Law, Gender, and the Family in the Philippines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4085232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Myrna S Feliciano (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 547-560 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Society Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3054074 |
| OpenAlex | W2527208285 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The author traces the changing social and legal status of the Filipina by examining the shifting Filipino colonial and legal heritage from the immigration of Muslim Malays in the 14th century to the present. She argues that women enjoyed high social standing in what is now the Philippine Republic until colonization by Spain in the 17th century, when Spanish customs, religion, and law imposed many restraints on women. Only with the establishment of the Philippine Republic in 1946 were efforts begun to reverse these restrictive policies. The author focuses particularly on the 1986 Constitution and the changes in the Family Code that have enhanced the legal equality of women within the family. She also calls for continued political work to assure the implementation of existing law and further legal changes that will benefit women
Criminology · Family law · Political science · Sociology · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Sex work and related issues
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2017 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |