Constitutions and Gender

Constitutions and Gender
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 563
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ISBN-10 : 9781784716967
ISBN-13 : 1784716960
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Book Synopsis Constitutions and Gender by : Helen Irving

Download or read book Constitutions and Gender written by Helen Irving and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constitutions and gender is a new and exciting field, 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. It offers a gendered perspective on the constitutional text and record of multiple jurisdictions, from the long-established, to the world’s newly emerging democracies. Constitutions and Gender portrays a profound shift in our understanding of what constitutions stand for and what they do.


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