Law & Society

Offers insight into the complex relationship between religion and law in contemporary America Why religion? Why law? Why now? In recent years, th...

This book conceptualises European Court of Human Rights’ judgments on Islamic dress as manifestations of the fascist impulse in modern human rights...

The first wave of trailblazing female law professors and the stage they set for American democracy. When it comes to breaking down barriers for wom...

'A forensic, riveting account of a wondrous and principled advocate' Philippe Sands'Well-written, deeply researched and wholly gripping' The Specta...

Dismembers and remembers the sensual and spiritual body of Lady Justice in a wholly novel interpretation of the optical allegory of Iustitia Prese...

From the Number One bestselling author, a memoir full of hilarious, personal and surprising stories from their working life in the law.* The Sunday...

Anger was the engine of justice in the ancient Greek world. It drove quests for vengeance which resulted in a variety of consequences, often harmfu...

In 1951, a new type of publication appeared on newsstands—the physique magazine produced by and for gay men. For many men growing up in the 1950s a...

In 1951, a new type of publication appeared on newsstands—the physique magazine produced by and for gay men. For many men growing up in the 1950s a...

A penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about the four-decade career of a top courtroom sketch artist.Jane Rosenberg is America's pre-eminent c...

The futures of reproductive justice and LGBTQIA+ liberation are intimately connected. Both movements were born out of the desire to love and build ...

In the United States, the second-wave feminist fight to achieve legal and societal recognition of men's violence against women leaned heavily on th...

In the United States, the second-wave feminist fight to achieve legal and societal recognition of men's violence against women leaned heavily on th...

It seems unthinkable that citizens of one of the most powerful nations in the world must risk their lives and livelihoods in the search for access ...

How the rise of HIV in India resulted in government protections for gay groups, transgender people, and sex workers This original ethnographic res...

Law and society scholars challenge the common belief that law is simply a neutral tool by which society sets standards and resolves disputes. Decad...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROn the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament, this book captures an important moment in contemporary history: how ...

Decades before the overturning of Roe v. Wade, pregnant people faced arrest and prosecution for supposed crimes against the fertilized eggs, embryo...

Decades before the overturning of Roe v. Wade, pregnant people faced arrest and prosecution for supposed crimes against the fertilized eggs, embryo...

The relationship between class and intimate violence against women is much misunderstood. While many studies of intimate violence focus on poor and...

A rigorous analysis of systemic misogyny in the law and a thoughtful exploration of the tools needed to transcend it through constitutional change ...

A rigorous analysis of systemic misogyny in the law and a thoughtful exploration of the tools needed to transcend it through constitutional change ...

Pacific Colony, a Southern California institution established to care for the “feebleminded,” justified the incarceration, sterilization, and force...

Offers insight into the complex relationship between religion and law in contemporary America Why religion? Why law? Why now? In recent years, th...

Essentially a Mother argues that the law of pregnancy and motherhood has been overrun by sexist ideology. Courts have held that a pregnant woman’s ...

Introduces an expansive vision of the family and a brilliant legal arrangement that will protect the lives of millions of adults.   Today, about ha...

Introduces an expansive vision of the family and a brilliant legal arrangement that will protect the lives of millions of adults.   Today, about ha...

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