Socio-Legal Studies

Mugabe's policy of land seizures in Zimbabwe raised concerns in South Africa. Set amidst these conflicts, Gaining Ground? shows how land reform policy and practice in post-apartheid South Africa has been produced and contested._x005F_x005F_x000D_ Winner of the inaugural Elliott P. Skinner Book Award..

Mugabe's policy of land seizures in Zimbabwe raised concerns in South Africa. Set amidst these conflicts, Gaining Ground? shows how land reform policy and practice in post-apartheid South Africa has been produced and contested._x000D_ Winner of the inaugural Elliott P. Skinner Book Award of the Asso..

Drawing on materials from law, history, and social theory, this book addresses concerns specific to the underserved and understudied population of two million gay and lesbian elders in the United States. Integrating theory with practical questions of policy, and advancing a new understanding of the ..

Drawing on materials from law, history, and social theory, this book addresses concerns specific to the underserved and understudied population of two million gay and lesbian elders in the United States. Integrating theory with practical questions of policy, and advancing a new understanding of the ..

Gender and Feminist Theory in Law and Society..

Migratory flows to Italy offer a unique perspective showing not only the way migration has changed specific features of the country but also how migration is intertwined with gender relations. The contributors take an empirical and theoretical approach and consider a broad selection of topics, showi..

Gender and Refugee Status..

Gender and Refugee Status..

Published in 1998. This collection of papers, written by leading lawyers and sociologists in the UK, examine gender roles, the legal rights of individuals and the impact on procedures to enforce rights...

This volume draws on a wealth of primary source material, the vast majority of which has never been published before, to present a study of women reprieved of murder during the 20th Century. The work highlights the power difference between the condemned and those working within the criminal justice..

This book considers the existing scientific, legal, and political regulatory regimes that pertain to gene editing. By exploring such a range of potential applications of gene editing – not only biomedical, but also agricultural and ecological – the book reveals numerous crossovers and disjunctions b..

This book offers a thorough introduction to, and engagement with, the jurisprudential, political and philosophical thought of the influential Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben. Critically introducing Agamben's work to both a readership in legal theory, and in the humanities and social sciences mor..