Jennifer Robinson, Keina Yoshida

Broschiertes Buch

Silenced Women

Why The Law Fails Women and How to Fight Back

Beschreibung

Two leading feminist barristers expose the way in which the law is used to silence women and show how we can fight back.

Autor

Jennifer Robinson (Author) Jennifer Robinson is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London. Jennifer has represented survivors, journalists, media organisations, advocacy and frontline services organisations on free speech and media law issues. Her clients have included the BBC, the New York Times, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. She has advised high-profile women who have spoken out about their experience of gender-based violence, including Rose McGowan and Amber Heard, and assisted journalists to break #MeToo stories. Jennifer has given expert evidence at the UN and appeared in cases before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and regional human rights courts. Jennifer has written for a wide range of publications, including the Guardian, Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, Sydney Morning Herald and Vogue. Keina Yoshida (Author) Dr Keina Yoshida is a human rights barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London. Keina has represented victims and survivors of abuse in different legal proceedings, including in judicial reviews and in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Keina is also an academic at the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the LSE and sits on the editorial board of the journal Feminist Legal Studies. Keina's publications include Feminist Conversations on Peace (Bristol University Press, 2022) as well as academic journal articles in the European Human Rights Law Review, Human Rights Quarterly and International Affairs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Octopus Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 194mm x 126mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9781804190210
• ISBN-10: 1804190217
• Artikelnr.: 69230372