Full Description
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.
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
