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This is the text of the keynote lecture delivered at the launch of Black, Lynsey and Dunne, Peter (eds). Law and Gender in Modern Ireland. Oxford: Hart, delivered 13th September 2019, Department of Law, Maynooth University, Ireland. The lecture locates the book within the context of rapid, radical transformation in gender law and politics in Ireland, highlighting some of the issues which have been the focus of activism and/or reform. The lecture goes on to outline some of the challenges which arise in the legislative pursuit of gender equality including the tension between respecting agency and choice and curbing exploitative and/or gender disadvantaging practices. Comparisons are also made with legislative initiatives in neighbouring Britain. The lecture concludes with some reflections on the interplay of sex and gender in law and public debate and their embedding in the constitutional creation of the modern Irish State.

This book presents the first published comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the relationship between law and masculinities. It provides a general introduction to the subject whilst engaging with the difficult question of what it means to speak of the masculinity of law in the first place.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- I. Overview -- II. Structure -- III. Themes -- PART I: GENDER AND THE CRIMINAL LAW -- 1. Sexual Offences Law in Ireland: Countering Gendered Stereotypes in Adjudications of Consent in Rape Trials -- I. Introduction -- II. Rape Myths and Realities: The Attitude Problem in Rape Trials -- III. Defining Consent: The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 -- IV. Unfinished Business: The Honest Belief Defence -- V. Beyond Legislative Reform: Extra-Legal Initiatives to Tackle Rape Stereotypes in the Courtroom and Beyond -- VI. Conclusion -- 2. Prostitution Law -- I. Introduction -- II. Historical Development of Irish Prostitution Law -- III. The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 -- IV. The 2017 Reform -- V. Context for the 2017 Law Reform -- VI. Conclusion -- 3. Gender, Prostitution and Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation -- I. Introduction -- II. Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: The Global and European Context -- III. International Response -- IV. An Ill-Informed Legal Approach -- V. An Inoperable Law -- VI. Failure to Recognise the Intersection of Gender, Migration, Prostitution and Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation -- VII. The Wider Implications -- VIII. Conclusion -- 4. Abortion Law in Ireland: Reflecting on Reform -- I. Introduction -- II. A New Constitutional Landscape -- III. Political Change towards Constitutional Reform -- IV. A New Legislative Landscape -- V. Conclusion -- PART II: FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS -- 5. Mapping a Transformed Landscape: Sexual Orientation and the Law in Ireland -- I. Introduction -- II. Criminal Laws and the Path to Decriminalisation -- III. Equality and Non-discrimination -- IV. Relationship Recognition: Civil Partnership -- V. The Path to Equal Marriage -- VI. Unfinished Business?

This is the text of the keynote lecture delivered at the launch of Black, Lynsey and Dunne, Peter (eds). Law and Gender in Modern Ireland. Oxford: Hart, delivered 13th September 2019, Department of Law, Maynooth University, Ireland. The lecture locates the book within the context of rapid, radical transformation in gender law and politics in Ireland, highlighting some of the issues which have been the focus of activism and/or reform. The lecture goes on to outline some of the challenges which arise in the legislative pursuit of gender equality including the tension between respecting agency and choice and curbing exploitative and/or gender disadvantaging practices. Comparisons are also made with legislative initiatives in neighbouring Britain. The lecture concludes with some reflections on the interplay of sex and gender in law and public debate and their embedding in the constitutional creation of the modern Irish State.

Mutinies for Equality studies recent transformations in the area of law and gender in modern India. It tackles legal and social developments with regard to family life, sexuality, motherhood, surrogacy, erotic labour, sexual harassment in the workplace and violence against women, among others. It analyses reform efforts towards women's rights and LGBTIQ rights and attempts to situate where a reform has taken place, by whom it was brought about, and what impact it has had on society. It engages with protagonists who shape the debate around law and gender and locates their efforts into a socio-political context, thereby showing that the discourses around law and gender are closely connected to broader debates around legal pluralism, secularism and religion, identity, culture, nationalism, and family. The book offers compelling evidence that the drivers of change are emerging from beyond the traditional institutions of courts and parliament, and that to understand the everyday implications of legal reforms, it is important to look beyond these institutional sources