IN ITS LIBERAL incarnations, feminism has been closely associated with the pursuit of
women's rights. Building a just and equal society required the recognition and enforcement …

This book presents the main features of the Israeli constitutional system and a topical
discussion of Israel's basic laws. It focuses on constitutional history and the peculiar decision …

Invitation to the Sociology of International Law aims to cast light on the under-explored
sociological dimension of international law. The book emphasizes that international legal …

This interpretive paper explores the ways in which criminal law is applied to femicide victims
and perpetrators and how it socially constructs and legitimizes gender-based violence in the …

For Israelis, religious affiliation means much more than an expression of freedom of
conscience. Religious identity can also serve as a connecting factor between the self and a …

The historical origin of liberalism can be traced to the debate concerning the proper
relationship between religion and the state.'Two seemingly contradictory forces shaped …

Balancing between sex equality and religious interests has been a challenge for Israel's
constitutional law from the state's inception. In recent years, however, the expanding …

The aim of this book is to explore what response the law has or should have to different
family practices arising from cultural and religious beliefs. The issue has become …

Law and Faith in a Sceptical Age is an analysis of the legal position of religious believers in
a dominantly secular society. Great Britain is a society based upon broadly liberal principles …

With increasing frequency, members of cultural minorities are demanding not only equality
and non-discrimination as individuals, but also the legal recognition of their collective …