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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Law and Gender in Modern Ireland: Critique and Reform by Edited by Dr Lynsey Black Edited by Peter Dunne
This is the first generalist text to tackle the intersection of law and gender in this jurisdiction for over two decades. As such it could hardly have come at a more opportune moment. The topic of law and gender perhaps more so than at any other time in Irish history has assumed a dominant place in political and academic debate. Among scholars and policy-makers alike the regulation of gendered bodies and the legal status of sexual and gendered identities is now a highly visible fault line in public discourse.This edited volume directly addresses modern Irish debates on law and gender. Providing an overview of the existing rules and standards as well as exploring possible options for reform the collection stands as an important statement on the law in this jurisdiction and as an invaluable resource for pursuing gendered social change. While the edited collection applies a doctrinal methodology to explain current statutes case law and administrative practices the contributors also invoke critical gender queer and race perspectives to identify and problematise existing (and potential) challenges. This edited collection is essential reading for all who are interested in law gender and processes of social change in modern Ireland.