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Christopher P. Manfredi - Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court: Legal Mobilization and the Women´s Legal Education and Action Fund - 9780774809467 - V9780774809467
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Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court: Legal Mobilization and the Women´s Legal Education and Action Fund

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Description for Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court: Legal Mobilization and the Women´s Legal Education and Action Fund Hardback. A cogent analysis of legal mobilization as a strategy for social and activist movements. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.

Since 1980, the Canadian women’s movement has been an active participant in constitutional politics and Charter litigation. This book, through its focus on the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), presents a compelling examination of how Canadian feminists became key actors in developing the constitutional doctrine of equality, and how they mobilized that doctrine to support the movement’s policy agenda.

The case of LEAF, an organization that had as its goal the use of Charter litigation to influence legal rules and public policy, provides rich ground for Manfredi’s keen analysis of legal mobilization. In a multitude of areas such as ... Read more

A major contribution to law and society studies, Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court is unparalleled in its analysis of legal mobilization as an effective strategy for social movements. It will be widely read and welcomed by legal scholars, political scientists, lawyers, feminists, and activists.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Law and Society
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774809467
SKU
V9780774809467
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Ref
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About Christopher P. Manfredi
Christopher P. Manfredi is a professor of Political Science at McGill University.

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