Keywords
Feminist jurisprudence; Law--Interpretation and construction
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This paper examines Dworkin's interpretive theory of law from a feminist perspective, and asks whether his attempts to accommodate competing political opinions within an interpretive community can successfully encompass feminist concerns as well. It is argued that Dworkin repeatedly underestimates the extent of disagreement regarding the practice of law as a whole, while his requirements of fit, coherence and integrity impose a political agenda on the interpreter. As a consequence, Dworkin's theory is ultimately unable to adequately respond to a feminist critique of law, so that feminist jurisprudence must be seen as falling outside the scope of his interpretive community.
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Citation Information
Hanson, Lynne.
"Feminist Jurisprudence in a Conventional Context: Is There Room for Feminism in Dworkin's Theory of Interpretive Concepts?."
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
30.2 (1992)
: 355-373.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.1725
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol30/iss2/3
