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As artificial intelligence and big data analytics reshape economies and societies, the promise of innovation is increasingly shadowed by concerns over inclusion, equity, and global justice. This acc……続きを見る

Courtroom Science and Trans Youth investigates how Canadian courts engage with science and expert testimony in cases involving parental treatment of transgender youth. The book introduces the curren……続きを見る

Informed in 1944 that she was “not of the sex” entitled to be admitted to Harvard Law School, African American activist Pauli Murray confronted the injustice she called “Jane Crow.” In the 1960s and……続きを見る

What is the significance of sex characteristics and gender identity in public law? Why are these personal attributes important for the legal relationship between the person and public authorities? W……続きを見る

This book explores the fascinating backstories and unexpected sequels of bigamous marriages from the 17th century to the present day. A woman remarries after hearing that her husband has drowned, on……続きを見る

African Women in Law is the first empirical study to offer a comprehensive and contextually rich portrait of African women in the legal profession. Drawing on 153 interviews across six countries, 24……続きを見る

Forty years after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision legalizing abortion, Roe v. Wade continues to make headlines. After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate cuts through the my……続きを見る

'I may not have been one of the founding mothers of the Constitution, but I am one of its founding daughters. Founding a nation is a continuous process, one without end. This is where I have lived, ……続きを見る

Given an unpredictable criminal legal system and a fraying social safety net, sexual violence victims increasingly turn to civil lawsuits to find justice. They sue offenders and responsible organiza……続きを見る

This book investigates the role of female judicial leaders of courts worldwide, by exploring their contributions to constitutional guardianship as well as feminist institutional and jurisprudential ……続きを見る

Sexual violence in conflict, often referred to as conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), refers to some form of sexual and/or reproductive violence perpetrated against women, men, girls, and boys ……続きを見る

This book provides a critical evaluation of existing tax rules through a gendered and human rights-oriented lens. Pursuing a comparative analysis of provisions within tax systems that exhibit explic……続きを見る

An international cross-regional and cross-cultural comparison of how women experience incarceration, encompassing various historical, social, economic, and systemic factors unique to those regions. ……続きを見る

This book offers a fresh feminist perspective on prostitution. It challenges the 'sex work' perspective, drawing on experience from rape law and #MeToo campaigns in Ireland and elsewhere to develop ……続きを見る

First published in 1984, Muslim Family Law offers a comprehensive commentary and critique of the Muslim family law of India and Pakistan. It provides an in-depth analysis of statutes, cases, and mat……続きを見る

Women, Business and the Law 2023 is the ninth in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women's economic opportunity in 190 economies.The project presents eight in……続きを見る

Gender and Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach presents a groundbreaking interdisciplinary exploration of how gender policy is shaped, implemented, and challenged in a rapidly evolving gl……続きを見る

Women, Business and the Law (WBL) is a World Bank Group project measuring the laws and regulations that restrict women's economic opportunity. WBL informs research and policy discussions about the s……続きを見る

This book critiques the autonomy-based theoretical foundations of the legal response to sexual offences. To do so it examines the legal treatment of incapacitated rape victims arguing that the auton……続きを見る