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 END OF PRESENTATION 12:01 PM