KF 9219 .D74 2006 and co-author of Understanding Criminal Procedure KF 9619 .D74.  His articles include:

• “Battered Women, Sleeping Abusers: Some Reflections,” 3 Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law 457 (2006)
• “Criminal Law, Moral Theory, and Feminism: Some Reflections on the Subject and on the Fun (and Value) of Courting Controversy,” 48 Saint Louis University Law Journal 1143 (2004)
• “Why Keep the Provocation Defense?: Some Reflections on a Difficult Subject,” 86 Minnesota Law Review 959 (2002)
• “Where We Have Been and Where We Might Be Going: Some Cautionary Reflections on Rape Law Reform, 46 Cleveland State Law Review 409 (1998).

For more articles, see his Bibliography page.