The Public Law of Gender
From the Local to the Global
By Kim Rubenstein,Katharine G. Young | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
About the book
With the worldwide sweep of gender-neutral gender-equal or gender-sensitive public laws in international treaties national constitutions and statutes it is timely to document the raft of legal reform and to critically analyse its effectiveness. In demarcating the academic study of the public law of gender this book brings together leading lawyers political scientists historians and philosophers to examine law s structuring of politics governing and gender in a new global frame. Of interest to constitutional and statutory designers advocates adjudicators and scholars the contributions explore how concepts such as equality accountability representation participation and rights depend on challenge or enlist gendered roles and/or categories. These enquiries suggest that the new public law of gender must confront the lapses in enforcement sincerity and coverage that are common in both national and international law and governance and critically and pluralistically recast the public/private distinction in family community religion customary and market domains.
Editions of The Public Law of Gender
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781107138575
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With the worldwide sweep of gender-neutral gender-equal or gender-sensitive public laws in international treaties national constitutions and statutes it is timely to document the raft of legal reform and to critically analyse its effectiveness. In demarcating the academic study of the public law of gender this book brings together leading lawyers political scientists historians and philosophers to examine law s structuring of politics governing and gender in a new global frame. Of interest to constitutional and statutory designers advocates adjudicators and scholars the contributions explore how concepts such as equality accountability representation participation and rights depend on challenge or enlist gendered roles and/or categories. These enquiries suggest that the new public law of gender must confront the lapses in enforcement sincerity and coverage that are common in both national and international law and governance and critically and pluralistically recast the public/private distinction in family community religion customary and market domains.
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What is The Public Law of Gender about?
With the worldwide sweep of gender-neutral gender-equal or gender-sensitive public laws in international treaties national constitutions and statutes it is timely to document the raft of legal reform and to critically analyse its effectiveness. In demarcating the academic study of the public law of gender this book brings together leading lawyers political scientists historians and philosophers to examine law s structuring of politics governing and gender in a new global frame. Of interest to constitutional and statutory designers advocates adjudicators and scholars the contributions explore how concepts such as equality accountability representation participation and rights depend on challenge or enlist gendered roles and/or categories. These enquiries suggest that the new public law of gender must confront the lapses in enforcement sincerity and coverage that are common in both national and international law and governance and critically and pluralistically recast the public/private distinction in family community religion customary and market domains.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Public Law of Gender?
Law > Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law > Constitutional and administrative law: general
Where can I read a sample of The Public Law of Gender?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781107138575
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Public Law of Gender?
Kim Rubenstein,Katharine G. Young
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Public Law of Gender is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781107138575)