The Gender and the Judiciary

Authors:

Susanne Baer, Ivana Jelić, Ivana Krstić (Editors)

• ISBN: 9783032068842
• Published: January 2026
• Format: Hardback
• Language: English
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag

Description:

The Gender and the Judiciary examines how gender perspectives shape judicial systems, judicial reasoning, legitimacy, and access to justice. The book highlights the importance of integrating gender sensitivity into courts and legal institutions, showing how judicial systems can better respond to the diverse realities of the people they serve.

Key Features:

Comparative and interdisciplinary examination of gender in judicial systems. Focuses on legitimacy, equity, and the effectiveness of the judiciary. Explores judicial careers, decision-making, institutional design, and legal doctrine. Includes contemporary and historically grounded case studies from multiple jurisdictions.

Coverage:

Gender and judicial systems; judicial careers and independence; judicial reasoning and decision-making; gender bias in justice systems; violence and judicial response; gender-competent legal education; gender and evidence reasoning; abortion in the United States after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization; discrimination under Sharia law; historical perspectives on women and justice.

About the Authors:

This volume is edited by Susanne Baer, Ivana Jelić, and Ivana Krstić. Together, they bring together contributions that examine how gender perspectives influence judicial institutions, legal doctrine, and access to justice across jurisdictions and time periods.

Table of Contents:

Part I: Judicial Systems; Part II: Judicial Careers; Part III: Judicial Decisions (incl. gender and the European Court of Human Rights, Spain, Brazil, overcoming gender bias in violence response); Part IV: Doctrine (legal education, evidence reasoning, Czech custody system, abortion after Dobbs); Part V: Conflicts of Rights (Sharia law, ECHR); Part VI: Histories (Roman law, medieval Serbia).

Why buy this book?

This book is a valuable resource for academics, judges, lawyers, researchers, and libraries interested in judicial legitimacy, equality, comparative law, and gender-sensitive legal analysis, combining theory, doctrine, and practical reflection in a single scholarly volume.

Keywords:

gender and the judiciary, judicial systems, judicial decision-making, gender bias, comparative law, legal education, evidence reasoning, women’s rights, human rights, courts

Target Audience:

law libraries, judges, legal academics, human rights researchers, comparative law scholars, gender studies researchers, postgraduate students, public law specialists

Genre:

Law, Human Rights, Gender Studies, Comparative Law, Judicial Studies

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Yes, published January 2026 by Springer-Verlag.

Who is this book written for?
Judges, legal academics, human rights researchers and comparative law scholars studying gender and judicial institutions.

Does it cover contemporary case law?
Yes, including abortion in the US after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and gender at the European Court of Human Rights.

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