This chapter demonstrates the ways in which temporalities are institutionally constructed. To
do so, the chapter engages with intersex embodiment to show how the institutions of …

This book breaks new theoretical ground by constructing a framework of 'relational
vulnerability'through which it analyses the disadvantaged position of those who undertake …

Health inequalities are a social injustice experienced globally. State action to address this
has generally been insufficient, with inequities persisting, or-as in the case of the UK …

This volume is the first collection of Martha Albertson Fineman's most important and
influential work. Feminist legal theorist Martha Albertson Fineman has spent decades …

In response to the short-term political cycles that govern law-making, there is growing
international attention to the obligations owed to future generations. Within the diverse …

Chapter 15 is on Martha Albertson Fineman's article 'The Vulnerable Subject: Anchoring
Equality in the Human Condition'. In this chapter, Ellen Gordon-Bouvier explores the nature …

In response to the short-term political cycles that govern law-making, there is growing
international attention to the obligations owed to future generations. Within the diverse …

Epigenetics is the study of mechanisms, including environmental and social factors, that
influence and modify gene expression. The field has engaged the imaginations of ethical …

Being the subject of unequal treatment is commonly accepted as a stressful psychological
experience; however, its physical impact is less well understood. According to recent …

This chapter introduces the theoretical framework of relational vulnerability that is used
throughout this book to examine the legal position of those who perform unpaid care and …