1st Edition

Legal Feminism Italian Theories and Perspectives

Edited By Anna Simone, Ilaria Boiano, Angela Condello Copyright 2023
146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

The volume offers an overview of the theories and practices of Italian legal feminism, presenting both the main themes addressed and the main protagonists of Italian feminist legal theory. The book is divided into two parts. The first is dedicated to deepening crucial issues that directly concern women’s knowledge and lives from a feminist perspective, such as the interconnection between law,... Read more

Part One - Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Legal Feminism 

1. Law/Rights/Justice 

Anna Simone 

2. Difference/Equality

Chiara Giorgi 

3. Sex/Sexuality/Reproduction

Angela Condello 

4. Citizenship/Borders

Ilaria Boiano 

5. Deviance/The Criminal Question/Security 

Valeria Verdolini 

6. Victim/Victimology/Vulnerability

Chiara Federica Pedace

Part Two - The Main Protagonists of Italian Legal Feminism 

7. Letizia Gianformaggio and Legal Equality

Angela Condello 

8. Tamar Pitch. Difference, Differences and Fundamental Rights 

Ilaria Boiano 

9. Silvia Niccolai. Legal Experience as Human Experience

Anna Simone 

10. Lia Cigarini and the Freedom of the ‘Legislative Void’

Ilaria Boiano and Angela Condello

Biography

Anna Simone is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Roma Tre, Italy.

Ilaria Boiano is fellow researcher at University of Roma Tre and Women’s Rights lawyer at Differenza Donna NGO, Rome, Italy.

Angela Condello is Professor in the Law Department at the University of Messina, Italy.

Emma C. Gainsforth graduated in philosophy and works as a translator.