Rethinking Equality Projects in Law : Feminist Challenges.
Hunter, Rosemary.
Rethinking Equality Projects in Law : Feminist Challenges. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (212 pages) - Oñati International Series in Law and Society Series . - Oñati International Series in Law and Society Series .
Prelims -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Feminism and Equality -- Part I Equality Projects in Law Reform -- 1 The Married Women's Property Acts: Equality Was Not the Issue -- 2 The Demise of the Provocation Defence and the Failure of Equality Concepts -- 3 Is Equality Enough? Fathers' Rights and Women's Rights Advocacy -- 4 Alternatives to Equality -- Part II Constitutional Equality Projects -- 5 Equality Rights: What's Wrong? -- 6 Haunting (In)Equalities -- Part III Personal Equality Projects in the Legal Profession -- 7 Gender Equality and Legal Professionalism: Challenges for the First Women Lawyers -- 8 That Obscure Object of Desire: Sex Equality and the Legal Profession -- Index.
This book analyses a range of equality projects across public and private law, considering competing conceptions of equality and alternatives to it.
9781847314499
Women''s rights -- Congresses.
Feminist jurisprudence -- Congresses.
Electronic books.
K644.R48 2008
346.0134
Rethinking Equality Projects in Law : Feminist Challenges. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (212 pages) - Oñati International Series in Law and Society Series . - Oñati International Series in Law and Society Series .
Prelims -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Feminism and Equality -- Part I Equality Projects in Law Reform -- 1 The Married Women's Property Acts: Equality Was Not the Issue -- 2 The Demise of the Provocation Defence and the Failure of Equality Concepts -- 3 Is Equality Enough? Fathers' Rights and Women's Rights Advocacy -- 4 Alternatives to Equality -- Part II Constitutional Equality Projects -- 5 Equality Rights: What's Wrong? -- 6 Haunting (In)Equalities -- Part III Personal Equality Projects in the Legal Profession -- 7 Gender Equality and Legal Professionalism: Challenges for the First Women Lawyers -- 8 That Obscure Object of Desire: Sex Equality and the Legal Profession -- Index.
This book analyses a range of equality projects across public and private law, considering competing conceptions of equality and alternatives to it.
9781847314499
Women''s rights -- Congresses.
Feminist jurisprudence -- Congresses.
Electronic books.
K644.R48 2008
346.0134