Towards Gender Equality in Law : An Analysis of State Failures from a Global Perspective

Guney, Gizem (EDT); Davies, David (EDT); Lee, Po-han (EDT)

ISBN 10: 303098074X / ISBN 13: 9783030980740

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Towards Gender Equality in Law : An Analysis of State Failures from a Global Perspective
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 303098074X
• ISBN 13: 9783030980740
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This Open Access book aims to find out how and why states in various regions and of diverse cultural backgrounds fail in their gender equality laws and policies. In doing this, the book maps out states’ failures in their legal systems and unpacks the clashes between different levels and forms of law—namely domestic laws, local regulations, or the implementation of international law, individually or in combination. By taking off from the confirmation that the concept of law that is to be used in achieving gender equality is a multidimensional, multi-layered, and to an extent, contradictory phenomenon, this book aims to find out how different layers of laws interact and how they impact gender equality. Further to that, by including different states and jurisdictions into its analysis, this book unravels whether there are any similarities/patterns in how these states define and utilise policies and laws that harm gender equality. In this way, the book contributes to the efforts to devise holistic and universal policies to address various forms of gender inequalities across the world.

This volume will be of interest to scholars and students in Gender Studies, Sociology, Law, and Criminology.

About the Author

Gizem Guney is a Teaching Fellow at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth. Her research focuses on the feminist reading of human rights and criminal justice. 

David Davies is a Teaching Fellow in Sociology at the University of Sussex, and his research is focuses on a socio-legal exploration of how to combat the use of gender stereotypes in advertising.

Po-Han Lee is an Assistant Professor at the Global Health Program, National Taiwan University. Previously, he taught Sociology/Criminology, Human Rights, and Gender Studies at the University of Sussex.