Constituting Equality
Gender Equality and Comparative Constitutional Law
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Comparative, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780511698897 | |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | July 31, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780511698897 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | July 31, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
Constituting Equality addresses the question, how would you write a constitution if you really cared about gender equality? The book takes a design-oriented approach to the broad range of issues that arise in constitutional drafting concerning gender equality. Each section of the book examines a particular set of constitutional issues or doctrines across a range of different countries to explore what works, where, and why. Topics include: governmental structure (particularly electoral gender quotas); rights provisions; constitutional recognition of cultural or religious practices that discriminate against women; domestic incorporation of international law; and the role of women in the process of constitution making. Interdisciplinary in orientation and global in scope, the book provides a menu for constitutional designers and others interested in how the fundamental legal order might more effectively promote gender equality.
Constituting Equality addresses the question, how would you write a constitution if you really cared about gender equality? The book takes a design-oriented approach to the broad range of issues that arise in constitutional drafting concerning gender equality. Each section of the book examines a particular set of constitutional issues or doctrines across a range of different countries to explore what works, where, and why. Topics include: governmental structure (particularly electoral gender quotas); rights provisions; constitutional recognition of cultural or religious practices that discriminate against women; domestic incorporation of international law; and the role of women in the process of constitution making. Interdisciplinary in orientation and global in scope, the book provides a menu for constitutional designers and others interested in how the fundamental legal order might more effectively promote gender equality.
