Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court - Legal Mobilization and the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (Hardcover)

Since 1980, the Canadian women's movement has been an active participant in constitutional politics and Charter litigation. This book, through its focus on the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), presents a compelling examination of how Canadian feminists became key actors in developing the constitutional doctrine of equality, and how they mobilized that doctrine to support the movement's policy agenda. The case of LEAF, an organization that had as its goal the use of Charter litigation to influence legal rules and public policy, provides rich ground for Manfredi's keen analysis of legal mobilization. In a multitude of areas such as abortion, pornography, sexual assault, family law, and gay and lesbian rights, LEAF has intervened before the Supreme Court to bring its understanding of equality to bear on legal policy development. This study offers a deft examination of LEAF's arguments and seeks to understand how they affected the Court's consideration of the issues. Perhaps most importantly, it also contemplates the long-term effects of mobilization, and considers the social impact of the legal doctrine that has emerged from LEAF cases. A major contribution to law and s

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Law and Society
Release date:	March 2004
Authors:	Christopher P. Manfredi
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Sewn
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-0946-7
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	0-7748-0946-9
Barcode:	9780774809467

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