Law and Gender from an Intersectionality and Diversity Perspective

Law and Gender from an Intersectionality and Diversity Perspective

This book offers an intersectional approach to gender-based discrimination and consideration of substantive gender inequalities issues within different fields of law and legal education. Intersectional approach to gender-based discrimination enables a crucial understanding of complexities of power relations that have been embedded in multiple gender-based inequalities within plural identities. The book contributes to the creation, interpretation and implementation of law and public policies from the point of intersecting different power relations within gender-based oppression, and also with taking into consideration the contextualized expressing of the dialectic of patriarchy and emancipation from the local, national, regional, to global/international legal framework. In the ever-evolving landscape of legal scholarship, this book presents a multidisciplinary exploration that intertwines law, gender, intersectionality, and diversity. The book transcends traditional boundaries, inviting readers to traverse the intricate web of legal theory, lived experiences, and social justice imperatives.

This book offers an intersectional approach to gender-based discrimination and consideration of substantive gender inequalities issues within different fields of law and legal education. Intersectional approach to gender-based discrimination enables a crucial understanding of complexities of power relations that have been embedded in multiple gender-based inequalities within plural identities. The book contributes to the creation, interpretation and implementation of law and public policies from the point of intersecting different power relations within gender-based oppression, and also with taking into consideration the contextualized expressing of the dialectic of patriarchy and emancipation from the local, national, regional, to global/international legal framework. In the ever-evolving landscape of legal scholarship, this book presents a multidisciplinary exploration that intertwines law, gender, intersectionality, and diversity. The book transcends traditional boundaries, inviting readers to traverse the intricate web of legal theory, lived experiences, and social justice imperatives.

Highlights

• Deals with intersectionality as a theoretical paradigm for legal research Provides a comprehensive view of intersectionality’s impact Addresses debates surrounding intersectional analysis

Über den Autor

Dragica Vujadinović is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade (UB), teaching Political and Legal Theories at master and doctoral studies, Introduction to the EU Political System at master’s study program Master in European Integration (MEI) and Feminist Political and Legal Theories, Methodology and Practical Skills and Gender Competent Family Law at master`s study program Law and Gender (LAWGEM). She was the Head of MEI and LAWGEM master academic studies. She was the UB coordinator for the Erasmus Mundus Design Measures project (EMDM) (2023-2024), for preparing with Orebro University and LUMSA the future joint master and for applying for Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM) – Law, Gender, Intersectionality and Diversity (LAWGID). She has been the co-editor of the Springer book series Gender Perspectives in Law. She published monographs and edited volumes (more than 20 altogether), and made many contributions for international and national academic journals.

Eleonor Kristoffersson is Professor of Law at Örebro University, Sweden. Her research centers on tax law, tax procedure, and the intersection of law with gender and diversity. She leads the university’s profile area Crises and Transformation, which explores societal responses to disruption and change through interdisciplinary collaboration. Eleonor also heads GCT1 (Health and an Ageing Population) within the MIRAI network, a Swedish–Japanese academic partnership addressing global challenges through joint research and innovation. She is a contributor to NWB Steuern in Europa, where she examines comparative legal and administrative systems across Europe.

Marco Evola is an Associate Professor of European Union Law, at the Department of Law, Economics and Communication, LUMSA, Palermo. He obtained his PhD (2008) at the University of Palermo. He was post-doctoral researcher at the University of Palermo (2009-2013). He has been teaching European Union Law, EU Media Law, European Union Private International Law, Human Rights, Migration Law. He was a member of different research groups within the framework of international and national projects of research. He is the member of the Editorial Board of the Review Diritti umani e diritto internazionale. He is the Member of the Scientific Committee of the reviews La Magistratura and International Journal of Law and Society, and of the Board of Reviewers of the Review Unione europea e diritti. He is the member of the Doctoral Programme Committee „Mediterranean Studies. History. Law and Economics“, LUMSA Department of Law, Economics and Communication. His scientific research focuses on human rights, migration, Rule of law, gender discrimination, accession to and withdrawal from the EU.