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7 Can. J. Women & L. 509 (1994)
A Jurisprudence of One's Own - Ruthann Robson's Lesbian Legal Theory

handle is hein.journals/cajwol7 and id is 527 raw text is: Vol. 7 Review Essays Recensions d'essais A Jurisprudence of One's Own? Ruthann Robson's Lesbian Legal Theory Didi Herman Dans cette recension d'essai, Didi Herman examine le travail de Ruthann Robson sur la thiorie lesbienne du droit. Herman expose en premier lieu la contribution de Robson, puis elle se concentre sur la dimarche que Robson a suivie pour glaborer l'idge d'une <jurisprudence lesbienne>>. Selon Herman, le travail de Robson constitue une intervention originale dans le domaine des 4'dtudes juridiques relatives aux lesbiennes et aux gayso, qui est largement doming par les hommes. Robson traite d'abord de la spicificitg de la vie des lesbiennes et pose ensuite des questions importantes sur la relation entre les lesbiennes et le droit. Par ailleurs, I'approche de Robson souldve plusieurs questions probldmatiques, telles que la difficulti d'itablir sur quelles bases les lesbiennes forment des <communautds>>, l'impact des ddbats actuels qui suscitent des controverses au sein des groupes d'action politique des lesbiennes, et les avantages de bdtir une o¢jurisprudence>> lesbienne. Bien que le travail de Robson soit important, il y a plusieurs raisons pour en faire une lecture critique. This review essay considers Ruthann Robson's work on lesbian legal theory. The author begins by outlining Robson's contribution, and then focuses on how she has developed the idea of lesbian jurisprudence. Robson's work, the author argues, is an original intervention in the largely male-dominated field of lesbian and gay legal studies. Her approach begins with the specificity of lesbian lives, and raises important questions about the relationships between lesbians and law. At the same time, several problematic issues are raised by Robson's approach, including the difficulty of ascertaining on what bases lesbians form communities, This essay was submitted in 1993. 1 would like to thank Davina Cooper, Diana Majury, Susan Boyd, and Brettel Dawson for their comments on an earlier draft. 1994

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