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Rethinking the balance between individual and state responsibility given the inevitability of human dependence on social institutions. - Martha L.A. Fineman
Atlanta, GA
Joined April 2012
Read “The Legal Fiction of State Neutrality: Rethinking Accountability in Disability Home Adaptations” by Dr. Ting Xu (Professor of Law, Essex University) here: Dr. Xu published this piece shortly after our summer workshop.
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How should the state be held to account when it funds and organises essential services—but then denies responsibility for their failure? This post examines that question through the lens of disabil…
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RT @HeXiao16980222: Given the possibility of Marines being deployed to LA, this workshop is particularly worth attending.
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Registration is officially open for our upcoming June 26-27th workshop on The Impact of Constitutional Frameworks on Crisis Response Capacity: A Comparative Study of the United States and South Africa. Get in early!.@MarthaLAFineman
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📢New Vulnerability Piece!📢.Read "Rethinking Property through Resilience: Lessons from Rural China" by Professor Ting Xu of @EssexLawSchool .
essexlawresearch.uk
By Professor Ting Xu, Essex Law School On 16 May 2025, Professor Ting Xu presented at the Open University’s online legal histories conference, Land and Property Beyond the Centenary, marking 100 ye…
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Our recent interview with @MarthaLAFineman explores the concept of 'collective harm.' Listen here:
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We are pleased to announce that our Postdoc, Dr. Helena Moradi has contributed a chapter to the forthcoming volume "What Is a Family? Transdisciplinary Conversations" edited by @AliceMargaria and Claire Fenton-Glynn. @EmoryLaw
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We are proud to announce the upcoming publication of a new #vulnerabilitytheory piece by Postdoc Bojan Perovic @EmoryLaw .From Stalemate to Solutions: Rethinking Intercountry Adoption Through Vulnerability Theory Forthcoming in Mississippi Law Journal, Vol. 94, Issue 3 (2025)
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Read Dr. Sorcha McCormack's review of "The Foundations of Vulnerability Theory: Feminism, Family, and Fineman" by Jennifer Hickey here:.@MarthaLAFineman
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NEW BOOK ALERT📢: Pre-order "Vulnerability Theory and the Trinity Lectures: Institutionalizing the Individual" by @MarthaLAFineman here: #vulnerabilitytheory @EmoryLaw.
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Vulnerability Theory and the Trinity Lectures - Institutionalizing the Individual; Vulnerability theory shows that we all depend on each other, so laws should focus on shared responsibility, not just...
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This community-sourced grassroots reproductive autonomy gathering in ATL begins today (May 2-4):
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A community-sourced grassroots reproductive autonomy gathering in ATL. May 2-4
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"We write today in our individual capacities as law professors and members of the legal profession to express our collective concerns about recent federal executive actions that erode democracy, the rule of law, freedom of speech, and due process.".@MarthaLAFineman
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RT @sumingkhoo: Excellent symposium today on #care and #vulnerability in #SocialTheory with @DianeElson2 Kathleen Lynch and @MarthaLAFinema….
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We had a wonderful talk on EU sustainability law with visiting scholar @KateE_OReilly during her last week as an @EmoryLaw visiting scholar. Dr. O'Reilly was a dynamic addition to the VHC community and we miss her already. Keep an eye out for her publications!
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"If the land is not free and not safe, we are not free and not safe." - Dr. Lloyd.Listen to the latest episode of our Voices in Vulnerability Podcast, "Land As Kin" with Dr. Dana Lloyd here:
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Some exciting news! Prof. Xinyu Wang (China University of Political Science and Law) is translating @MarthaLAFineman 's first book: The Illusion of Equality: The Rhetoric and Reality of Divorce Reform. Shanxi People’s Publishing House will publish the Chinese translation.
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We are happy to share that Postdoc Bojan Perovic brought a vulnerability theory perspective to the 17th Annual Law & Society Symposium. His contribution examined how legal frameworks should account for human dependence in the digital sphere and the role of a responsive state.
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Join us this Friday, 3/28 at 2pm for an @EmoryLaw VHC Visiting Scholar Talk by @KateE_OReilly of @MaastrichtU. Dr. O'Reilly "will explore the contradictions in EU sustainability law using the Right to Repair as a case study." Email vhc-flt(at)emory(dot)edu for more info.
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