Feminist Constitutionalism

Part I. Feminism as a Challenge to Constitutional Theory: 1. Rethinking constitutionalism through the lens of the gendered division of household labour Jennifer Nedelsky; 2. Feminist fundamentalism and the constitutionalization of marriage Mary Anne Case; 3. Abortion, dignity, and a capabilities approach Rosalind Dixon and Martha Nussbaum; Part II. Feminism and Judging: 4. Her-meneutics: feminism and interpretation Daphne Barak-Erez; 5. Intuition and feminist constitutionalism Suzanne Goldberg; 6. Women judges, 'maiden speeches', and the high court of Australia Heather Roberts; 7. Will 'watertight compartments' sink women's charter rights? The need for a new theoretical approach to women's multiple rights claims under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Kerri Froc; 8. Constitutional adjudication and substantive gender equality in Hong Kong Kelley Loper; Part III. Feminism, Democracy and Political Participation: 9. The gendered state and women's political leadership: explaining the American puzzle Eileen McDonagh and Paula A. Monopoli; 10. On parity, independence, and women's democracy Blanca Rodriguez-Ruiz and Ruth Rubio-Marin; 11. Women's involvement in international constitution-making Elizabeth Katz; 12. Between constitutional jurisdiction and women's rights organizations: women, war, and the space of justice in Colombia Carolina Vergel Tovar; 13. The promise of democratic constitutionalism: women, constitutional dialogue, and the Internet Tsvi Kahana and Rachel Stephenson; Part IV. The Constitutionalism of Reproductive Rights: 14. Pregnancy, equality, and U.S. constitutional law Jennifer S. Hendricks; 15. Federal spending and compulsory maternity Nicole Huberfeld; 16. Challenges for contemporary reproductive rights advocacy: the South African example Rachel Rebouché; Part V. Women's Rights, Multiculturalism, and Diversity: 17. Constitutional rights of women under customary law in Southern Africa: dominant interventions and 'old pathways' Chuma Himonga; 18. Minority women: a struggle for equal protection against domestic violence Puja Kapai; 19. Watch GRACE grow: African customary law and constitutional law in the equality garden Jewel Amoah; 20. Critical multiculturalism Vrinda Narain; 21. Democratic theory, feminist theory, and constitutionalism: the challenge of multiculturalism Susan H. Williams; Part VI. Women between Secularism and Religion: 22. Secular constitutionalism and Muslim women's rights: the Turkish headscarf controversy and its impact on the European Court of Human Rights Hilal Elver; 23. On God, promises, and money: Islamic divorce at the crossroads of gender and the law Pascale Fournier; 24. Polygamy and feminist constitutionalism Beverley Baines.