Separate and unequal : judicial rhetoric and women's rights
This is a story about judicial discourse - the language of judges. Secondly, it is a story about gender discrimination and what the law has to say about it. Finally, it is concerned with issues of power and ideology, and how these propel the discourse of gender discrimination and individual rights.
viii, 156 p. ; 23 cm.
9789027226938, 9781588112149, 9027226938, 1588112144
638758167
1. Acknowledgements; 2. 1. From past to present: Building on the foundation of ideas; 3. 2. Towards multidisciplinarity: Gendered discourse, judicial ideologies and the power of law; 4. 3. Unequal by law: The early years; 5. 4. Women are persons after all: The rights of Sally Reed and Jane Roe; 6. 5. Of equality and justice: Language, gender, and legal ideology in the American context; 7. Notes; 8. Bibliography; 9. List of cases analyzed and cited; 10. Appendix I; 11. Appendix II; 12. Index