LEADER 04226nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910783748403321 005 20230912171021.0 010 $a0-7748-5089-2 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774850896 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246725 035 $a(OCoLC)180772850 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10108811 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000279452 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11912381 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279452 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10260606 035 $a(PQKB)10144758 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404190 035 $a(CaBNvSL)gtp00521138 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412034 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10113874 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/9h5rpb 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/404190 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412034 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3242651 035 $a(DE-B1597)662251 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774850896 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246725 100 $a20040113d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFeminist activism in the Supreme Court$b[electronic resource] $elegal mobilization and the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund /$fChristopher P. Manfredi 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 225 1 $aLaw and society series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7748-0946-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tTables -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tLegal Doctrine, Legal Mobilization, and LEAF -- $tThe Path to Substantive Equality -- $tGaining Ground -- $tFamily Matters: Breakdowns and Benefits -- $tA Difficult Dialogue -- $tMaking a Difference: The Policy Consequences of Legal Mobilization -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tCases Cited -- $tIndex 330 $aSince 1980, the Canadian women's movement has been an active participant in constitutional politics and Charter litigation. This book, through its focus on the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), presents a compelling examination of how Canadian feminists became key actors in developing the constitutional doctrine of equality, and how they mobilized that doctrine to support the movement's policy agenda. The case of LEAF, an organization that had as its goal the use of Charter litigation to influence legal rules and public policy, provides rich ground for Manfredi's keen analysis of legal mobilization. In a multitude of areas such as abortion, pornography, sexual assault, family law, and gay and lesbian rights, LEAF has intervened before the Supreme Court to bring its understanding of equality to bear on legal policy development. This study offers a deft examination of LEAF's arguments and seeks to understand how they affected the Court's consideration of the issues. Perhaps most importantly, it also contemplates the longterm effects of the mobilization, and considers the social impact of the legal doctrine that has emerged from LEAF cases. A major contribution to law and society studies, Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court is unparalleled in its analysis of legal mobilization as an effective strategy for social movements. It will be widely read and welcomed by legal scholars, political scientists, lawyers, feminists, and activists. 410 0$aLaw and society series (Vancouver, B.C.) 606 $aEquality before the law$zCanada 606 $aFeminism$zCanada 606 $aWomen$xLegal status, laws, etc$zCanada 606 $aConstitutional history$zCanada 606 $aSociological jurisprudence 607 $aCanada$xHistoire constitutionnelle 615 0$aEquality before the law 615 0$aFeminism 615 0$aWomen$xLegal status, laws, etc. 615 0$aConstitutional history 615 0$aSociological jurisprudence. 676 $a342.7108/5 700 $aManfredi$b Christopher P$0756007 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783748403321 996 $aFeminist activism in the Supreme Court$93813124 997 $aUNINA