PostModernism
and the
Future of
Law
ATACADOR, CRISTIAN GREGOR. E.
For time and the world do not stand still. Change is
the law of life. And those who look only to the past of
the present are certain to miss the future.
• -John F. Kennedy, 35th US President,lawyer, Address in
the Assembly Hall of Paulskirche
EQUALITY, INCLUSIVITY,
AND DIVERSITY:
Reformation of laws to
adapt to the times and to
accommodate marginalized
Discussion
Points
POSTMODERNISM AND
THE FUTURE
OF LAW
Groups.
RELATIVISM
Encourages for respect
for opinions, values, and
expressions.
A CALL TO ACTION
Debunked uncompromising
Doctrines of Nazism,
Fascism and Religious
Fundamentalism.
CITING
CRITICISMS
Jose
Ortega y
Gasset
"In erasing institutions, we
are left with pseudointellectuals with no moral
code."
Philosopher
POSTMODERNISM
Pope
Benedict
XVI
Religious Leader
"A tyranny of relativism
where no truth or ideal
becomes the absolute
truth."
CITING
CRITICISMS
POSTMODERNISM
POST- TWENTIETH CENTURY
MODERNISM IS FOR THE WOMEN
FIRST-WAVE FEMINISM:
A Vindication of Woman
Rights (1792 to 1937)
THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION
SUFFRAGE
PROHIBITION OF LIQUOR,
GAMBLING, AND PROSTITUTION
RIGHTS OF WOMEN OF COLOR
SECOND-WAVE FEMINISM:
A Vindication of Woman
Rights (1960S to 80s)
CHALLENGING THE PATRIARCHAL
SYSTEM
PUTING A PREMIUM ON GENDER,
SEXUALITY, AND SEXUAL
ORIENTATION
ERADICATING WOMEN
STEREOTYPES
WOMEN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL
CONSTRUCT
THIRD-WAVE FEMINISM:
New Wave Feminism (1990s)
GIRL POWER
CELEBRATING INDIVIDUALITY (MEN
& WOMEN)
TAMMY BRUCE'S 3 PILLARS OF
NEW FEMINISM: 1. WOMEN'S
DIGNITY, 2. WOMEN CAN SAY
NO, AND 3. MEN AS PARTNERS
CHALLENGES
TODAY
In practice, courts have upheld a range
of restrictions that make abortion more
difficult to access, especially for people
of color, people living on low incomes,
young people, immigrants, and others
with limited resources. In 2022, the
Court overturned Roe v. Wade and
eliminated the constitutional right to
abortion after it was held constitutional
in the 70s.
ROE VS. WADE
CONSTITUTIONAL
GUARANTEE
"xxx the State shall equally protect the
life of the mother and the life of the
unborn from conception..."
"xxx the role of women in nationbuilding xx and the fundamental quality
before the law of men and women."
ARTICLE II, SEC. 12, SEC. 14
CHALLENGES
TODAY
Women must come out and
establish a rallying point to
educate the public and
challenge the dominant
versions of social reality.
CQLL TO ACTION
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PRESENTATION
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