Gender, sexualities and law

Grear, Anna; Jones, Jackie; Fenton, Rachel A.; Stevenson, Kim (eds)

Abstract

Bringing together an international range of academics, Gender, Sexualities and Law provides a comprehensive interrogation of the range of contemporary issues – both topical and controversial – raised by the gendered character of law, legal discourse and institutions. The gendering of law, persons and the legal profession, along with the gender bias of legal outcomes, has been a fractious, but fertile, focus of reflection. It has, moreover, been an important site of political struggle. This collection of essays offers an unrivalled examination of its various contemporary dimensions, focusing on: issues of theory and representation; violence, both national and international; reproduction and parenting; and partnership, sexuality, marriage and the family. Gender, Sexualities and Law will be invaluable for all those engaged in research and study of the law (and related fields) as a form of gendered power.

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: Feb 8, 2011
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• ISBN: 9780415574396
• Keywords: gender, sexualities, law, feminism, international
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/965294
• Publisher URL: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415574396/