Gender and the Law

Author:   Judith Bourne ,  Caroline Derry
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781138280878


Pages:   258
Publication Date:   10 April 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Gender and the Law provides an ideal introduction to gender and feminist theory for students. Beginning with an overview of traditional notions of gender, the book establishes the key feminist and queer legal theories. It provides a basic structure and overview upon which students can build their understanding of some of the complex and controversial topics and debates around gender. Structured thematically, the book explores many fascinating and controversial legal issues, including issues of transgender rights; equal pay and equality in the workplace; societal changes and challenges within the regulation of personal relationships; the law surrounding consent and sexual offences; the role of gender norms in the criminal courts; legal regulation of prostitution and pornography; and the ways in which the law has responded to societal changes surrounding reproduction. With ‘thinking points’ and ‘further reading’ suggestions within each chapter, the authors encourage an engagement with critique and theory in order to understand this dynamic and challenging field.

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Author:   Judith Bourne ,  Caroline Derry
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138280878


ISBN 10:   1138280879
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   10 April 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction; 2: Legal theories; 3: Women’s Evolving Legal Status; 4: Beyond the gender binary?; 5: Employment; 6: Regulating Relationships; 7: Gender norms in the criminal courts; 8: Consent; 9: Sexual offences; 10: Reproductive Bodies; 11: Regulating pornography and prostitution;

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Judith Bourne is Senior Lecturer in Law at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham. She leads the First Women Lawyers in Great Britain & the Empire symposia and is author of Helena Normanton and the Opening of the Bar to Women. Her primary research interests include feminist legal history, Land Law and Equity and Trusts. Caroline Derry is Lecturer in Law at the Open University where her primary research interests include gender, sexuality and the criminal law; feminist perspectives on criminal and evidence law; and feminist and lesbian legal history.

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