Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity

Author:   Anne Hellum (University of Oslo, Norway)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367028985


Pages:   122
Publication Date:   08 January 2019
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Our Price $90.99 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity


Add your own review!

Overview

How human rights principles, like the right to gender identity, freedom, integrity and equality, respond to the concerns of different groups of adults and children who experience gender harm due to the binary conception of sexuality and gender identity is the overall theme of this book. The Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity are analysed in the light of the dynamic jurisprudence of different human rights treaty bodies. Whether and how the status quo of gender duality is reproduced, in spite of international law’s growing recognition of the multiplicity of sexualities and gender identities, is discussed. How transgender men, in countries that permit legal gender change, have been successfully prosecuted for gender fraud by female partners claiming to be unaware of their gender history is given attention. While human rights discourse related to LGBTI persons so far has been moulded on the experiences of adults this book gives voice to the concerns of gender-non confirming children. The jurisprudence of the Child Rights Committee, with focus on the complex social and legal issues faced by gender non-confirming children, is addressed. Through narratives, that give voice to these children’s experiences, the book demonstrates how the legal gender assigned at birth impacts on their feeling of recognition, self-confidence and self-respect in the private, social, and legal spheres. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Nordic Journal of Human Rights.

Full Product Details

Author:   Anne Hellum (University of Oslo, Norway)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367028985


ISBN 10:   0367028980
Pages:   122
Publication Date:   08 January 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

1. Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity 2. The Yogyakarta Principles at Ten 3. Queering Gender [Identity] in International Law 4. Enhancing LGBTI Rights by Changing the Interpretation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women? 5. The Rights of LGBTI Children under the Convention on the Rights of the Child 6. Legal Gender Meets Reality: A Socio-Legal Children’s Perspective 7. Sexual Intimacy, Gender Variance, and Criminal law

Reviews

Author Information

Anne Hellum is professor at the Department of Public and International Law in Oslo. Areas of teaching and research are women’s law, equality and anti-discrimination law, human rights law, law and development and sociology/anthropology of law. She is co-editor of Human Rights of Women: CEDAW in International, Regional and National Law (2014).

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

ls

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List