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Book Synopsis
Focusing on the Supreme Court of Canada, Craig attempts to overcome the constraints of theoretical frameworks and disciplinary boundaries by pursuing a more inclusive theory of law and sexuality.

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Elaine Craig’s book contributes significantly by studying sexuality transversally, across legal fields normally seen as distinct. Through provocative readings of leading cases, grounded in feminist and queer theory, it shows how the Supreme Court’s judgments embody different approaches from one field to another. -- Robert Leckey, Faculty of Law, McGill University

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Essentialism and Constructivism in Law

2 Legal Conceptions of Sexual Nature and Natural Sex

3 Natural Categories and Non-Categorical Approaches to Law and Sexuality

4 Socially Constructed Conceptions of Sexual Violence

5 A Moral Shift

6 Some Subjective Truths About the Objective Truth of Sex

7 Trouble Ahead: An Iconoclastic Approach to Sexual Integrity in the Law

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Troubling Sex Towards a Legal Theory of Sexual

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 23 November 2011
      ISBN-13 9780774821803
      978-0774821803
      ISBN-10 0774821809
      Also in:
      Law and society, gender issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Focusing on the Supreme Court of Canada, Craig attempts to overcome the constraints of theoretical frameworks and disciplinary boundaries by pursuing a more inclusive theory of law and sexuality.

      Trade Review
      Elaine Craig’s book contributes significantly by studying sexuality transversally, across legal fields normally seen as distinct. Through provocative readings of leading cases, grounded in feminist and queer theory, it shows how the Supreme Court’s judgments embody different approaches from one field to another. -- Robert Leckey, Faculty of Law, McGill University

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 Essentialism and Constructivism in Law

      2 Legal Conceptions of Sexual Nature and Natural Sex

      3 Natural Categories and Non-Categorical Approaches to Law and Sexuality

      4 Socially Constructed Conceptions of Sexual Violence

      5 A Moral Shift

      6 Some Subjective Truths About the Objective Truth of Sex

      7 Trouble Ahead: An Iconoclastic Approach to Sexual Integrity in the Law

      Notes

      Bibliography

      Index

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