76081 Gender, Law and Sexuality
6cpRequisite(s): (70120 Legal Method and Research OR 70102 Foundations of Law)) OR (70110 Introduction to Law AND (76006c Public International Law OR 70108c Public International Law)
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Description
This subject explores legal issues regarding sexuality and gender in a cross-doctrinal and interdisciplinary context. The subject introduces students to legal scholarship that takes a feminist perspective and considers the multitude of ways in which law constructs and regulates individuals and families by reference to their gender and sexuality. In doing so, the subject traverses and re-traverses various legal doctrinal areas, such as criminal law, international law, family law, anti-discrimination law and so on. However, the focus is not on the legal rules as such, rather the purpose of the subject is to provide a solid theoretical foundation that enables students to understand links between various legal doctrines and practices that have contributed to inequality.
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