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We live in an era of constitution-making. New constitutions are appearing in historically unprecedented numbers, but no democratic constitution today can fail to recognize or provide for gender equality. This book attempts comprehensively to consider what needs to be taken into account when gender equity and agency are among the constitution-makers' goals.

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"The book makes an important contribution to a growing literature on a topic of concern to legal scholars, women's rights advocates, and political scientists...By providing a comparative overview of constitution making, interpretation, and application, Irving's book is a valuable resource for constitutional scholars as a whole, and for those especially interested in the role of gender in constitutions and the consequent effects of gender equality in society." Politics & Gender Susan Gluck Mezey, Loyola University Chicago
"[This] book provides a necessary, and perhaps long overdue, service by launching a civic discourse about gender and the constitution." International Law and Politics, Kristina Agassi

Table of Contents
1. Framework; 2. Language; 3. Federalism; 4. Citizenship; 5. The constitutional court; 6. Representation; 7. Equality rights; 8. Reproductive rights; 9. International and customary law; 10. Conclusion.

Gender and the Constitution Equity and Agency in Comparative Constitutional Design

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 1/21/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521707459
      978-0521707459
      ISBN-10 0521707455
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      Constitutional and administrative law: general Law and society, gender issues Comparative politics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      We live in an era of constitution-making. New constitutions are appearing in historically unprecedented numbers, but no democratic constitution today can fail to recognize or provide for gender equality. This book attempts comprehensively to consider what needs to be taken into account when gender equity and agency are among the constitution-makers' goals.

      Trade Review
      "The book makes an important contribution to a growing literature on a topic of concern to legal scholars, women's rights advocates, and political scientists...By providing a comparative overview of constitution making, interpretation, and application, Irving's book is a valuable resource for constitutional scholars as a whole, and for those especially interested in the role of gender in constitutions and the consequent effects of gender equality in society." Politics & Gender Susan Gluck Mezey, Loyola University Chicago
      "[This] book provides a necessary, and perhaps long overdue, service by launching a civic discourse about gender and the constitution." International Law and Politics, Kristina Agassi

      Table of Contents
      1. Framework; 2. Language; 3. Federalism; 4. Citizenship; 5. The constitutional court; 6. Representation; 7. Equality rights; 8. Reproductive rights; 9. International and customary law; 10. Conclusion.

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