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Constitutions around the world have overwhelmingly been the creation of men, but this book asks how far constitutions have affirmed the equal citizenship status of women or failed to do so. Using a wealth of examples from around the world, Ruth Rubio-Marín considers constitutionalism from its inception to the present day and places current debates in their vital historical context. Rubio-Marín adopts an inclusive concept of gender and sexuality, and discusses the constitutional gender order as it has been shaped by debates such those around same-sex marriage and the rights of trans persons. Covering a wide range of themes, from reproductive rights to political gender quotas and violence against women, this book offers a comprehensive feminist account of constitutional law. Truly international in scope and ambitious in subject matter, this is an invaluable resource for students and scholars working on gender within multiple disciplines.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. The constitutional establishment of the gender order; 2. Inclusive constitutionalism and its limits; 3. Participatory constitutionalism; 4. Transformative gender constitutionalism; 5. Toward a constitutional gender erasure or a constitutional gender reaffirmation?
About the author
Ruth Rubio-Marín is Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Sevilla, Adjunct Professor at the School of Transnational Governance of the European University Institute, Florence, and Director of the UNIA UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Interculturalism. Her research focuses on comparative constitutionalism, law and gender, immigration and citizenship, as well as transitional justice. It seeks to understand how public law creates categories of inclusion and exclusion. Her most recent publications include Gender Parity and Multicultural Feminism: Towards a New Synthesis (2018) and Women as Constitution Makers: Case Studies from the New Democratic Era (2019).
Summary
Constitutions around the world have overwhelmingly been the creation of men. This book asks how far constitutions have affirmed women's equal citizenship status or failed to do so in different jurisdictions and points in time. It considers constitutionalism from its inception to the present day, using a wealth of international examples.
Foreword
Considers whether and how constitutions have affirmed women's equal citizenship status, from the birth of constitutionalism to the present.
