Transforming the Hong Kong Legal Machine - Gender and Familial Law in Jurisprudence (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book examines the law in relation to how it has responded to sexual and gender issues in the context of Hong Kong, and addresses the implications of those responses for the global context. It aims to develop a localized theory of justice which enables the analysis of multiple socio-legal issues arising in Hong Kong, a predominantly Han-Chinese society in Greater China, while also offering formulations for corresponding solutions. Unlike other books on Hong Kong jurisprudence and socio-legal studies, this book not only compares and contrasts different theories of justice, but also attempts to generate a philosophical perspective which can synchronize and re-organize a range of theoretical components via the lens of localization. The author investigates theories of justice developed, respectively, by Rawls, Deleuze, Lacan, Zizek and from the perspective of Mahayana Buddhism, as well as (Orthodox) Han-Chinese Confucianism and Daoism. The book applies these theoretical perspectives in analyzing different socio-legal issues in post-97 Hong Kong, including transgender rights to marriage, domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse and race. The book concludes by proposing singular possible strategies, which include Degenderization, Desexualization, De-ageing, by which justice(s) can hopefully be re-manufactured and challenged. This book is relevant to researchers and students of law, philosophy, sociology, gender studies and cultural studies.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Man-Chung Chiu
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	181
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-981-19-1271-9
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Jurisprudence & philosophy of law Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Family law Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	981-19-1271-8
Barcode:	9789811912719

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