Law and society, gender issues

Feminist scholars rewrite major tax decisions in order to illustrate the key role of viewpoint in statutory interpretation.

This book is an urban ethnographic study of several Muslim women''s organisations in northern India.

A study of how the development of representative politics in late-colonial India transformed notions of family, gender and religious community.

A study of how the development of representative politics in late-colonial India transformed notions of family, gender and religious community.

Examines the law governing consent to medical treatment for trans youth in Australia, England and Wales.

Examines the law governing consent to medical treatment for trans youth in Australia, England and Wales.

Provides insights about the identity, marginalization and governance of the Khawaja Sira—gender nonconforming individuals in Pakistan.

First comparative study of women judges in the Asia-Pacific based on empirical socio-legal research.

First comparative study of women judges in the Asia-Pacific based on empirical socio-legal research.

Studies transformations in law and gender in modern India, proposing drivers of change are emerging from beyond traditional institutions.

The futures of reproductive justice and LGBTQIA+ liberation are intimately connected.

Set in different national contexts (Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Laos, Norway, Thailand) and in different social science disciplines, the chapters of this volume aim at questioning anti-trafficking policies and their practical impact on sex work regulation.

Set in different national contexts (Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Laos, Norway, Thailand) and in different social science disciplines, the chapters of this volume aim at questioning anti-trafficking policies and their practical impact on sex work regulation.

This book explores the experience of immigration enforcement for women who have been detained in immigration detention in the UK.

This book explores the experience of immigration enforcement for women who have been detained in immigration detention in the UK.

Feminist approaches to international law have been mischaracterised by the mainstream of the discipline as being a niche field that pertains only to women's lived experiences and their participation in decision-making processes.

Feminist approaches to international law have been mischaracterised by the mainstream of the discipline as being a niche field that pertains only to women's lived experiences and their participation in decision-making processes.

This book explores the relationship between sexuality and politics in Britain's recent political past, in the decade preceding the Covid-19 pandemic, and asks what sexual meanings and logics are embedded in the dominant political discourses and policies of this time.

This book explores the relationship between sexuality and politics in Britain's recent political past, in the decade preceding the Covid-19 pandemic, and asks what sexual meanings and logics are embedded in the dominant political discourses and policies of this time.

This book amplifies the different voices and experiences of those facing gender-based violence (GBV) in the Global South.

This book offers an interdisciplinary perspective on femicide, using Israel as an illuminating case study, given its diverse communities and common-law-based legal system.

This book offers an interdisciplinary perspective on femicide, using Israel as an illuminating case study, given its diverse communities and common-law-based legal system.

By means of a historical, legal and scientific approach, this book identifies the issues, progress and setbacks in the right for women to access abortion in various countries of the Global North.

By means of a historical, legal and scientific approach, this book identifies the issues, progress and setbacks in the right for women to access abortion in various countries of the Global North.

This book provides a detailed exploration of the responses of the criminal justice system to domestic abuse in Northern Ireland.

This book provides a detailed exploration of the responses of the criminal justice system to domestic abuse in Northern Ireland.

Drawing on original empirical research from Singapore and Hong Kong, Gendered Labour, Everyday Security and Migration interrogates women migrant domestic workers' experiences of work and workplace exploitation.

Drawing on original empirical research from Singapore and Hong Kong, Gendered Labour, Everyday Security and Migration interrogates women migrant domestic workers' experiences of work and workplace exploitation.

Self-Declaration in the Legal Recognition of Gender examines the impact of legislation premised upon the principle of 'self-declaration' of legal gender status.

Self-Declaration in the Legal Recognition of Gender examines the impact of legislation premised upon the principle of 'self-declaration' of legal gender status.

This edited book explores prison masculinities, drawing from a wide range of international researchers to highlight how masculinities may divert from the "e;hypermasculine"e; or macho typology typically found in the prison masculinities literature.

This edited book explores prison masculinities, drawing from a wide range of international researchers to highlight how masculinities may divert from the "e;hypermasculine"e; or macho typology typically found in the prison masculinities literature.

This volume examines how gender relations were regulated in ancient Near Eastern and biblical law.

This volume examines how gender relations were regulated in ancient Near Eastern and biblical law.

What the #MeToo Movement Highlights and Hides about Workplace Sexual Harassment seeks to examine both the spotlights (Part I) and the shadows (Part II) of the #MeToo movement, setting a research agenda to examine both more carefully in management research.

This book critically examines domestic violence law in India.

This book critically examines domestic violence law in India.

The volume offers an overview of the theories and practices of Italian legal feminism, presenting both the main themes addressed and the main protagonists of Italian feminist legal theory.

The volume offers an overview of the theories and practices of Italian legal feminism, presenting both the main themes addressed and the main protagonists of Italian feminist legal theory.

This book addresses a gap in both contemporary theorising and empirical analysis of the European Union's (EU) law and policy frameworks on migration, sex work and anti trafficking.

This book addresses a gap in both contemporary theorising and empirical analysis of the European Union's (EU) law and policy frameworks on migration, sex work and anti trafficking.

The Handbook on Inequalities in Sentencing and Corrections among Marginalized Populations offers state-of-the-art volumes on seminal and topical issues that span the fields of sentencing and corrections.

The Handbook on Inequalities in Sentencing and Corrections among Marginalized Populations offers state-of-the-art volumes on seminal and topical issues that span the fields of sentencing and corrections.

This book examines the social and legal regulation of domestic violence (DV) within the Kesarwani business community following the enactment of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005.

This book examines the social and legal regulation of domestic violence (DV) within the Kesarwani business community following the enactment of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005.

This book surveys the growing field of Queer Criminology.

In the last 20 years, the related phenomena of honour-based violence and forced marriages have received increasing attention at the international and European level.

In the last 20 years, the related phenomena of honour-based violence and forced marriages have received increasing attention at the international and European level.

This book surveys the growing field of Queer Criminology.

A Restorative Approach to Family Violence looks back at an early and successful demonstration of a family and culturally based model to stop severe family violence.