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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786549203321

Titolo

Sexuality and human rights : a global overview / / Helmut Graupner, Phillip Tahmindjis, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-134-73264-3

1-315-88076-8

1-134-73257-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (474 p.)

Collana

Journal of Homosexuality

Altri autori (Persone)

GraupnerHelmut <1965->

TahmindjisPhillip

Disciplina

306.76/6

Soggetti

Gay rights

Gay people - Legal status, laws, etc

Homosexuality - Law and legislation

Sex and law

Human rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Sexuality and Human Rights: A Global Overview has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of Homosexuality, Volume 48, Numbers 3/4 2005."

First published 2005 by the Haworth Press.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Foreword; International Lesbian and Gay Law Association; CERSGOSIG: Perspectives and Objectives to Challenge Discrimination. A Network on Global Scale; Sexuality and International Human Rights Law; Sexuality and Australian Law; Transsexuals and European Human Rights Law; Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in North America: Legal Trends, Legal Contrasts; Sexuality and Human Rights in Europe; Advancing Human Rights Through Constitutional Protection for Gays and Lesbians in South Africa; Sexuality and Human Rights: An Asian Perspective

Laws and Sexual Identities: Closing or Opening the Circle?Index

Sommario/riassunto

Finally?a comparative overview of sexuality and human rights issues and law!Human rights issues exist globally, particularly when they have



to do with sexuality. Sexuality and Human Rights: A Global Overview focuses on the controversial issues of human sexuality and the legal challenges that LGBT individuals face. Internationally recognized legal experts thoroughly discuss the status of important human rights laws pertaining to sexuality from around the world. Reviewing the progression from historical foundations and shifting public opinions through the most recent landmark legal c