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

• Author: Guney, Gizem.
• TeilnehmendeR: Davies, David.; Lee, Po-Han.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (262 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 The Context -- 1.2 Rethinking State Failures -- 1.3 Law Is Neutral, or Is It? -- 1.4 Law Is Coherent, or Is It? -- 1.5 Law Is Practical, or Is It? -- 1.6 The Vision of the Book -- References -- Part I: Law Is Neutral? -- Chapter 2: (Stereo)typical Law: Challenging the Transformative Potential of Human Rights -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Defining Gender Stereotyping -- 2.3 Why Bother? -- 2.4 Failure to Be Objective -- 2.5 Failure to Be Transformative -- 2.6 No Name: No Problem -- 2.7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Trans Pregnancy in a Repronormative World -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Understanding Sex, Gender and Being Trans -- 3.3 Understanding Trans Pregnancy -- 3.4 The Legal and Medical Gatekeeping of Trans Reproduction -- 3.5 The Legal and Bureaucratic "Solutions" to the Pregnant Man -- 3.6 The Repronormative Barriers to Legal Reform -- 3.6.1 The "Nature" Argument -- 3.6.2 The Eugenic Argument -- 3.6.3 The "Women's Rights" Argument -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Judging Divorce in Ben Ali's Tunisia -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Tensions in the Law: (Re)defining Gendered Persons and Things -- 4.3 Tensions in the Law: Legitimacy and Origins of the PSC -- 4.3.1 Clashes in Purpose -- 4.4 Legal Context -- 4.4.1 To Reconcile, or Not to Reconcile? -- 4.4.2 Judging "Harm": Clarity v Ambiguity -- 4.5 Reconciliation Sessions -- 4.5.1 Concealing v Revealing -- 4.5.2 (Not) Wanting a Divorce -- 4.5.3 Husband v Wife -- 4.5.4 Family v Freedom -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Law Is Coherent? -- Chapter 5: Constitutional and Legal Guarantees for Transgender in Pakistan: Reforms and Failures in Law -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Conceptual and Legal Definitions of Hijra, Khawaja Sira and Transgender.

5.3 Criminalisation Under Colonial Rule and Its Effects -- 5.3.1 Post-Independence Situation -- 5.4 Recent Developments in Law: The Supreme Court Orders and Subsequent Case Law -- 5.4.1 Disability Approach of the Supreme Court Orders -- 5.4.2 The Legal Developments After the Supreme Court Orders -- 5.5 The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018 -- 5.6 Listening to the Transgender Individuals in Pakistan -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Rural Women's Land Use Rights in China: Acceptance and Enforceability -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Previous Research -- 6.3 Theory, Data and Method -- 6.4 Land Rights -- 6.4.1 Land, Social Benefits and Hukou -- 6.4.2 Lack of Contracts -- 6.5 Rural Women Between Men, Family and State Dominance -- 6.5.1 Legal and Social Recognition, and Enforceability by External Authorities -- 6.6 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: An Analysis of Turkey's Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Addressing Gender-Based Domestic Violence -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Istanbul Convention in a Nutshell -- 7.3 The Picture of Gender-Based Domestic Violence Against Women in Turkey and Turkish Law: Pre- and Post-Ratification of the Istanbul Convention -- 7.4 The 6284 Law: A New Ray of Hope to Address Gender-Based Domestic Violence? -- 7.5 The Istanbul Convention and Its Approach to Equality -- 7.6 A Cultural Uprising: A Threat to Women's Equality -- 7.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Hate Speech Law and Equality: A Cautionary Tale for Advocates of "Stirring up Gender Hatred" Offences -- 8.1 Introduction: Beyond the Free Speech Clash -- 8.2 The Current Stirring up Hatred Offences -- 8.3 Stirring up Gender Hatred -- 8.3.1 Gender Hatred and Misogyny -- 8.3.2 The Absence of Gender in UK Anti-Hate Law -- 8.4 Rationalising the Addition of a New Category.

8.4.1 Fitting Gender Hatred into the Logics of the Racial and Religious Hatred Offences -- 8.4.2 Fitting Gender Hatred into the Logics of the Sexual Orientation Offences -- 8.5 Conclusion: Pursuing Gender Equality -- References -- Part III: Law Is Practical? -- Chapter 9: Towards Gender Equality in the Solicitors' Profession in England and Wales A Practical, Intersectional, Socio-legal Approach -- 9.1 Background -- 9.2 Practical, Intersectional, Socio-legal Research: Law in Action -- 9.2.1 Mixed Methods Approach -- 9.2.2 Positionality -- 9.3 Equality Legislation -- 9.3.1 Equal Pay -- 9.3.2 Equality in Law -- 9.4 Women Solicitors: Retention and Progression in Private Practice -- 9.5 Law Society Research -- 9.6 Making Inequality History through Practical, Intersectional, Socio-legal Research -- 9.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Exploring Barriers in the Enjoyment of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Kenya: A Case Study of Sex Workers -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Methodology -- 10.3 Findings -- 10.3.1 The Ambiguous and Confusing Policies -- 10.3.2 The Criminalised Sex Workers -- 10.3.3 Violence Against Sex Workers -- 10.3.4 Stigma and Discrimination of Sex Workers -- Hostile Healthcare Providers -- 10.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Eradicating Gender Stereotypes in Advertising in Spain -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 From Dictatorship to Democracy -- 11.3 Towards Gender Equality and the Politics of "La Nueva Via" -- 11.4 The Gender Violence Act 2004 -- 11.5 The RyanAir Calendar Case -- 11.6 Self-regulation -- 11.7 Austerity, Sexual Violence and Femicide -- 11.8 Cillit Bang Case -- 11.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Conclusion -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Understanding State Failures: Friction and Ambiguity in Laws -- 12.2.1 Friction Within Laws -- 12.2.2 Ambiguity of Law.

12.3 Human Rights-Based Approach to Gender Equality: Where Do States Fail? -- 12.4 Feminist Thought and Lives of "Others": Intersectionality and Gender Binarism -- 12.5 Gender-Based Violence and the Criminalisation Paradigm -- References -- Index.