Slides Session gender justice & Law.pptx

Gender

1. This lecture is designed to introduce you to the course and the topics covered by this course. Introductory Remarks Policies Course Content Materials Course Assessment Questions and Answers Introductory lecture

2. Introductions Share a recent headline or legal case related to gender and briefly explain why it caught your attention?

3. Group Activity If you could pass a gender related law, what would it be, and why? Group Activity If you could pass a gender related law, what would it be, and why?

4. Introductory Remarks Looking at the recent developments in the legal environment that relate to gender issues in Pakistan Adopting a comparative approach that try to identify general frameworks – but at the same time to identify and explain local variations Embracing anthropological literature Being sociological : because we need to focus not just on RULES, but also INTERESTS and POWER. Exploring Clinical Legal Education in Gender and Law Bringing in the course and discussions our experience and background.

5. Introductory remarks Teaching Methods Lecture-Seminars Practical exercises Screening and discussion on movies Guest lectures Your own research and presentation Midterm exams Final project

6. Assessment Assignments : 20% Quiz(s): 20% Class Participation: 10% Attendance: 5% Midterm Examination: 15% Project: 30%

7. Grading Policy Relative grading

8. Attendance Policy Students are expected to attend all classes for the whole duration. 10 minute rule – subject to a reduction. More than 3 unexcused absences will lead to a grade reduction. All absences must be excused prior to the class in question for it to be excused.

9. Readings All readings to be completed prior to the relevant session. Reading packages (Volumes 1) uploaded on LMS Extra readings may be uploaded on LMS or sent out via email.

10. Other Policies Zero tolerance for cheating, plagiarism, and other offences. No cell-phones allowed during class time.

11. Course Content Module 1 : Paradigms of Gender Equality Feminist Legal Theory and Human Rights Law Global South Feminism and Legal Justice This discussion examines the writings of early feminists who initiated the discourse on women’s international human rights, laying the foundation for gender justice through legal theory. It also explores the intersections of feminism, law, and justice within non-Western contexts, highlighting the impact of colonial legacies on gender power dynamics in the global south and their connection to broader social movements globally and within Pakistan.

12. Module 2: International Legal Frameworks and Gender Equality Gender and International Human Rights Law Basic Theoretical Frameworks: Formal v. Substantial Equality Basic Theoretical Frameworks: Intersectionality This module examines intersections of gender, law and human rights on a global scale. They will explore key international legal frameworks and regional human rights treaties through a gendered lens, assessing how race, class, sexuality and other identities intersect with gender.   Course Content

13. Module 3: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) CEDAW Reservations to CEDAW The Optional Protocol This module will analyse key provisions of CEDAW, the role of General Recommendations in their interpretation, and the legal and social implications of reservations across national legal systems. It will also evaluate how CEDAW’s Optional Protocol can serve as a tool to challenge gender inequality and discrimination.   Course Content

14. Course Content Module 4: Localising International Human Rights Law Vernacularization of International Human Rights Law CEDAW and Pakistan Gender Equality in Pakistan This module explores how international human rights frameworks are adapted, implemented and contested in the local contexts

15. Course Content Module 5: Gender-based Violence and the Law Violence against Women and Girls (International Context) Violence against Women and Girls (National Context) Addressing Sexual Violence through Law Harmful Cultural Practices- Honour Killings Harmful Cultural Practices- Compensation marriages and Others Violence against the Third Gender This module will explore the inclusion of gender-based violence in the international framework, the evolution and challenges of VAWG legislation in Pakistan, and gaps and improvements to enhance these laws.

16. Course Content Module 6: Understanding Women’s Access to Justice The Dynamics of Legal Pluralism and Gender Equality Pluralistic Legal System and Gender Justice - Customary Law Pluralistic Legal System and Gender Justice - Islamic Law Access to Justice and Gender Equality This module explores the interplay between gender right and the coexistence of multiple legal systems within a single jurisdiction.

17. Q&A Don’t be shy…ask!