The Feminist Legislation Project: Rewriting Laws for Gender-Based Justice

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Synopsis
In this book, leading law academics along with lawyers, activists and others demonstrate what legislation could look like if its concern was to create justice for women.Each chapter contains a short piece of legislation – proposed in order to address a contemporary legal problem from a feminist perspective. These range across criminal law (sexual offences, Indigenous women’s experiences of criminal law, laws in relation to forced marriage, modern slavery, childcare and sentencing), civil law (aged care and housing rights, regulating the gig economy; surrogacy, gender equity in the construction industry) and constitutional law (human rights legislation, reimagining parliaments where laws are made for the benefit of women). The proposed laws are, moreover, drafted with feedback from a senior parliamentary draftsperson (providing guidance to contributors in a personal capacity), to ensure conformity with legislative rigour, as well as accompanied by an explanation of their reasons and their aims. Although the legislation is Australian-based, the issues raised by each are recognisably global, and are reflected in the legislation of most other nations.This first feminist legislation project will appeal to scholars of feminist legal studies, gender and the law, gender studies and others studying or working in relevant legal areas.
Copyright:
2025

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781040048658
Related ISBNs:
9781040048559, 9781003372462, 9781032444994
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Becky Batagol, Kate Seear, Heli Askola and Jamie Walvisch
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Becky Batagol
Edited by:
Kate Seear
Edited by:
Heli Askola
Edited by:
Jamie Walvisch

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