Constitutions and Gender

Author: Helen Irving
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781784716950

Published In: September 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781784716974

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The idea that constitutions are gendered is not new, but its recognition is the product of a revolution in thinking that began in the last decades of the twentieth century. As a field, it is attracting scholarly attention and influencing practice around the world. This timely Handbook features contributions from leading pioneers and younger scholars, applying a gendered lens to constitution-making and design, constitutional practice and citizenship, and constitutional challenges to gender equality rights and values.

Offering a cutting-edge perspective on the constitutional text and record of multiple jurisdictions, from long-established to newly emerging democracies, Constitutions and Gender portrays a profound shift in our understanding of what constitutions stand for and what they do. Its central insight is that democratic constitutions must serve the needs and aspirations of all the people, and constitutional legitimacy requires opportunities for participation in both the fashioning and functioning of a country's constitution. This challenging assessment is of relevance to scholars and practitioners of law and politics, and gender and feminism, as well as practitioners and advisors involved in constitution-making.

Introduction Helen Irving

PART I CONSTITUTION-MAKING

1. Women and participatory constitution-making Silvia Suteu 2. Women and constitution-making in South Africa Catherine Albertyn

3. Gender and post-colonial constitutions in Sub-Saharan Africa Johanna Bond

4. International institutions, constitution-making and gender Christina Murray and Cindy Wittke

PART II CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN

5. Gender equality: International law and national constitutions Wendy Lacey

6. `Gendering' federal constitutions Jill Vickers

7. A practitioner's account: the Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality Melanie Allen

PART III CONSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE

8. Gender equality, interpretation, and feminist pluralism Vicki C. Jackson

9. Gender and constitutionalism in the European Union Susan Millns