First published in 1998, this book explores the links between theories of feminism and the practice of law, and does so through an examination of a number of contemporary themes in feminist legal studies. From an interdisciplinary perspective, this book examines, as one of its overarching themes, the existence of a distinctively female legal voice, or voices. In arguing for a recognition of the diversity of women’s experiences of the law and in the law, it is also maintained that the role of feminism as a political strategy must not be lost. Feminist legal studies is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of contemporary legal studies and the ambition of this book is both to capture and channel this dynamic. In introducing themes from politics, philosophy, literature, sociology and cultural studies, this book will be of interest to a wide ranging audience.
Author(s): Clare McGlynn
Series: Routledge Revivals
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 219
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Contributors
Introduction
PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON SEX, GENDER AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION
1. The Gendering of the Professional Subject: Commitment,Choice and Social Closure in the Legal Profession
2.(Un)Sexy Bodies: The Making of Professional Legal Masculinities
PART II: INTERDISCIPLINARY AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
3. Fabled Explanations of Bias
4. When Mercy Seasons Justice: Shakespeare's Woman Lawyer
5. Rape Law: Harbouring an Implicit Relation between Law and Psychology
6. The Business of Equality
PART III: INTERNATIONAL, EUROPEAN AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
7. Contextualising International Women's Rights: Canadian Feminism, Race and Culture
8. Women and Water Law: from Theory to Practice
9. Women's Law and Cultural Understandings of Gender in Finland
10. Special Protection of Women's Rights in China
11. A Place for Maternity in the European Union
12. The Construction of Women in the Non-Consensual Sterilisation Debate: Why a Feminist Analysis is Needed
Index
