Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court

Legal Mobilization and the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund

By Christopher P. Manfredi
Categories: Law & Legal Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Women’s Studies, Political Science, Canadian Political Science
Series: Law and Society
Publisher: UBC Press
Hardcover : 9780774809467, 272 pages, March 2004
Paperback : 9780774809474, 272 pages, January 2005
Ebook (PDF) : 9780774850896, 272 pages, October 2007
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Table of contents

Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Legal Doctrine, Legal Mobilization and LEAF

2 The Path to Substantive Equality

3 Gaining Ground

4 Family Matters: Breakdowns and Benefits

5 A Difficult Dialogue

6 Making A Difference: The Policy Consequences of Legal Mobilization

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Cases Cited

Index

A cogent analysis of legal mobilization as a strategy for social and activist movements.

Description

Since 1980, the Canadian women’s movement has been an active participant in constitutional politics and Charter litigation. This book, through its focus on the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), presents a compelling examination of how Canadian feminists became key actors in developing the constitutional doctrine of equality, and how they mobilized that doctrine to support the movement’s policy agenda.

Awards

  • Winner, Book Prize, Canadian Law Society Association 2005
  • Short-listed, Donner Prize, Donner Foundation 2004