Multicultural jurisdictions : cultural differences and women's rights /
"Is it possible for the state simultaneously to respect deep cultural differences and to protect the hard-won citizenship rights of vulnerable group members, in particular women? This book argues that this is not only theoretically needed, but also institutionally feasible. Shachar's fresh...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2001.
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Series: | Contemporary political theory.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The perils of multicultural accommodation
- Family law and the construction of collective identity
- State vs. nomos: lessons from contemporary law and normative theory
- Sharing the pieces of jurisdictional authority: mapping the possibilities
- Transformative accomodation: utilizing external protections to reduce internal restrictions
- Towards a resolution of the multiculturalism paradox: family law revisited
- Conclusion
- Appendix: How transformative accommodation works in different social arenas.