Research Handbook on Gender, History and Law

Aimed at both experienced and beginner researchers in gender, history, and law, this Research Handbook showcases work by distinguished historians and lawyers, ranging across historical periods and jurisdictions. Chapters explore key themes and cutting-edge topics from both the Global North and South, including disability, sexuality, and transgender histories, within criminal, constitutional, international, family and property law.Experienced scholars reflect on the processes and methodological issues of doing this kind of research, presenting both models of best practice and targeted chapters on sources and approaches. Case studies range widely over subject-matter, jurisdiction, and approaches, from early modern to recent legal history. The methodological chapters cover topics as diverse as developing research questions, dealing with Parliamentary papers, legal biography, and the uses of popular culture and digital history for historians of gender and law. Ultimately, the contributors place gender, in its many senses, at the heart of the study of history and law.Incorporating exciting new research and detailed attention to the use of legal and historical sources, this Research Handbook is an essential resource for scholars and students of legal history and gender studies. Legal practitioners and policymakers may also benefit from its insights.