Childhood sexuality and law: A feminist critique from a Malawian context

<jats:p>Childhood sexuality remains contested in law, policy, and public discourse. In this groundbreaking book, Godfrey Kangaude examines how legal systems construct children as sexual subjects and how these constructions shape children’s treatment. Drawing on feminist poststructuralist theory and Malawi’s gender equality law, Kangaude argues that law produces meanings about childhood, gender, innocence, responsibility, and harm. Through critical readings of legal texts, the book reveals how institutional practices deny children’s sexual agency while claiming to protect their sexual health and rights. “An important and courageous contribution to re-thinking child law and sexual agency.” — Professor Ann Skelton</jats:p>