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Module Title LH Gender and Law
SchoolBirmingham Law School
Department Law
Module Code 08 29990
Module Lead Damian Gonzalez Salzberg
Level Honours Level
Credits 20
Semester Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions Law students only
Contact Hours Lecture-30 hours
Seminar-6 hours
Guided independent study-164 hours
Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description Gender and Law is a module about diverse and contemporary gender issues, studied within a legal and socio-legal framework but with an interdisciplinary twist. Gender is a socially constructed concept about what it means to be male and female. The purpose of this module is to examine, both theoretically and empirically, the relationship between gender and law. For example, to what extent are gender-based assumptions embedded within the law? How do gender essentialisms impact on perceptions of crime, perpetrators and victims? The first part of the module will be conceptual and theoretical. It will examine, inter alia, feminist legal theory, masculinities and the law, socio-legal perspectives on gender, the concept of gender essentialism and heteronormativity. The second part of the module will explore the operationalization of gender and the law in practice. Specifically, it will cover four broad themes, namely 1. Gender and the Courts, 2. Gender-Based Violence, 3. Gender, Law and Family and 4. Gender, Armed Conflict and International Law.
Learning Outcomes By the end of the module students should be able to:
  • Demonstrate a detailed and comprehensive understanding of core theories and concepts
  • Exhibit an ability to utilize those theories and concepts to discuss and analyse the topics covered
  • Develop arguments that synthesize diverse viewpoints on individual topics, drawing on a range of interdisciplinary literature and relevant legal materials
  • Reflect critically on the relationship between gender and law and demonstrate awareness of relevant social, economic, historical and political contexts, including through case study analysis
Assessment 29990-01 : Essay : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions Assessments:
One 3,500 words essay (100%)

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