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Australian Feminist Judgments

Righting and Rewriting Law
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Australian Feminist Judgments gathers feminist academics and lawyers to present re-imagined legal decisions in key Australian cases through a feminist lens. Each judgment is paired with commentary that situates the case historically and legally while explaining the feminist reinterpretation. The cases span family law, sexual offences, discrimination, Indigenous sovereignty, constitutional law, immigration, taxation and environmental law, offering a uniquely Australian contribution to feminist legal theory and judicial decision-making.
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This book is ideal for law students, legal scholars, practising lawyers, and judges interested in feminist legal theory and alternative judicial perspectives within the Australian legal context.

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This book presents a collection of alternative judgments in a series of Australian legal cases by feminist academics, lawyers and activists explaining the legal and historical context and what the feminist re-writing does differently to the original case.

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This book brings together feminist academics and lawyers to present an impressive collection of alternative judgments in a series of Australian legal cases.

By re-imagining original legal decisions through a feminist lens, the collection explores the possibilities, limits and implications of feminist approaches to legal decision-making.

Each case is accompanied by a brief commentary that places it in legal and historical context and explains what the feminist rewriting does differently to the original case.

The cases not only cover topics of long-standing interest to feminist scholars – such as family law, sexual offences, and discrimination law – but also areas which have had less attention, including Indigenous sovereignty, constitutional law, immigration, taxation, and environmental law.

The collection contributes a distinctly Australian perspective to the growing international literature investigating the role of feminist legal theory in judicial decision-making.

Australian Feminist Judgments is an insightful work that challenges traditional judgements and broadens the dialogue around legal interpretation in Australia.

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Australian Feminist Judgments is praised as a valuable and refreshing addition to feminist judgement-writing, expected to become essential reading in law schools, the judiciary, and legal profession. Reviews highlight its transformative potential in feminist legal reasoning and its expansive coverage of contemporary Australian judgments, ensuring readers will never view legal decisions the same way again.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781849465212

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 January 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hart Publishing

Contributors:

  • Edited by Francesca Bartlett
  • Edited by Professor Heather Douglas
  • Edited by Dr Trish Luker
  • Edited by Professor Rosemary Hunter

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 169.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 780g

Pages: 496

About the Author

Heather Douglas is a Professor and Francesca Bartlett is a Senior Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland.
Trish Luker is a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney.
Rosemary Hunter is Professor of Law and Socio-Legal Studies at Queen Mary, University of London.

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