Gender and Judicial Education: Raising Gender Awareness of Judges

ISBN-13: 9780367029715 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 138 str.

Ulrike Schultz; T. Brettel Dawson; Gisela Shaw

Opis

Do judges need gender education? Why is it important? In what way has it to be done? The demand for gender equality in modern constitutions has created the necessity to integrate gender issues in judicial education. The ongoing feminization of the judiciary has sharpened the awareness for it. This books aims to deal with these issues from the perspective of many different law systems from across the world.

Spis treści

Introduction: Gender and judicial education 1. Judicial education on social context and gender in Canada: principles, process and lessons learned 2. Neglect of gender questions at the vocational stage of judicial education in Uganda 3. Introducing gender training in judicial education in Japan to support the judiciary 4. Japanese judicial education: working toward gender equality in the judiciary 5. Gender stereotypes and attitudes within the judiciary of Bosnia and Herzegovina: a case for increased awareness and education 6. Gender training for the judiciary in Argentina 7. Raising gender awareness of judges – elements for judicial education in Germany 8. Judicial education on ‘gender awareness’ in Australia 9. Without fear or favour, affection or ill will: addressing gender bias in NSW judicial education