Feminist Perspectives on Law: Law's Engagement with the Female Body

ISBN-10: 042159750X
ISBN-13: 9780421597501
Category: Body, Human
Pages: 769
Language: English
Published: 1998
Authors: Jo Bridgeman, Susan Millns

Description

"Feminist Perspectives on Law" is a socio-legal text which examines the interaction between law and women's lives, particularly in relation to legal regulation of the female body. It comprises extracts from feminist legal texts and interdisciplinary writings, case law and legislation, which the authors explore through an ongoing commentary. It seeks to identify the points of connection between the law and women's lives, the role of the law in perpetuating the disadvantageous position of women, and the limitations as well as possibilities for the creative use of law in bringing about change in teh lives of women in the areas under construction.

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