This is the text of the keynote lecture delivered at the launch of Black, Lynsey and Dunne, Peter (eds). Law and Gender in Modern Ireland. Oxford: Hart, delivered 13th September 2019, Department of Law, Maynooth University, Ireland. The lecture locates the book within the context of rapid, radical transformation in gender law and politics in Ireland, highlighting some of the issues which have been the focus of activism and/or reform. The lecture goes on to outline some of the challenges which arise in the legislative pursuit of gender equality including the tension between respecting agency and choice and curbing exploitative and/or gender disadvantaging practices. Comparisons are also made with legislative initiatives in neighbouring Britain. The lecture concludes with some reflections on the interplay of sex and gender in law and public debate and their embedding in the constitutional creation of the modern Irish State.

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对现代爱尔兰法律和性别的一些思考

这是在 Black、Lynsey 和 Dunne、Peter (eds) 发布会上发表的主题演讲的文本。现代爱尔兰的法律与性别。牛津大学：Hart，于 2019 年 9 月 13 日交付，爱尔兰梅努斯大学法律系。讲座将本书置于爱尔兰性别法和政治快速、彻底变革的背景下，突出了激进主义和/或改革关注的一些问题。讲座继续概述了在追求性别平等的立法过程中出现的一些挑战，包括尊重能动性和选择与遏制剥削和/或性别不利做法之间的紧张关系。还与邻国英国的立法举措进行了比较。