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'This provocative, controversial book makes the startling claim that the common law can be a useful tool for feminist lawyers. In this carefully and powerfully argued book, Bernstein challenges the assumption that common law reasoning and feminist analysis are at loggerheads. This important argument provides new legal tools for feminist scholars.' Jonathan Herring, Vice Dean of the University of Oxford
'In this book, Bernstein offers an exciting and audacious reconstructive account: the applicability to women of the common law's commitment to negative liberty. Punchy, delightfully provocative and erudite, this book is a must read to conservatives, progressivists, jurists and feminists, who, like the book's main motto, can all share the bounty of The Common Law Inside the Female Body.' Tsachi Keren-Paz, Sheffield University
'In this groundbreaking book, Anita Bernstein beautifully demonstrates that our understanding of the common law as benefiting men and harming women is deeply flawed. By revealing how the common law is a source of women's power and freedom, she invigorates feminist arguments with creativity and possibilities. This powerful book is a much-needed addition to the gender justice scholarship and first-year law school curriculum.' Solangel Maldonado, Eleanor Bontecou Professor of Law, Seton Hall University, New Jersey
'In this ambitious and engaging effort to advance feminist legal scholarship through a radical reinterpretation of the common law tradition, Bernstein builds from the principle that the common law exists primarily to secure individuals the negative liberty to 'say no to what they do not want. ... legal scholars will find much to admire, debate, and discuss in its pages.' D. P. Ramsey, Choice
'The Common Law Inside the Female Body is a highly original work that anticipates a vital future for a pair of venerable jurisprudential traditions.' James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review
ISBN: 9781107177819
ISBN-10: 1107177812
Published: 14th March 2019
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 274
Audience: College, Tertiary and University
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 16.0 x 23.6 x 1.7
Weight (kg): 0.5
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