030700 KU With Scales and Sword (2008W)
Female Stereotypes in Law-Making and in the Courts
Continuous assessment of course work
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The course analyzes a number of legal problems with regard to gender aspects. It includes questions as diverse as Constitutional court rulings on equality, family law, criminal sexual offences, "stalking", violence in the family context, contractual obligations in the field of securities, unisex insurance premiums. These question sameness and difference will be discussed in the context of the construction of gender roles along the axes of sameness and difference.
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Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The seminar aims at questioning the neutrality of the law versus the roles of men and women. It will focus on the interdependency of extra-legal ideas and values with the creation and application of the law.
Examination topics
The seminar is based on active participation by the students. Every student will present one topic in written and oral form and is invited to participate in the discussions.
Reading list
Die jeweiligen juristischen Texte werden in der Vorbesprechung bekannt gegeben.
Als Einführung in die Legal Gender Studies werden empfohlen:
Holzleithner, Elisabeth, Recht Macht Geschlecht. Legal Gender Studies. Eine Einführung (2002).
Foltjanty, Lena/ Lembke, Ulrike (Hrsg), Feministische Rechtswissenschaft, Ein Studienbuch (2006).
Gerhard, Ute (Hrsg). Frauen in der Geschichte des Rechts (1997).
Als Einführung in die Legal Gender Studies werden empfohlen:
Holzleithner, Elisabeth, Recht Macht Geschlecht. Legal Gender Studies. Eine Einführung (2002).
Foltjanty, Lena/ Lembke, Ulrike (Hrsg), Feministische Rechtswissenschaft, Ein Studienbuch (2006).
Gerhard, Ute (Hrsg). Frauen in der Geschichte des Rechts (1997).
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