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Routledge-Cavendish
604 Pages
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Routledge-Cavendish
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This book is a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between feminist theories and the law, and the way in which developments of the former have affected, and been affected by, the latter.
The book takes as its starting point a study of women and culture on an international level, which demonstrates how religious and cultural influences have been fundamental in establishing contemporary... Read more
Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Factual Data On The World's Women; Chapter 2 Women and Culture; Chapter 3 The Evolution And Scope Of Feminist Jurisprudence; Chapter 4 Feminist Legal Methods; Part 2 Central concepts in feminist jurisprudence; Chapter 5 Patriarchy: public and private; Chapter 6 Gender: Equality/Sameness/Difference; Part 3 Women in Political and Legal Theory; Chapter 7 Ancient Political Thought; Chapter 8 ‘Traditional’ Jurisprudence; Part 4 Key Issues In Feminist Jurisprudence; Chapter 9 Women, Violence And The Legal System; Chapter 10 Pornography; Chapter 11 Women and Medicine; Chapter 12 Women and International Law;
Biography
Hilaire Barnett Lecturer in Law Queen Mary & Westfield College
