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78239 International Feminist Perspectives

6cp
Requisite(s): ( 78101c Postgraduate Legal Research OR ((22 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C07122 Graduate Diploma Legal Studies OR 22 credit points of completed study in C04147 Master of Legal Studies OR 22 credit points of completed study in C07074 Graduate Diploma Legal Studies OR 22 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04264 Master of Legal Studies)) OR ((94 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04236 Juris Doctor OR 142 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04250 Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration) AND 70106c Principles of Public International Law AND 70107c Principles of Company Law) OR (94 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04320 Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate Professional Legal Practice AND 70106 Principles of Public International Law))
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Description

Feminist critiques of the theory and practice of law have revealed that legal doctrine and procedures are not gender neutral and that law actually creates and perpetuates inequality. This subject explores feminist insights into how law is gendered through an examination of key concepts, including the public/private divide, sameness and difference, and the category 'woman'. Drawing on international feminist theoretical frameworks, including Western (North America/European) and South Asian perspectives, this subject explores the application of feminist critique to key areas of legal regulation, including family and reproduction, employment and discrimination, violence against women, colonialism and immigration. The subject investigates feminist contributions to law reform as well as critical theoretical perspectives which fundamentally question the transformative power of law. The subject aims to assist students to develop skills in critical thinking and to question assumptions that underlie legal education and practice.


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