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Analysing Leading Works in Law LEADING WORKS IN LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Edited by Faith Gordon and Daniel Newman This is a fascinating examination of the foundations of social justice and the role law plays in helping and harming the pursuit of justice. Anyone interested in law and social justice has to read this book! Professor Bill Quigley, College of Law, Loyola University New Orleans and Director of the Loyola Law Clinic and the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center This book is being published soon after the death of the legendary Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who personifed the marriage of law and social justice as few other jurists have done. The rush to fll the vacancy left on the US Supreme Court in the aftermath of her passing should leave no-one in doubt about the inherent connection between law and politics. At a time when the stakes have never been higher, as authoritarian politicians seek to deepen social divisions, and at times threaten democratic governance and rule of law itself, this collection of essays provides a reference point, and a repository of hope, for those seeking to mobilise law in the ongoing fght for social justice. Professor Leanne Weber, University of Canberra, Faculty of Arts, Monash University This inter-disciplinary community of authors addresses key contemporary issues including colonialism, black lives matter, feminism and legal education. The result is the pieces of their jigsaw create a picture of identifcation, chal- lenge, opportunity and change. Emeritus Professor Phil Thomas, Law Department, Cardiff University and Editor of the Journal of Law and Society Leading Works in Law and Social Justice integrates a diversity of contemporary refections on the topic. In this effort the selection of chapters highlight both the diversity of perspectives and themes that cross the feld. A fundamental work for those interested in the different ways in which the law, legal institu- tions and their operators can contribute to different types of social justice in our societies. Dr Karina Ansolabehere, Professor at the Latin American School of Social Sciences, Mexico (Flacso México) and a researcher with the National Autonomous University of Mexico ‘In the post pandemic world, where climate change, environmental destruc- tion, profound inequality, violence and gross exploitation threaten life on a daily basis, the struggle against all forms of injustice has never been more urgent. A book which provides law students with inspiration to advocate on behalf of marginalised peoples could not be more timely. Rather than valoris- ing the Law, the diverse and excellent essays in Leading Works in Law and Social Justice understand the law as one means, among others, in the ongoing endeavour to achieve social justice’. Professor Chris Cunneen, Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology, Sydney Leading Works in Law and Social Justice This book assesses the role of social justice in legal scholarship and its potential future development by focusing upon the ‘leading works’ of the discipline. The rise of socio-legal studies over recent decades has led to a more interdisciplinary approach to the study of law, which prioritises placing law into its wider social context. Recognising the role that culture, economics, and politics play in the development of law is important in order to fully understand the position and impact of law in society. Innovative and written in an engaging way, this collection includes leading and emerging scholars from across the world. Each contributor has been invited to select and analyse a ‘leading work’, a publication which has for them shed light on the way that law and social justice are interlinked and has infuenced their own understanding, scholarship, advocacy, and, in some instances, activism. The book also includes a specially written foreword and afterword, which critically refect upon the contributions of the ‘leading works’ to consider the role that social justice has played in law and legal education and the likely future path for social justice in legal scholarship. This book will be an essential resource for all those working in the areas of social justice, socio-legal studies, and legal philosophy. It will be of wider interest to the social sciences more generally. Faith Gordon is Senior Lecturer at the ANU College of Law, the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Daniel Newman is Senior Lecturer at Cardiff Law School, Cardiff, Wales. Analysing Leading Works in Law In an age where legal education is undergoing considerable change and facing a number of challenges, the Analysing Leading Works in Law series is designed to explore how the study of Law and legal sub-disciplines have developed so far and their likely future. The purpose of the series is to fre critical light at the way in which sub-disciplines within Law understand themselves and perpetuate their identity. Each book focuses upon a different legal sub-discipline. It asks leading and emerging scholars in the feld to select and analyse a ‘leading work’, one which has contributed internationally to the development of the sub-discipline as a whole. The chapters explore the likely implications and applications of the leading work upon the sub-discipline in question. The discussion may be in part autobiographical, exploring how the work in question has impacted upon the contributor’s own scholarship and understanding of the sub-discipline in question. The books in this series are intended to assess the development of the sub- discipline in question and examine its potential future development. The leading works chosen are not meant to be exhaustive; they are simply illustrative and a means by which the contributors refect upon the often unspoken question about how and why a sub-discipline has developed in the way that it has and the way in which it could develop in the future. Series Editor: Russell Sandberg, Cardiff University, UK Titles in this series: Leading Works in Law and Religion Edited by Russell Sandberg Leading Works in Law and Social Justice Edited by Faith Gordon and Daniel Newman For more information about this series, please visit: https :/ /ww w .rou tledg e .com /Anal ysing -Lead ing -W orks- in -La w /boo k -ser ies /L EADIN GWORK S Leading Works in Law and Social Justice Edited by Faith Gordon and Daniel Newman First published 2021 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2021 selection and editorial matter, Faith Gordon and Daniel Newman; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Faith Gordon and Daniel Newman to be identifed as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identifcation and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Gordon, Faith, editor. | Newman, Daniel, editor. Title: Leading works in law and social justice / edited by Faith Gordon and Daniel Newman. Description: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Analysing leading works in law | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifers: LCCN 2020045580 (print) | LCCN 2020045581 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367253974 (hardback) | ISBN 9780429287572 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Social justice. | Sociological jurisprudence. | Law and the social sciences. Classifcation: LCC K376 .L413 2021 (print) | LCC K376 (ebook) | DDC 340/.115--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn .loc .gov /2020045580 LC ebook record available at https://lccn .loc .gov /2020045581 ISBN: 978-0-367-25397-4 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-429-28757-2 (ebk) Typeset in Galliard by Deanta Global Publishing Services, Chennai, India Contents Acknowledgements ix Foreword x List of contributors xii Introduction: Law and Social Justice 1 FAITH GORDON AND DANIEL NEWMAN 1 Lifetimes of Commitment to Law and Social Justice 7 JACQUELINE A. KINGHAN 2 Decolonial Violence and the ‘Native Intellectual’ 18 PATRICIA TUITT 3 A Very British Domination Contract?: Charles W. Mills’ Theoretical Framework and Understanding Social Justice in Britain 30 ZARA BAIN 4 Marx and Anti-Colonialism 48 THALIA ANTHONY 5 The Law of Peoples 66 HUW WILLIAMS 6 Naming ‘Femicide’ 85 ASHLEY ROGERS 7 Feminist Legal Engagements towards a Transformative Justice 99 JANE KRISHNADAS viii Contents 8 Social Justice and the Limits of Regulation: The Enduring Insights of Marx’s Capital 110 STEVE TOMBS 9 Mariana Valverde: Scale, Jurisdiction, and Social Justice 123 JESS MANT 10 Policing the Union’s Black: The Racial Politics of Law and Order in Contemporary Britain 137 LAMBROS FATSIS 11 Larissa Behrendt – Achieving Social Justice: Indigenous Rights and Australia’s Future 151 ROBYN OXLEY 12 Beyond Criminology: Taking Harm Seriously 169 LYNNE COPSON 13 The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B. Du Bois 191 BHARAT MALKANI 14 At War with the Court’s ‘Sublime Complacency’: Bob Woffnden Remembered 207 JON ROBINS 15 The Vulnerable Subject: Anchoring Equality in the Human Condition (Martha Fineman) 226 ELLEN GORDON-BOUVIER 16 Refections on Law and Social Justice: Robin West, ‘Economic Man and Literary Woman’, Mercer Law Review 240 AMIR PAZ-FUCHS Afterword: Intersections of Social Justice and Socio-legal Scholarship 253 Index 259 Acknowledgements The idea for this edited collection emerged from our unwavering passion for the meaningful integration of social justice literature into the legal curriculum and into the classroom. We have been inspired (and continue to be so) by literature and encouraged by passionate teachers along the way to ‘think differently’, and we hope that this collection will inspire those who want to see how and why law and social justice are linked. We are grateful to Cardiff Law School and Dr Sharon Thompson in particu- lar, for hosting a guest seminar, which frst introduced us to one another. Series Editor Professor Russell Sandberg’s enthusiasm for the original idea when it was pitched to him and his continued support for the project have been invaluable. This collection would not have been possible without the dedication of our wonderful contributors. Working with the collection’s contributors and read- ing and editing drafts of their chapters have been a joy and a journey – one of refection, learning, and continuous inspiration. Special thanks to Baroness Shami Chakrabarti CBE PC and Professor Hilary Sommerlad for engaging so thoughtfully with the collection and for drawing on their inspiring expertise and experience to contribute the foreword and afterword. To complete this edited collection during a global pandemic was a great challenge, yet we were all united in our commitment to do so. Thank you also to our collegial colleagues at the ANU College of Law, the Australian National University and the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University. Faith would like to thank her parents, sister Serena, brother-in-law Jonathan, baby niece Esmé Grace (who arrived just as this collection was being submit- ted!), and her close friends for always showing a keen interest in this work. The video-call meetings with Dan that sometimes included his wife, Rhian, and two amazing children, Iolo and Besti, will always remain very special memories linked to this project. Dan would like to thank Rhian for always supporting, encouraging, and offer- ing advice on this work throughout and Iolo and Betsi for always providing such a welcome distraction with their antics. Thanks also to Faith – it is a glorious thing to work with a friend, especially such a kind and generous one as she. Faith and Dan Australia and Wales, September 2020

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