ABSTRACT
There is extensive soul-searching going on in the public law community. While some of this can be attributed to the present restructuring of the constitution, and to the revolution in public administration in modern times, the issue seems to run deeper. Values are back in vogue among public lawyers, with some, for example, arguing for the judiciary and public law scholars to be more explicit about the democratic values which guide them.1 In an ambitious project, Dawn Oliver has sought to unearth common values in both public and private law.2 The search appears to be on in public law for a new paradigm to orient practice in an increasingly complex legal world. Both internal and external pressures are causing a rethink of basic aspects of the subject. This is a particularly appropriate time for public lawyers to address the challenges presented by feminist theory.
