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Author:   Adrian Howe ,  Daniela Alaattinoğlu
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780367665715

ISBN 10:   0367665719
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   30 September 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgements Preface Carol Smart Notes on contributors Introduction Part 1 Criminal Law Reform Case Studies 1 Provocation by ‘Sexual Infidelity’─ Diminishing Returns? — Adrian Howe 2 Feminist Dilemmas with Law Reform ─ Victoria, Australia — Danielle Tyson and Bronwyn Naylor 3 Criminalising Femicide in Latin American Countries: Legal Power Working For Women? — Patsili Toledo Part 2 Proliferating Sites of Feminist Legal Intervention 4 ‘Being Wrought, Perplexed in the Extreme’ ─ Othello and his Syndrome — Adrian Howe 5 Fighting Femicide in Turkey ─ Feminist Legal Challenges ─ Daniela Alaattinoğlu and Cemre Baytok 6 The Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability ─ Myrna Dawson 7 Judicial Discourse versus Domestic Violence Death Review: An Australian Case Study — Anna Butler and Emma Buxton-Namisnyk 8 Italian Legal Feminism ─ Engaging with the Power of Law — Ilaria Boiano 9 Legal Education ─ Challenging the Finnish Criminal Law Syllabus — Daniela Alaattinoğlu and Johanna Niemi 10 Finland on Trial ─ Marjo Rantala Epilogue Index

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Thanks to its ability to account for the complexities of the current femicidal context of the globe, this collection of essays is a timely contribution to the literature on femicide as well as feminist legal scholarship. --Sumru Atuk, Canadian Journal of Women & the Law

"""Thanks to its ability to account for the complexities of the current femicidal context of the globe, this collection of essays is a timely contribution to the literature on femicide as well as feminist legal scholarship."" --Sumru Atuk, Canadian Journal of Women & the Law"

Author Information

Adrian Howe is an associate lecturer, Law School, Birkbeck University, London where she also has a visiting post. She has published widely in the field of sexed violence and is currently developing a Theatre in Education project based on her research on intimate partner femicide cases. The project’s first play, Othello on Trial, has been performed in Melbourne, Australia and London, UK. Daniela Alaattinoğlu is a doctoral candidate at the European University Institute, Italy. She has taught criminal law at the Finnish Police University College and published within the fields of femicide, gender and law, gender violence and human rights. Her LLM thesis was awarded with the annual award for excellence by the Finnish Lawyers’ Association in 2014.

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