Research Handbook on Gender, Violence and Law

This Research Handbook rigorously explores how law responds to gender and violence, how law (re)produces gender and violence, and how law is gendered and violent. It analyses various legal systems, institutions and areas of law at the local, national, regional and global level. This Research Handbook rigorously explores how law responds to gender and violence, how law (re)produces gender and violence, and how law is gendered and violent. It analyzes various legal systems, institutions and areas of law at the local, national, regional and global level. The collection conceptualizes gender, violence and law broadly, enabling expert authors to devise comprehensive strategies against individual aggression, structural violence and intersecting oppressions impacting women and other marginalized groups. Example case studies include sexual violence in conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, feminist legal activism and the undercover policing scandal in the UK, and masculinity, race and violence in post-colonial Italy. Presenting a wide range of perspectives and international voices from scholars, activists and legal professionals, this Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the field and suggests avenues for future research, such as digital activism and challenging coloniality and academic extractivism in feminist studies. The Research Handbook on Gender, Violence and Law is a valuable resource for scholars and students of law, gender studies, sociology, politics, international relations, and media and cultural studies. Activists and legal professionals will also benefit from its insights into key legal and policy debates, and methods of addressing gendered violence.