Isabel Marcus
Professor Emerita
Research Focus: Domestic Violence, Family Law, International Human Rights, International Women’s Human Rights, Remedies
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague Isabel Marcus. A beloved faculty member at our law school from 1982 to 2019, Prof. Marcus leaves behind a legacy of fearless advocacy for women's rights and gender equality issue, domestically and abroad.
Learn more about her career and her impact on our community.
Books
DOLLARS FOR REFORM: THE OEO NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTERS (1981)
Journal Articles
The "Woman Question" in Post-Socialist Legal Education, HUMAN RIGHTS QUARTERLY vol. 36: 507 (2014)
Preliminary Comments on Dark Numbers: Research on Domestic Violence in Central and Eastern Europe, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK LAW JOURNAL vol. 21: 119 (1998)
Sexy New Twist: Reproductive Technologies and Feminism, A, LAW & SOCIAL INQUIRY: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION vol. 15: 247 (1990)
Feminism and Alternative Reproductive Technologies: A Symposium, BUFFALO LAW REVIEW vol. 37: 203 (1989)
Locked In and Locked Out: Reflections in the History of Divorce Law Reform in New York State BUFFALO LAW REVIEW vol. 37: 375 (1989)
Report from China, CRITICAL LEGAL STUDIES NEWSLETTER (1989)
Looking toward the Future: Feminism and Reproductive Technologies [comments], BUFFALO LAW REVIEW vol. 37: 203 (1988)
Reflections on the Significance of the Sex/Gender System: Divorce Law Reform in New York, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW REVIEW vol. 42: 55 (1987)
Book Chapters
Wife Beating in Ideology and Practice in Hungary, Poland, and Romania, GENDER POLITICS AND EVERYDAY LIFE UNDER STATE SOCIALISM IN EAST AND CENTRAL EUROPE (J. Massimo & S. Penn, eds.) (Palgrave Macmillan: 2009)
Reframing Domestic Violence in the Home, THE PUBLIC NATURE OF PRIVATE VIOLENCE (1994)
The Sexual Politics of Child Support, THE PARENTAL CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION: RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND SOCIAL POLICY (J. Cassetty, ed.) (Lexington Books: 1983)