Ruthann Robson
Encyclopedia
Ruthann Robson is a Professor of Law and University Distinguished Professor. As well as her writings in legal scholarship and theory, she has also published fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
since 1990 in the areas of constitutional law
, family law
, feminist legal theory
, and sexuality and the law. The New York City Law Review published a symposium on her work in volume 8, issue 2.
In 2007, the CUNY board of Trustees designated Professor Ruthann Robson a University Distinguished Professor. A profile by Jill Jarvis is featured on the CUNY website. A profile by Emily Sachar is featured in CUNY Law, the law school magazine.
Her comments on Constitutional Law can be found at Constitutional Law Prof Blog.
Career
She has taught at the City University of New York School of LawCity University of New York School of Law
CUNY School of Law is a law school in New York City, founded in 1983.In 1981, CUNY hired Charles Halpern to be its founding Dean. This law school was established as a public interest law school. The curriculum integrates clinical teaching methods with traditional areas of legal study.In Spring of...
since 1990 in the areas of constitutional law
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
, family law
Family law
Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;...
, feminist legal theory
Feminist legal theory
Feminist legal theory is based on the belief that the law has been instrumental in women's historical subordination. The project of feminist legal theory is twofold. First, feminist jurisprudence seeks to explain ways in which the law played a role in women's former subordinate status...
, and sexuality and the law. The New York City Law Review published a symposium on her work in volume 8, issue 2.
In 2007, the CUNY board of Trustees designated Professor Ruthann Robson a University Distinguished Professor. A profile by Jill Jarvis is featured on the CUNY website. A profile by Emily Sachar is featured in CUNY Law, the law school magazine.
Her comments on Constitutional Law can be found at Constitutional Law Prof Blog.
Publications
An annotated bibliography of her work from 1979-2005 by Sanja Zgonjanin appeared in 8 New York City Law Review 682 - 774 (2005).- Sappho Goes to Law School
- Lesbian (Out)Law: Survival Under the Rule of Law
- a/k/a
- The Struggle for Happiness (both from St. Martin's Press)
- Cecile
- Eye of a Hurricane
Awards and fellowships
- 2007 Fellow in Nonfiction Literature, New York Foundation for the Arts
- Bram Fischer Research Chair, Witwatersrand (WITS) Law School, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Collaborative Research Fellowship, University of Sydney
- Djerassi Artists Fellowship Residency
- CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal InstructionCenter for Computer-Assisted Legal InstructionThe Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, also known as CALI, is a 501 non-profit consortium of mostly US law schools that conducts applied research and development in the area of computer-mediated legal education...
) Law Fellowship.