Equality Practice - Civil Unions and the Future of Gay Rights

William Eskridge, a Yale law professor chronicles the Vermont law which legalised civil unions - distinct from marriage - for same sex couples.

List of contents

Prologue and Acknowledgments 1. Same-Sex Marriage and the Politics of Sexuality 2. The Vermont Civil Unions Law 3. Comparative Law Lessons for the Same-Sex Marriage Movement 4. Civil Unions and Liberal Jurisprudence: Equality Practice 5. Equality Practice and the Civic Republic 6. Equality Practice as a Postmodern Cultural Form Epilogue

About the author

William Eskridge, Jr. wrote the landmark book, The Casefor Same Sex Marriage (Free Press, 1996). He is the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and has published widely both in academic law journals and in the popular press.

Summary

A renowned Yale law professor chronicles the Vermont law and the changes it brings.

Product details

• Authors: William N Eskridge, William N Eskridge Jr, William N. Eskridge Jr.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.2002
• EAN: 9780415930734
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93073-4
• No. of pages: 300
• Weight: 560 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, LAW / General, United States of America, USA, Gay & Lesbian studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law, Laws Of Specific Jurisdictions, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics