Another justice as Seen Through the eyes of Gender.
Alda Facio
- Bogotá-CK: Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales Alternativos, 2002.
- páginas 51-69.
- Semestral
- vol. 9 (25) (Jun. 2002)
- Mas allá del derecho. Beyond Law. .
- Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales Alternativos. .
This article aims to further the rethinking of law from a gender perspective. Drawing on feminist, sociolegal and social movement theories, it examines different fields of law and legal practice that call for a new understanding of gender issues. With regards to Latina AMerica, the article proposes the creation of a new field of law and progressive legal practice already in place in other parts of the world. Women´s Law which could well be the seed that produces a new justice in the region: a justice with a gender perspective and, thereby, inclusive of the needs and interests of indigenous people, migrants, and groups otherwise excluded because of their race, class, disability, age, and sexual option.