Download or read book The Gender of Constitutional Jurisprudence written by Beverley Baines and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To explain how constitutions shape and are shaped by women's lives, the contributors examine constitutional cases pertaining to women in 12 countries, covering cases about reproductive, sexual, familial, socio-economic, and democratic rights, and focussing on women's claims to equality.
Download or read book Constituting Equality written by Susan H. Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-31 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constituting Equality addresses the question, how would you write a constitution if you really cared about gender equality? The book takes a design-oriented approach to the broad range of issues that arise in constitutional drafting concerning gender equality. Each section of the book examines a particular set of constitutional issues or doctrines across a range of different countries to explore what works, where, and why. Topics include: governmental structure (particularly electoral gender quotas); rights provisions; constitutional recognition of cultural or religious practices that discriminate against women; domestic incorporation of international law; and the role of women in the process of constitution making. Interdisciplinary in orientation and global in scope, the book provides a menu for constitutional designers and others interested in how the fundamental legal order might more effectively promote gender equality.
Download or read book Global Gender Constitutionalism and Women s Citizenship written by Ruth Rubio-Marin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constitutions around the world have overwhelmingly been the creation of men, but this book asks how far constitutions have affirmed the equal citizenship status of women or failed to do so. Using a wealth of examples from around the world, Ruth Rubio-Marín considers constitutionalism from its inception to the present day and places current debates in their vital historical context. Rubio-Marín adopts an inclusive concept of gender and sexuality, and discusses the constitutional gender order as it has been shaped by debates such those around same-sex marriage and the rights of trans persons. Covering a wide range of themes, from reproductive rights to political gender quotas and violence against women, this book offers a comprehensive feminist account of constitutional law. Truly international in scope and ambitious in subject matter, this is an invaluable resource for students and scholars working on gender within multiple disciplines.
Download or read book The Constitutional and Legal Rights of Women written by Judith A. Baer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. ed. of: The constitutional rights of women / Leslie Friedman Goldstein. New ed., rev. and updated., 2nd ed. 1988.
Download or read book The Constitutional Rights of Women written by Leslie Friedman Goldstein and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1979 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph reviewing constitutional law jurisprudence pertaining to women's rights in the USA, in view of sex discrimination and equal opportunity - covers historical cases of due process, protection of women and discrimination against men, contraception and the right to privacy, etc. References.
Download or read book The Constitution as Social Design written by Gretchen Ritter and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on gender and civic membership in American constitutional politics from the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment through Second Wave Feminism. It examines how American civic membership is gendered, and how the terms of civic membership available to men and women shape their political identities, aspirations, and behavior. The book also explores the dynamics of American constitutional development through a focus on civic membership--a legal and political construct at the heart of the constitutional order. This is a book about gender politics and constitutional development, and about what each of these can tell us about the other. It considers the options and choices faced by womens rights activists in the United States as they voiced their claims for civic inclusion from Reconstruction through Second Wave Feminism, and it makes evident the limits of liberal citizenship for women.
Download or read book Gender Equality and Women s Empowerment written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gender and the Constitution written by Helen Irving and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-21 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an era of constitution-making. New constitutions are appearing in historically unprecedented numbers, following regime change in some countries, or a commitment to modernization in others. No democratic constitution today can fail to recognize or provide for gender equality. Constitution-makers need to understand the gendered character of all constitutions, and to recognize the differential impact on women of constitutional provisions, even where these appear gender-neutral. This book confronts what needs to be considered in writing a constitution when gender equity and agency are goals. It examines principles of constitutionalism, constitutional jurisprudence, and history. Its goal is to establish a framework for a 'gender audit' of both new and existing constitutions. It eschews a simple focus on rights and examines constitutional language, interpretation, structures and distribution of power, rules of citizenship, processes of representation, and the constitutional recognition of international and customary law. It discusses equality rights and reproductive rights as distinct issues for constitutional design.
Download or read book Advancing Equality written by Jody Heymann and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where basic human rights are under attack and discrimination is widespread, Advancing Equality reminds us of the critical role of constitutions in creating and protecting equal rights. Combining a comparative analysis of equal rights in the constitutions of all 193 United Nations member countries with inspiring stories of activism and powerful court cases from around the globe, the book traces the trends in constitution drafting over the past half century and examines how stronger protections against discrimination have transformed lives. Looking at equal rights across gender, race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, social class, and migration status, the authors uncover which groups are increasingly guaranteed equal rights in constitutions, whether or not these rights on paper have been translated into practice, and which nations lag behind. Serving as a comprehensive call to action for anyone who cares about their country’s future, Advancing Equality challenges us to remember how far we all still must go for equal rights for all. A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org.
Download or read book Self reflection Within the Academy written by Karin Mika and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taking Machismo to Court written by Martha I. Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legal Reasoning in Equality Interpretation An Analysis of the Indian Constitution written by Harshit Rai and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Law - Philosophy, History and Sociology of Law, Symbiosis International University, language: English, abstract: The Following research paper deals with the Equality Interpretation in the Indian Constitution (including Constituent Assembly debates) with regard to Gender Justice and Feminism. By employing doctrinal research marked by chronological case analysis along with deductive type of reasoning it seeks to analyse the notion of Equality within the Indian Constitution and its interaction with feminist literature. It further analyses the interpretation of the courts with regard to Equality provisions within the Constitution and whether these interpretations advance Gender Justice. It finally deals with the Interaction of Indian scenario with CEDAW and enlists the findings that arise after all the aforementioned analysis. The meaning of equality in law nearly everywhere descends in a direct line from Aristotle's dictum that equality means treating likes alike, unlikes unalike. This notion of Equality has been enshrined in nearly all constitutions in the world. 14th Amendment of the U.S Constitution provides the guarantee of Equality. The Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is one of the most litigated sections of the American Constitution. US Supreme Court has developed a three-tier analysis approach. Under this system, with a challenged classification, the government has to show that this classification serves a compelling state interest and that the legislation is necessary to serve the interest.
Download or read book Constitutional Law written by Geoffrey R. Stone and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this best-selling constitutional law casebook offers a
Download or read book Feminist Constitutionalism written by Beverley Baines and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constitutionalism affirms the idea that democracy should not lead to the violation of human rights or the oppression of minorities. This book aims to explore the relationship between constitutional law and feminism. The contributors offer a spectrum of approaches and the analysis is set across a wide range of topics, including both familiar ones like reproductive rights and marital status, and emerging issues such as a new societal approach to household labor and participation of women in constitutional discussions online. The book is divided into six parts: I) feminism as a challenge to constitutional theory; II) feminism and judging; III) feminism, democracy, and political participation; IV) the constitutionalism of reproductive rights; V) women's rights, multiculturalism, and diversity; and VI) women between secularism and religion.
Download or read book Gender Sexuality and Constitutionalism in Asia written by Wen-Chen Chang and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the equal citizenship claims of women and sexual and gender diverse people across several Asian jurisdictions. The volume examines the rich diversity of constitutional responses to sex, gender and sexuality in the region from a comparative perspective. Leading comparative constitutional law scholars identify 'opportunity structures' to explain the uneven advancement of gender equality through constitutional litigation and consider a combination of variables which shape the diverging trajectories of the jurisdictions in this study. The authors also embed the relevant constitutional and legal developments in their historical, political and social contexts. This deep contextual understanding of the relationship between sex, gender, sexuality and constitutionalism greatly enriches the analysis. The case studies reflect a variety of constitutional structures, institutional designs and contextual dynamics which may advance or impede developments with respect to sex, gender and sexuality. As a whole, the chapters further an understanding of the constitutional domain as a fruitful site for advancing gender equality and the rights of sexual and gender diverse people. The jurisdictions covered represent all Asian sub-regions including: East Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea), South East Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia), and South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). The introductory framework chapter situates these insights from the region within the broader global context of the evolution of gender constitutionalism.
Download or read book Not a Particularly Different Voice written by Robert W. Van Sickel and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the leading voice of conservative pragmatism on the Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has surprised both liberals and conservatives by crafting new approaches to several areas of American constitutional law. Much of the prior work examining Justice O'Connor's Supreme Court record has tried in vain to demonstrate that she stakes out legal positions based on her gender. In this comprehensive and systematic study, Robert W. Van Sickel explores the full corpus of O'Connor's opinions, as well as her various speeches, articles, and work on the Arizona Court of Appeals. He identifies a set of flexible yet consistent values that pervade her decisions during the past fifteen years.
Download or read book Cases and Materials on Feminist Jurisprudence written by Mary Becker and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminist Jurisprudence: Taking Women Seriously includes a variety of materials, drawn from cases and statutes and from less typical sources and other disciplines, in order to raise central questions about equality, progress toward equality, and the routes taken to achieve equality. Introduces current feminist scholarship and activism. Presents many types of feminism, which may lead to different conclusions on important issues. Includes the perspectives of women of different races, classes, and sexual orientation. Includes diverse readings and raises questions from a variety of viewpoints.
