Acknowledgements = Ix
Series Preface = Xiii
Introduction: Asserting Rights in The Twenty-first Century = Xv
Carol Sanger
Part I Gender and Rights
The problem of rights = 3
Carol Smart
`alchemy Or Fool's Gold? = 27
Elizabeth Kiss
`when Justice Replaces Affection: The Need for Rights' = 33
Jeremy Waldron
`victims in The Shadow of The Law: a Critique of The Model of Legal Protection' = 57
Kristin Bumiller
`that We Are Human, We Have Rights' = 77
Carlos A. Ball
Part II Sources of Well-being and Harm
`more Than 100 Million Women Are Missing' = 81
Amartya Sen
`women and Cultural Universals' = 85
Martha Nussbaum
`gender, Property, and Land Rights: Bridging a Critical Gap in Economic Analysis and Policy' = 119
Bina Agarwal
`reflections on Law in The Everyday Life of Women' = 151
Catharine A. Mackinnon
`the ``no Problem'' Problem' = 165
Deborah L. Rhode
`the Right to Care' = 193
Robin West
Part III Family
`relational Rights and Responsibilities: Revisioning The Family in Liberal Political Theory and Law' = 223
Martha Minow
Mary Lyndon Shanley
`group Identity and Women's Rights in Family Law: The Perils of Multicultural Accommodation' = 249
Ayelet Shachar
`vulnerability by Marriage' = 271
Susan Moller Okin
`comparative Law and The Same-sex Marriage Debate: a Step-by-step Approach Toward State Recognition' = 317
William N. Eskridge, Jr
Part IV Violence
`identity Within: Cultural Relativism, Minority Rights and The Empowerment of Women' = 351
Radhika Coomaraswamy
`law As a Trojan Horse: Unintended Consequences of Rights-based Interventions to Support Battered Women' = 383
Renee Romkens
`(mis)identifying Culture: Asian Women and The ``cultural Defense'' = 409
Leti Volpp
`give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death: Political Asylum and The Global Persecution of Lesbians and Gay Men' = 429
Suzanne B. Goldberg
Part V Work
``'whether from Reason Or Prejudice'': Taking Money for Bodily Services' = 451
Martha C. Nussbaum
`dignity Or Equality? Responses to Workplace Harassment in European, German, and U.s. Law' = 483
Susanne Baer
`for The Children: Trends in International Policies and Law on Sex Tourism' = 503
Kamala Kempadoo
Ranya Ghuma
`the Myths of Meritocracy' = 525
Deborah L. Rhode
Part VI Political Process and Participation
`imported Problem Definitions, Legal Culture and The Local Dynamics of Israeli Abortion Polities' = 537
Noga Morag-levine
`the Effect of Entrenching a Bill of Rights Upon Political Discourse: Feminist Demands and Sexual Violence in Canada' = 557
Judy Fudge
`gender in The Post-socialist Transition: The Abortion Debate in Hungary', in Roger N. Lancaster and Micaela Di Leonardo (eds), The Gender Sexuality Reader, London/new York: Routledge, Pp. 122--33. = 577
Susan Gal
`who Are The Women? Where Are The Women? and What Difference Can They Make? Effects of Gender Parity in French Municipal Elections', French Politics, 1, Pp. 5--38. = 589
Karen Bird
`breaking The Silence: Gender Mainstreaming and The Composition of The European Court of Justice' = 623
Sally J. Kenney
Name Index = 641
Series Preface = Xiii
Introduction: Asserting Rights in The Twenty-first Century = Xv
Carol Sanger
Part I Gender and Rights
The problem of rights = 3
Carol Smart
`alchemy Or Fool's Gold? = 27
Elizabeth Kiss
`when Justice Replaces Affection: The Need for Rights' = 33
Jeremy Waldron
`victims in The Shadow of The Law: a Critique of The Model of Legal Protection' = 57
Kristin Bumiller
`that We Are Human, We Have Rights' = 77
Carlos A. Ball
Part II Sources of Well-being and Harm
`more Than 100 Million Women Are Missing' = 81
Amartya Sen
`women and Cultural Universals' = 85
Martha Nussbaum
`gender, Property, and Land Rights: Bridging a Critical Gap in Economic Analysis and Policy' = 119
Bina Agarwal
`reflections on Law in The Everyday Life of Women' = 151
Catharine A. Mackinnon
`the ``no Problem'' Problem' = 165
Deborah L. Rhode
`the Right to Care' = 193
Robin West
Part III Family
`relational Rights and Responsibilities: Revisioning The Family in Liberal Political Theory and Law' = 223
Martha Minow
Mary Lyndon Shanley
`group Identity and Women's Rights in Family Law: The Perils of Multicultural Accommodation' = 249
Ayelet Shachar
`vulnerability by Marriage' = 271
Susan Moller Okin
`comparative Law and The Same-sex Marriage Debate: a Step-by-step Approach Toward State Recognition' = 317
William N. Eskridge, Jr
Part IV Violence
`identity Within: Cultural Relativism, Minority Rights and The Empowerment of Women' = 351
Radhika Coomaraswamy
`law As a Trojan Horse: Unintended Consequences of Rights-based Interventions to Support Battered Women' = 383
Renee Romkens
`(mis)identifying Culture: Asian Women and The ``cultural Defense'' = 409
Leti Volpp
`give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death: Political Asylum and The Global Persecution of Lesbians and Gay Men' = 429
Suzanne B. Goldberg
Part V Work
``'whether from Reason Or Prejudice'': Taking Money for Bodily Services' = 451
Martha C. Nussbaum
`dignity Or Equality? Responses to Workplace Harassment in European, German, and U.s. Law' = 483
Susanne Baer
`for The Children: Trends in International Policies and Law on Sex Tourism' = 503
Kamala Kempadoo
Ranya Ghuma
`the Myths of Meritocracy' = 525
Deborah L. Rhode
Part VI Political Process and Participation
`imported Problem Definitions, Legal Culture and The Local Dynamics of Israeli Abortion Polities' = 537
Noga Morag-levine
`the Effect of Entrenching a Bill of Rights Upon Political Discourse: Feminist Demands and Sexual Violence in Canada' = 557
Judy Fudge
`gender in The Post-socialist Transition: The Abortion Debate in Hungary', in Roger N. Lancaster and Micaela Di Leonardo (eds), The Gender Sexuality Reader, London/new York: Routledge, Pp. 122--33. = 577
Susan Gal
`who Are The Women? Where Are The Women? and What Difference Can They Make? Effects of Gender Parity in French Municipal Elections', French Politics, 1, Pp. 5--38. = 589
Karen Bird
`breaking The Silence: Gender Mainstreaming and The Composition of The European Court of Justice' = 623
Sally J. Kenney
Name Index = 641