Divorce in China : Institutional Constraints and Gendered Outcomes /

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"Despite the increase of gender consciousness in Chinese society and a trove of legislation to protect women, why are Chinese women still disadvantaged in divorce courts? Xin He argues that institutional constraints to which judges are subject, a factor largely ignored by existing literature, p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: He, Xin (Professor of law) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Divorce > Law and legislation.
Divorce.
Divorce > Chine.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > China.
Divorce > China.
Divorce > Law and legislation > China.
China.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Institutional constraints
  • Routinized approaches
  • The pragmatic judge
  • Trivializing domestic violence
  • Sacrificing women's rights to child custody
  • Property division and male advantage
  • Cultural biases.

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