Gender, Law and Justice
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Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0702176648
ISBN 13
9780702176647
Category
WOMEN AND GENDER
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
496
Subject
Sociology; Gender Law
Description
Feminist lawyers have long been engaged in critiquing the gendered nature of South African law. This project has increased in importance and scope as a result of the centrality of gender equality, as a value and a substantive right, in the South African Constitution. Gender, Law and Justice provides both theoretical and practical tools to enable academic and practising lawyers to apply concepts of gender equality to the law. It introduces readers to basic feminist concepts and arguments, and to a wealth of local, comparative and international material on gender and the law. It also illustrates how the law may be shaped to transform the social, cultural and economic conditions of women’s lives in South Africa, at the same time as it acknowledges the limits of legal strategies for change.
Gender, Law and Justice has three main objectives. The first is to identify the different positions of women in South Africa and to examine the disparate impact of the legal system on their lives. Secondly, it aims to expose the gender bias in legal concepts and in the content and application of legal rules. Thirdly, it suggests changes to the law, and evaluates those changes that have already occurred, with a view to developing the law so that it is better able to ensure justice and meet the diverse needs of women in South Africa.
Gender, Law and Justice has three main objectives. The first is to identify the different positions of women in South Africa and to examine the disparate impact of the legal system on their lives. Secondly, it aims to expose the gender bias in legal concepts and in the content and application of legal rules. Thirdly, it suggests changes to the law, and evaluates those changes that have already occurred, with a view to developing the law so that it is better able to ensure justice and meet the diverse needs of women in South Africa.
Biblio Notes
Introduction
Feminist theories and concepts
Constitutional and international law context
Equality
Gender and sexual orientation
Culture and religion
Gender and family law
Gender and work
Women’s freedom and security of the person
Women and the state
Feminist theories and concepts
Constitutional and international law context
Equality
Gender and sexual orientation
Culture and religion
Gender and family law
Gender and work
Women’s freedom and security of the person
Women and the state
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 313 |
WOM GEN |
1 | Yes |