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Gender Perspec Acrss World (LAW-795-008)
Kraiem

Notices

Description

This advanced legal research and writing seminar will provide a supportive environment and structure for students to develop a publishable-quality paper addressing an issue of gender and international or comparative law selected by the student. Each student will finish with a highly polished piece of writing for submission for publication or for use as a writing sample. The class will explore feminist legal methods and writing techniques, and students will have the opportunity to receive extensive feedback from the instructor and classmates. The course is open to JD and LLM students. It is required for students who are earning the ILSP Gender and International Law specialization.

CREDITS ARE VARIABLE. All students enroll for one unit. Then, students select additional units of independent study (up to four credits total) depending on the scope of their project.

• 2 Units Total = 16-25 pages
• 3 Units Total = 26-35 pages
• 4 Units Total = 36 pages or more

Students select their own topics, which must be approved by the instructor. Examples of possible subjects include analyses of gender and international or comparative law regarding reproductive justice, family law, development, women’s health, war crimes, domestic violence, family law, politics, employment, work and family or other subjects. Examples of topics selected by students in the past include: mediation of international kidnapping cases that include allegations of domestic violence; fair trade systems for ensuring good working conditions for maquila workers in Central America; whether rape and sexual exploitation constitute torture under CAT; comparisons of several Central American anti-trafficking legal regimes; divorce reform in Egypt; property law reform in United Arab Emirates; discrimination against Afro-Indian women in India; a comparison of international, domestic and hybrid legal regimes to bring justice for girl child soldiers.

Please note, this seminar is not an introduction to gender and law. If you have never taken a course in gender and law, women’s studies or have no experience with these issues, I highly recommend enrolling in one of the many introductory gender and law courses WCL offers before taking this course.

Textbooks and Other Materials

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First Class Readings

Not available at this time.