Sexuality and Human Rights: A Global Overview
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Finally-a comparative overview of sexuality and human rights issues andlaw! Human rights issues exist globally, particularly when they have to do withsexuality. Sexuality and Human Rights: A Global Overview focuses on thecontroversial issues of human sexuality and the legal challenges that LGBTindividuals face. Internationally recognized legal experts thoroughlydiscuss the status of important human rights laws pertaining to sexualityfrom around the world. Reviewing the progression from historicalfoundations and shifting public opinions through the most recent landmarklegal cases, this is an essential resource on the present state of humanrights laws and sexuality. This unique, up-to-date examination of the legal issues involving LGBTindividuals rights around the world reviews the latest rulings, such asthe adoption of minors by homosexual or bisexual parents, the legalacceptance of marriage between same-sex couples, whether thegender-reassigned can be legally considered their true gender identity, andmuch, much more. Sexuality and Human Rights: A Global Overview illustratesthe journey our worldwide legal systems have traveled, and the pathstretching before them, until the destination of equality and acceptance insexuality may finally be reached. Well-referenced, comprehensive, and yetaccessible to the general reader, this book provides a crucial, provocativelook at just what basic sexual human rights means in today s laws. Some of the topics of Sexuality and Human Rights: A Global Overviewinclude: perspectives and objectives to challenge discrimination sexuality and international human rights law sexuality and human rights in Australian law transsexuals issues in European human rights law sexual orientation and gender identity legal issues in North America the present state of sexuality and human rights in European law the Asian legal perspective on sexuality and human rights laws pertaining to sexual identity issues Sexuality and Human Rights: A Global Overview is a vital reference source for law educators, law students, gay rights activists, and law reformers.
Foreword (Helmut Graupner and Phillip Tahmindjis)International Lesbian and Gay Law Association (R. Douglas Elliott)CERSGOSIC: Perspectives and Objectives to Challenge Discrimination: ANetwork on Global Scale (Stefano Fabeni)Sexuality and International Human Rights Law (Phillip Tahmindjis)Sexuality and Australian Law (The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby)Transsexuals and European Human Rights Law (The Hon. Lord Reed)Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in North America: Legal Trends,Legal Contrasts (R. Douglas Elliott and Mary Bonauto)Sexuality and Human Rights in Europe (Helmut Graupner)Advancing Human Rights Through Constitutional Protection for Gays andLesbians in South Africa (Ronald Louw)Sexuality and Human Rights: An Asian Perspective (Erick Laurent)Laws and Sexual Identities: Closing or Opening the Circle? (PhillipTahmindjis)IndexReference Notes Included
