Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 440 pages)
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Diagramme
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9781509923298
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9781509923274
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9781509923281
Content:
"An innovative collaboration between academics, practitioners, activists and artists, this timely and provocative book re-writes 16 significant Scots law cases, spanning a range of substantive topics, from a feminist perspective. Exposing the power, politics and partiality reflected in the initial judgment, our feminist judges provide alternative accounts that bring gender equity concerns to the fore, whilst remaining bound by the facts and legal authorities encountered by the original court. Paying particular attention to Scotland's distinctive national identity, fluctuating experiences of political sovereignty, and unique legal traditions and institutions, this book contributes in a distinctive register to the emerging dialogue amongst feminist judgment projects across the globe. Its judgments address concerns not only about gender equality, but also about the interplay between gender, class, national identity and citizenship in contemporary Scotland. It will be of interest to academics, practitioners and students of Scots law, and policy-makers, as well as to scholars of feminist and critical theory, and law and gender, internationally. The book also showcases unique contributions from leading artists which, provoked by the enterprise of feminist judging, or by individual cases, offer a visceral and affective engagement with the legal"--
Content:
Through the Looking Glass? : Feminist Praxis, Artistic Methods and Scottish Feminist Judging / Sharon Cowan, Chloë Kennedy and Vanessa E Munro -- Devolving Dictum? : Legal Tradition, National Identity and Feminist Activism / Sharon Cowan, Chloë Kennedy and Vanessa -- Smith v Lees 1997 SCCR 139 / Judgment: Ilona Cairns, Commentary: Isla Callander, Reflective Statement: Ilona Cairns -- McKearney v HM Advocate 2004 JC 87 / Judgment: Pamela Ferguson, Commentary: Clare McGlynn, Reflective Statement: Pamela Ferguson -- Ruxton v Lang 1998 SCCR 1 / Judgment: Sharon Cowan and Vanessa E Munro, Commentary: Liz Campbell, Reflective Statement: Sharon Cowan and Vanessa E Munro -- Drury v HM Advocate 2001 SLT 1013 / Judgment: Claire McDiarmid, Commentary: Juliette Casey, Reflective Statement: Claire McDiarmid -- R & F v UK Application 35738/05 2005 / Judgment: Carolynn Gray, Commentary: Becky Kaufmann, Reflective Statement: Carolynn Gray -- White v White 2001 SC / Judgment: Kenneth Norrie, Commentary: Rosie Harding, Reflective Statement: Kenneth Norrie -- Coyle v Coyle 2004 Fam LR 2 / Judgment: Jane Mair, Commentary: Gillian Black, Reflective Statement: Jane Mair -- Scottish Special Housing Association v Lumsden 1984 SLT (Sh Ct ) 91 / Judgment: Peter Robson, Commentary: Alexander Latham, Reflective Statement: Peter Robson -- Rafique v Amin 1997 SLT / Judgment: Frankie McCarthy, Commentary: Bonnie Holligan, Reflective Statement: Frankie McCarthy -- Jex-Blake v Senatus Academicus of the University of Edinburgh (1873) 11 M 784 / Judgment: Chloë Kennedy, Commentary: Stephen Bogle, Reflective Statement: Chloë Kennedy -- Rainey v Greater Glasgow Health Board [1987] AC 224, HL / Judgment: Nicole Busby, Commentary: Diamond Ashiagbor, Reflective Statement: Nicole Busby -- Commonwealth Oil & Gas Co Ltd v Mr Baxter and Another [2009] CSIH 75 / Judgment: Alice Belcher, Commentary: Anindita Jaiswal, Reflective Statement: Alice Belcher -- Greater Glasgow Health Board v Doogan & Another [2014] UKSC 68 / Judgment: Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra and Emily Postan, Commentary: Mary Neal, Reflective Statement: Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra and Emily Postan -- Helen Johnson (AP) v IAT 2004 (P340/04), Court of Session / Judgment: Nicola Loughran, Commentary: Helen Baillot, Reflective Statement: Nicola Loughran -- Rape Crisis Centre v Secretary of State for the Home Department 2000 SC 527 / Judgment: Dimitrios Kagiaros, Commentary: Sandy Brindley, Reflective Statement: Dimitrios Kagiaros -- Salvesen v Riddell [2013] UKSC 236 / Judgment: Aileen McHarg and Donald Nicolson, Commentary: Shazia Choudhry, Reflective Statement: Aileen McHarg and Donald Nicolson.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781509923267
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe Scottish feminist judgments Oxford : Hart, 2019 ISBN 9781509923267
Language:
English
Keywords:
Schottland
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Frau
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Rechtsstellung
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Feministische Rechtswissenschaft
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781509923298
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