Towards Gender Equality in Law : An Analysis of State Failures from a Global Perspective / / edited by Gizem Guney, David Davies, Po-Han Lee.

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...

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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIX, 250 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Stereo(typical) roles: Human rights versus gender stereotyping
  • 3. Transgender reproduction: A new frontier?
  • 4. Judging divorce in Ben Ali’s Tunisia
  • 5. Constitutional and legal guarantees for transgender in Pakistan: Reforms and backlashes in Law
  • 6. Rural women’s land-use rights in China: Acceptance and enforceability
  • 7. One step further, two steps back: An analysis of Turkey’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention in addressing gender-based violence
  • 8. 21st century women solicitors in England and Wales: Inconsistency between equality law and its implementation in legal practice
  • 9. The enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights: A case study of sex workers in Kenya
  • 10. The Gender Violence Act: Criminalising machismo advertising in Spain
  • 11. Gender as a danger: Backlash against the notion of ‘gender’ and the law on gender equality in Armenia
  • 12. Hate speech law and equality: A cautionary tale for advocates of ‘stirring up gender hatred’ offences
  • 13. Conclusion .