Feminist statutory drafting

Becky Batagol; James Dalmau; Heli Askola; Kate Seear; Jamie Walvisch

doi:10.4324/9781003372462-3

Feminist statutory drafting

Becky Batagol
, James Dalmau
, Heli Askola
, Kate Seear
, Jamie Walvisch

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Abstract

This chapter sets out the principles of feminist statutory drafting, after first exploring statutory drafting as a specialised legal skill that translates policy and principles into Bills to be made law. A particular challenge encountered in this project was how to draft laws that are ‘feminist’ enough. This chapter draws from the theory and practice of statutory drafting, alongside our experiences drafting legislation for the Australian Feminist Legislation Project, to develop a set of principles and practices that in our view should form part of feminist statutory drafting.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Feminist Legislation Project
Subtitle of host publication	Rewriting Laws for Gender-Based Justice
Editors	Becky Batagol, Kate Seear, Heli Askola, Jamie Walvisch
Place of Publication	Abingdon UK
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	2
Pages	24-41
Number of pages	18
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003372462
ISBN (Print)	9781032444994, 9781032445021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003372462-3
Publication status	Published - 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Statute
Legislation
statutory drafting
legislative drafting
Drafting
law
feminist
feminism and law
Social inclusion
Law Reform
radical imagination

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Kalms, N. & McVey, L., 2024, The Feminist Legislation Project: Rewriting Laws for Gender-based Justice. Batagol, B., Seear, K., Askola, H. & Walvisch, J. (eds.). 1 ed. Oxon UK: Routledge, p. 186-191 6 p.
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Open Access
Compensation in the context of surrogacy: a feminist perspective on the insistence on altruism
Sifris, R., 2024, The Feminist Legislation Project: Rewriting Laws for Gender-Based Justice. Batagol, B., Seear, K., Askola, H. & Walwisch, J. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 143-154 12 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

Open Access
Family violence and migration law: protecting immigrant women's legal status
Askola, H., 2024, The Feminist Legislation Project: Rewriting Laws for Gender-Based Justice. Batagol, B., Seear, K., Askola, H. & Walwisch, J. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 251-265 15 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

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Feminist statutory drafting. / Batagol, Becky; Dalmau, James; Askola, Heli et al.
The Feminist Legislation Project: Rewriting Laws for Gender-Based Justice. ed. / Becky Batagol; Kate Seear; Heli Askola; Jamie Walvisch. 1st. ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, 2024. p. 24-41.

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Feminist statutory drafting

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

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Compensation in the context of surrogacy: a feminist perspective on the insistence on altruism

Family violence and migration law: protecting immigrant women's legal status

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