Feminist Contributions to Sociology of Law: A Review

This paper demonstrates the extent and multiple forms of feminist engagement with the spheres of law, which has yet to be matched in any other field. Yet there is little acknowledgement of the foundational challenges that have been offered over a long history, especially in newly emerging sub-discip...

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Published in:	Economic and political weekly Vol. 43; no. 43; pp. 79 - 85
Main Author:	Baxi, Pratiksha
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sameeksha Trust 25-10-2008
Subjects:	Attorneys College admission Contracts Courts of law Feminism Law schools Law students Review of Women's Studies State law Violence against women Womens studies
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Summary:	This paper demonstrates the extent and multiple forms of feminist engagement with the spheres of law, which has yet to be matched in any other field. Yet there is little acknowledgement of the foundational challenges that have been offered over a long history, especially in newly emerging sub-disciplines such as the sociology of law, the curricula of new law schools and mainstream legal publishing. Feminists have especially challenged legal centralism, offering instead plural conceptions of the working out of law in society.
ISSN:	0012-9976 2349-8846