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Jurisprudence (LS2007) Mr Thushara Kumarage 'Can feminism be thought of as a theory of law or, otherwise, fundamental in some way?' Richard Sutherland (03157563) 26 November 2004 As a concept, feminism is very much a modern notion within legal circles, which aims to eradicate any prejudice against women's rights. This in a society strongly founded upon a male-orientated legal system, which historically fails to recognise the social and legal rights of women, and instead focuses upon "male-orientated theories and ideologies."1 It is this patriarchy that feminists thrive to eliminate. The essence of patriarchy is emphasised by the Marxist legal theory, developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the 19th Century, which places no emphasis upon gender, and consequently belittles the feminists fight for gender equality. Juxtaposed with the rigid Marxist approach to legal rule is the postmodernist dialect that offers a "positive method of forcing individuals to confront and change the rigid contexts...

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