The common law inside the female body / Anita Bernstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernstein, Anita, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Legal status, laws, etc.

Women.

Human body--Law and legislation.

Human body.

Sex and law.

Feminist jurisprudence.

Physical Description:

vi, 267 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

In 'The Common Law Inside the Female Body', Anita Bernstein explains why lawyers seeking gender progress from primary legal materials should start with the common law. Despite its reputation for supporting conservatism and inequality, today's common law shares important commitments with feminism, namely in precepts and doctrines that strengthen the freedom of individuals and from there the struggle against the subjugation of women. By re-invigorating both the common law - with a focus on crimes, contracts, torts, and property - and feminist jurisprudence, this highly original work anticipates a vital future for a pair of venerable jurisprudential traditions. It should be read by anyone interested in understanding how the common law delivers an extraordinary degree of liberty and security to all persons - women included.

Contents:

Introduction : what is the common law inside the female body?

Saying no to what we don't want

Exceptions to condoned self-regard : prior voluntary conduct

Women too may say no to what they don't want

Unwanted penetration

Unwanted pregnancy

Challenges, prospects, gored oxen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-254) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781107177819

1107177812

9781316629185

131662918X

OCLC:

1043402240