COURSE SYLLABUS WOMEN AND LAW: A RUSSIAN FOCUS COURSE DESCRIPTION

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1 COURSE SYLLABUS WOMEN AND LAW: A RUSSIAN FOCUS Professor: Office: Lecture room: Lectures: COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is an elective one for Master students. Its purpose is to form the knowledge on women s legal status in the actual gender order. From a methodological perspective, the course contains several objectives: 1. The study of History of legal status of women in Russia, Europe and the USA in the Modern Period. 2. The study of the actual women s legal status in Russia, Europe and the USA. 3. Skills acquisition of the comparative analysis of legal systems using the case of legal status of women 4. Skills consolidation of the work with legal and regulatory texts The course is both interdisciplinary and comparative. The purpose of the course is to expose students to the complex issues - social, political, economic and legal that characterize women s rights in the world with focus on the problems specific to Russia. The course proposes training by seminars, consisting of introductory lectures on every studying issue, case studies and plenary sessions, including the research work with legal and regulatory texts. Further, students will be asked to conduct research on a women s rights topic of their choice (including analysis of legal and regulatory texts and gender analysis) and to present their findings to class participants. The course will provide students with an introduction to and assistance in utilizing the web and literature as tools for conducting research on women s rights. COURSE ASSESSMENT 10% Class Attendance (it is required to attend not less than 90% of the class hours; if not, it is necessary to take test on the missing topics) 20% Required Literature Reading, Class Discussion and In Class Writing Assignments. Students are expected to have read and thought about the assigned readings in advance of each class session. The Class Participation includes coming to class, participating in the discussion, and importantly turning in Reading and

2 Writing Assignments. The Class Work also proposes the analysis of the National and International Legal and Regulatory Texts. 30% Research Paper (10pp.) on the analysis of the Russian legal and regulatory texts for performing a gender analysis of legislation (teamwork of 2-3 students). This course aims to develop writing, research and presentation skills. 40% Final test: -It is required to meet the minimum passing score of 48% -The test consists of two parts. The first one is theoretical. It represents an essay on the issue discussed in the class. The second one is a presentation of the Research results by means of Power Point Presentation and the oral statement. COURSE SCHEDULE Lesson1. Introduction - Discussion of objectives and goals of the course - Introduction on the issue of the course - Introduction on gender perspectives Lesson 2. Gender and Law -Definition of Gender -Problem of Gender study and Legal study correlation -Gender as Concept and Methodology -Man and Woman in Legal System 1. Bartlett K. T., Rhode D. L., Grossman J. L. Gender and law: Theory, doctrine, commentary. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Zuykova E., Yeruslanova R. Feminology and Gender Politics. Moscow, Dashkov Publishing, 2017 Lesson 3. Women s Rights as Human Rights (the I Part) -Human Rights issue - Ideal citizen -Man, Woman and citizenship. The correlation of political rights and Natural Law - Law against gender-based discrimination - Idea of a formal equality 1. Cook R. J. (ed.). Human rights of women: National and international perspectives. University of Pennsylvania Press, Merry S. E. Constructing a global law violence against women and the human rights system //Law & Social Inquiry Т P

3 3. Yarmonona E. N. Peculiarities of formation of women's political rights in Russia // Polythematic online scientific journal of Kuban State Agrarian University Lesson 4. National and international Women's Movement -Women s Legal Status in the Modern Period: Russia and Europe - Suffragettism in the XIX Century - Feminist movements in Russia and Europe -Women s movement in the XX Century -Actual Women s movement in Russia and in the West world 1. Antrobus P. The global women's movement: Origins, issues and strategies. Zed Books Ltd., Beauvoir, Simone de. The Second Sex. - New York, The Vintage Book, Shabanova A.N. Essay on the Women s Movement in Russia // Woman in Russian Society, URL: Lesson 5. Women s Rights as Human Rights (the II Part) -International Law and Women -Work with International Legal and Regulatory Texts. 1. Polenina S.V. Women s Eights in the System of Human s Rights. An Intrernational Focus. Moscow, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its 3rd session on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France. The full text is available on the United Nations website 3. The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is drafted in 1950 by the then newly formed Council of Europe 4. The Convention concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value, or Equal Remuneration Convention. C100 ILO Convention Date of adoption 29 June ILO Conventions No. 103 (1952) concerning Maternity Protection Convention (Revised) 6. Convention On The Political Rights Of Women New York, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2200A (XXI) on 16 December 1966

4 8. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 16 December The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. Lesson 6. Women s Rights as Human Rights (the III Part) -Russian Law and Women -Work with National Legal and Regulatory Texts. 1. The Constitution of the Russian Federation adopted by national referendum on December 12, Gender analysis of Russian Law. Moscow, Lesson 7. Family Law -Family Law in the West world and Family Traditions -Family Law in Russia -Legal issues of maternity -Man and Woman in Family 1. Grudtsina L.Yu. Family Law in Russia. Moscow, YustitsInform, Hale B. et al. The family, law and society. Oxford University Press, Lesson 8. Issue of violence against women. - Issue of sexual violence and sexual abuse -Russian and Western tradition in discourse on sexual abuse - Women s Rights in Times of War -Issue of domestic violence 1. Renzetti C. M., Bergen R. K. (ed.). Violence against women. Rowman & Littlefield, Zhulzhik E. Violence against women in the family// Kontsept URL: Lesson 9. Women s Rights and Global Trafficking -Issue of labor trafficking -Issue of sex trafficking

5 1. Jojarth C. Crime, war, and global trafficking: designing international cooperation. Cambridge University Press, Ryazantsev // Scientific Bulletin of BelGU (187). URL: Lesson 10. Prostitution -Prostitution and sexual slavery -History of Legal Regulation of Prostitution - Legal Regulation of Prostitution in Russia. History and actuality 1. Kempadoo K., Sanghera J., Pattanaik B. Trafficking and prostitution reconsidered: New perspectives on migration, sex work, and human rights. Routledge, Stanskaya A. Prostitution of Minors as a social and legal problem. Moscow. Yuridichesky Tsentr Press, 2017 Final test APPROXIMATION TOPICS FOR THE GENDER ANALYSIS PROJECTS 1. Gender Analysis of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation 2. Gender Analysis of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation 3. Gender Analysis of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation 4. Gender Analysis of the Family Code of the Russian Federation 5. Comparative and Gender analysis of the Criminal Code of Russia and France (or another country) 6. Comparative and Gender analysis of the Russian and the USA mass media 7. Women s rights in the times of War 8. Sexual harassment in the workplace. The Russian, European and the USA experience APPROXIMATION TOPICS FOR THE ESSAY 1. Gender and Legal science. The problem of correlation. 2. The issue of the Human rights and Women s rights 3. The Russian Legislation on the Women s Rights 4. The International Legislation on the Women s Rights 5. The Women s movement in Russia 6. The Women s movement in the USA 7. The Women s movement in Europe (in a European Country) 8. The History of the Women s movement

6 9. Gender asymmetry in Family 10. The Issue of abortion 11. The global trafficking and its effects on women s rights 12. Women s Rights and the Global Economy 13. Women s Rights and the Environment 14. Women Rights and Health 15. Women s Rights, Culture and Customs