DDRO 25A16 - Gender and Queer Law
DDRO 25A16 · Fall semester 2026-2027
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Cours séminaire
- Number of hours
- 24
- Credits
- 5
Information
Description
In an era shaped by technological change and growing attention to structural inequality, this course explores how anti-discrimination law seeks to remedy gender-based and queer oppression while confronting its own conceptual and institutional limits. Drawing on feminist, queer, intersectional, and critical legal theories, the seminar examines issues such as systemic discrimination, gender identities, work and economic dependency, sexuality, reproduction, and sexual violence after #MeToo. Through comparative perspectives from the US, Canada, and Europe, students will investigate how law constructs and responds to inequality, and whether legal concepts such as equality, consent, autonomy, and recognition can adequately address structural forms of domination.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Teaching format
Lectures and practical courses
Assessment
Mid Term paper by email by 1st nov. 2026: 5 pages minimum (double spaced) on topic of choice, (a case, a law or a controversy), after discussion and validation.
Final Evaluation: A 10-minute oral presentation on a topic covered in class, with 10 minutes of preparation time (on a debate question, a case law, etc.)
Evaluation: Commitment 10%; Final Evaluation 50 % Mid-Term: (20%) & questions for each class + controversy: 10%
Readings
Main readings 4
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Borillo, Daniel, et Félicien Lemaire. Les discriminations fondées sur le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle et l’identité de genre. L’Harmattan, 2020.
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Crenshaw, Kimberlé W. « Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color». Standford Law Review, vol.43, n°6 (1991) : pp.1241-1299
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Dorlin, Elsa. Sexe, genre et sexualités. PUF. 2008.
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Kergoat, Danièle. « Le rapport social de sexe :De la reproduction des rapports sociaux à leur subversion ». Actuel Marx 30, no 2 (2001): 85 100.
Further readings 6
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Butler, Judith. Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of ‘Sex’. New York: Routledge. 1993
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Dorlin, Elsa. Sexe, genre et sexualités. PUF. 2008.
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Feminist and Queer Legal Theory: Intimate Encounters, Uncomfortable Conversations Edited by Martha Albertson Fineman, Jack E. Jackson, Adam P. Romero (2009)
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Hallet, Janet. How and Why to Take a Break from Feminism. Princeton University Press.2006.
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Mercat-Bruns, Marie. « L’histoire de la construction de la discrimination systémique au Canada : l’émergence d’un droit de l’inclusion » Revue de droit du travail (2022) : p.184
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Mercat-Bruns, Marie. « La discrimination intersectionnelle et sa critique : quel intérêt ? » Revue de droit du travail (2022) : p. 289
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15308 | Cours séminaire | Gender and Queer Law | Marie NASTORG | 24 | 5 |
Teachers
- Marie NASTORG
In the curricula
- Bachelor Exchange Programme, Seminars / Bachelor, Programme d'échange, séminaires - 26/27COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS PARIS
- Bachelor, semestre 3 : cours séminaires - 26/27COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS PARIS
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- KERROUCHI Karima