730-369 Feminist Legal Theory

Legal Method and Reasoning; Principles of Public Law; Torts; Legal Theory or in each case their equivalents.

The subject provides a theoretical introduction to feminist engagements with law. It is an applied theory course. After a brief introduction to the broad array of doctrinal areas challenged by feminist approaches, the subject then moves to its central theoretical underpinnings. Here we examine issues like equality between women and men, the public/private dichotomy, differences amongst women and epistemological questions. The theoretical material will then be applied in topics chosen from three thematic areas: women's access to money; women, law and relationships; and gendered harms. The aim in these thematic areas is to break down traditional legal categories and to discover and make connections between the various case studies.

Note: The essay in this subject is regarded as a substantial piece of legal writing for honours purposes.

Research assignment 5000 words 100%.

• Regina Graycar & Jenny Morgan, The Hidden Gender of Law. 2nd edn, Federation Press.