The Common Law Inside the Female Body (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781316629185)

In The Common Law Inside the Female Body, Anita Bernstein explains why lawyers seeking gender progress from primary legal materials should start with the common law. Despite its reputation for supporting conservatism and inequality, today's common law shares important commitments with feminism, namely in precepts and doctrines that strengthen the freedom of individuals and from there the struggle against the subjugation of women. By re-invigorating both the common law - with a focus on crimes, contracts, torts, and property - and feminist jurisprudence, this highly original work anticipates a vital future for a pair of venerable jurisprudential traditions. It should be read by anyone interested in understanding how the common law delivers an extraordinary degree of liberty and security to all persons - women included.

Author: Anita Bernstein
ISBN-10: 131662918X
ISBN-13: 9781316629185
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/20/2018
Pages: 270
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.40w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2019