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comparative method by undertaking a study FEMINIST METHOD
of factors such as religion, morality, and
ethics present in the countries being studied. The Feminist method of law teaching is an
Other topics such as anti-trust laws, innovative and less explored way of starting
consumer protection and the operation of a discourse on giving a feminist perspective
markets, data, and personal privacy, criminal to law teaching. In other words, feminist
law, etc. can be intriguing areas of ideas are a challenge to the status quo. This
comparative research. is so because the definition of the term
„feminism‟ that has its foundation in the
The real aim of comparative law is to offer assertion that „equal rights for women are
insight and perspective so that we are better necessary‟ assumes the existence of
equipped to reflect critically about ourselves inequality and the need for societal change.
and our own legal culture. Comparison can While working on these questions, this
help us assess where we came from, where method suggests that we need to change our
we are, and where we go from here. By structure of inquiry to newer methods of
making this kind of comparison, we obtain understanding men and women. This method
some perspective about whether we are what is based on the premise that simply adding
we want to be, or how we can find a way to women‟s experience to the law school‟s
be all that we would like to be. This enables curriculum cannot transform our perspective
one to find out the similarities and of law unless it also transforms the legal
differences in the laws prevalent in different method. This method challenges deeply held,
jurisdictions. Teaching through comparative often sacred beliefs that are rooted in
law methods can be monitored by making emotions and expressed in primitive
changes in the curriculum and including one imagery.
unit in every law subject to be of a
comparative approach. This will enable the Continuous discourse on efforts made in the
learners and teachers to understand the law, legal profession towards improving the
culture, and society. existing differences of gender-based
discrimination can be highlighted in lectures.

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