Women and the Judiciary in the Asia-Pacific
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Women and the Judiciary in the Asia-Pacific

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Women and the Judiciary in the Asia-Pacific

About this book

Courts can play an important role in addressing issues of inequality, discrimination and gender injustice for women. The feminisation of the judiciary – both in its thin meaning of women's entrance into the profession, as well as its thicker forms of realising gender justice – is a core part of the agenda for gender equality. This volume acknowledges both the diversity of meanings of the feminisation of the judiciary, as well as the complexity of the social and cultural realisation of gender equality. Containing original empirical studies, this book demonstrates the past and present challenges women face to entering the judiciary and progressing their career, as well as when and why they advocate for women's issues while on the bench. From stories of pioneering women to sector-wide institutional studies of the gender composition of the judiciary, this book reflects on the feminisation of the judiciary in the Asia-Pacific.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781316518328
eBook ISBN
9781009006477
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Law Theory & Practice
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Preface
  9. List of Contributors
  10. List of Abbreviations
  11. 1 The Feminisation of the Judiciary in the Asia-Pacific: The Challenges of Formal and Substantive Equality
  12. 2 'To Join the Bench and Be Decision-Makers': Women Judges in Pacific Island Judiciaries
  13. 3 Reframing Feminist Imperatives in Adjudication through a Reading of Sri Lankan Jurisprudence
  14. 4 Women in the Thai Judiciary: Obstacles and Challenges
  15. 5 The Promise and Paradox of Women Judges in the Judiciary in Indonesia
  16. 6 Filipino Women Judges and Their Role in Advancing Judicial Independence in the Philippines
  17. 7 One Decade of Female Judges in the Malaysian Shariah Judiciary: Promises to Keep and Miles to Go
  18. 8 Gender on the Bench Matters for Sustainable Development: Examining Women in the Judiciary of Nepal through the Lens of Motility
  19. 9 Feminising the Indian Judiciary: The Gender Gap and the Possibilities of Objectivity
  20. 10 Concluding Remarks
  21. Index