Contesting femicide : feminism and the power of law revisited /

Contesting femicide : feminism and the power of law revisited / edited by Adrian Howe, Daniela Alaattinoglu.

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Focusing on femicide, this book provides a contemporary re-evaluation of Carol Smart's innovative approach to the law question as first outlined in her ground-breaking book, Feminism and the Power of Law (Routledge 1989) Smart advocated turning to the legal domain not so much for demanding law...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Howe, Adrian (Editor), Alaattinoglu, Daniela (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2018.
Edition:1st.
Subjects:
Smart, Carol. > Feminism and the power of law.
Women > Crimes against.
Homicide.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Feminist jurisprudence.
Table of Contents:
  • Contents Acknowledgements Preface Carol Smart Notes on contributors Introduction Part 1 Criminal Law Reform Case Studies 1 Provocation by 'Sexual Infidelity'- Diminishing Returns-- Adrian Howe 2 Feminist Dilemmas with Law Reform
  • Victoria, Australia
  • Danielle Tyson and Bronwyn Naylor 3 Criminalising Femicide in Latin American Countries: Legal Power Working For Women-- Patsili Toledo Part 2 Proliferating Sites of Feminist Legal Intervention 4 'Being Wrought, Perplexed in the Extreme'
  • Othello and his Syndrome
  • Adrian Howe 5 Fighting Femicide in Turkey
  • Feminist Legal Challenges
  • Daniela Alaattinoğlu and Cemre Baytok 6 The Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability
  • Myrna Dawson 7 Judicial Discourse versus Domestic Violence Death Review: An Australian Case Study
  • Anna Butler and Emma Buxton-Namisnyk 8 Italian Legal Feminism
  • Engaging with the Power of Law
  • Ilaria Boiano 9 Legal Education
  • Challenging the Finnish Criminal Law Syllabus
  • Daniela Alaattinoğlu and Johanna Niemi 10 Finland on Trial
  • Marjo Rantala Epilogue Index.
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  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface Carol Smart
  • Notes on contributors
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 Criminal Law Reform Case Studies
  • 1 Provocation by Sexual Infidelity Diminishing Returns? Adrian Howe
  • 2 Feminist Dilemmas with Law Reform Victoria, Australia
  • Danielle Tyson and Bronwyn Naylor
  • 3 Criminalising Femicide in Latin American Countries: Legal Power Working For Women? Patsili Toledo
  • Part 2 Proliferating Sites of Feminist Legal Intervention
  • 4 Being Wrought, Perplexed in the Extreme Othello and his Syndrome
  • Adrian Howe
  • 5 Fighting Femicide in Turkey Feminist Legal Challenges Daniela Alaattinolu and Cemre Baytok
  • 6 The Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability Myrna Dawson
  • 7 Judicial Discourse versus Domestic Violence Death Review: An Australian Case Study Anna Butler and Emma Buxton-Namisnyk
  • 8 Italian Legal Feminism Engaging with the Power of Law Ilaria Boiano
  • 9 Legal Education Challenging the Finnish Criminal Law Syllabus Daniela Alaattinolu and Johanna Niemi
  • 10 Finland on Trial Marjo Rantala
  • Epilogue
  • Index.

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