JJUB55068U Gender and legal culture
- Changing concepts of gender (changing femininities and masculinities, trans-gender issues and the legal consequences eg. for family law and life)- Sexuality and law (the gendered work place, gendered crimes and the gendered body)- Gender, law and religions (secular and religious views of gender)- Gender and representation (in politics, business, boards and in trans-national and post-colonial legal culture)- International law and gender.
Bachelor level:
-demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of
gender and legal culture for legal thinking.
-identify problems of relevance to gender and legal
culture in concrete cases.
-analyse concrete and complex problems
-present arguments for different approaches to concrete
problems related to changes of legal culture and gender relations.
-demonstrate knowledge about the course by placing
concrete problems in perspective
-communicate knowledge and arguments professionally and
coherently
Hanne Petersen, José M. L. Villaverde, Ingrid Lund-Andersen: Contemporary Gender Relations and Changes in Legal Cultures, DJØF Publishing 2013
Journal of Law & Social Research. Special Issue on Gender and the Legal Profession, No.3. 2002 (articles - available online)
Additional articles from a reader produced by Hanne Petersen
Total number of readings about 500 pages.
- Category
- Hours
- Practical exercises
- 8,5
- Preparation
- 235
- Project work
- 8,5
- Seminar
- 23
- Total
- 275,0
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentWritten homework assignment with deadline (essay)
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
- 9. December 2014
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- JJUB55068U
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- B2 (Tues 13-17 + Fri 10-12)
- Study board
- Law
Contracting department
- Law
Course responsibles
- Hanne Petersen (14-4a63707067305267766774756770426c7774306d7730666d)
Lecturers
Professor Hanne Petersen