1. General
The course will be taught in the first or second semester of the third year of the
LL.B. degree programme. It is an optional course. Some of the substantive
areas covered in Gender and the Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean will be
familiar to students who have done Employment Law, Family Law, orCommonwealth Caribbean Human Rights. However, none of these courses is a pre-requisite.

2. Course Objective
The main objective of this course is to examine issues of gender and the law in
the Commonwealth Caribbean. The first part of the course will introduce
students to some relevant theoretical issues and themes. The second part of the
course will examine gender in some substantive areas such as wage work, the
family, family violence, reproduction and pornography, focusing on the
constitutions, legislation, common law and legal systems of the Commonwealth
Caribbean.

3. Course Content
Part I - Theories and Themes
(a) Introduction to Feminist Theory
(b) The “Neutrality” of Law
(c) Equality
(d) Public/Private Divide
Part II - Selected Issues
(a) Wage work
(b) Family
(c) Family Violence
(d) Reproduction
(e) Pornography

4. Method of Teaching
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The course will be conducted by a two hour weekly seminar.

5. Method of Assessment
Students will be assessed on two written “take home” essays during the
semester.