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Rethinking Equality Projects in Law: Feminist Challenges (Onati International Series in Law and Society)
Rosemary Hunter
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Description for Rethinking Equality Projects in Law: Feminist Challenges (Onati International Series in Law and Society)
Paperback. This book analyses a range of equality projects across public and private law, considering competing conceptions of equality and alternatives to it. Editor(s): Hunter, Rosemary C. Series: Onati International Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
The concept of equality has been a key animating principle of modern feminism, and has been highly productive for feminist legal thought and feminist politics concerning law. Today however, given the failure to achieve material and psychic equality for women, feminists have come to challenge the usefulness of equality as a concept, a particular definition, or a basis for strategising. The papers in this collection reflect these concerns, primarily in the context of English-speaking, common law cultures. Collectively, the papers analyse a range of equality projects across a number of areas of public and private law, considering both competing ... Read more
The concept of equality has been a key animating principle of modern feminism, and has been highly productive for feminist legal thought and feminist politics concerning law. Today however, given the failure to achieve material and psychic equality for women, feminists have come to challenge the usefulness of equality as a concept, a particular definition, or a basis for strategising. The papers in this collection reflect these concerns, primarily in the context of English-speaking, common law cultures. Collectively, the papers analyse a range of equality projects across a number of areas of public and private law, considering both competing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Onati International Series in Law and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841138398
SKU
V9781841138398
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About Rosemary Hunter
Rosemary Hunter is a Professor of Law at the University of Kent, Canterbury, the Academic Editor of Feminist Legal Studies, and Chair of the RCSL Working Group on Gender and Law.
Reviews for Rethinking Equality Projects in Law: Feminist Challenges (Onati International Series in Law and Society)
...a good primer to a rich set of theoretical arguments and debates, providing a solid overview, not just of international legal development through a feminist lens, but also feminist thought more generally. The extensive footnotes will be prized by law and APD scholars, as well as those looking at projects relating to the expression of gender in institutions more broadly. ... Read more