Advancement of Human Rights of LGBT Minority: Advancement of human rights standards for LGBT people through the perspective of international human rights law - Couverture souple

Cviklova, Lucie

 
9783659444623: Advancement of Human Rights of LGBT Minority: Advancement of human rights standards for LGBT people through the perspective of international human rights law
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659444626 ISBN 13 : 9783659444623
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The study addresses the issue how various religious and legal systems cope with current developments that undermine binary opposition of man and woman including definition of their sexual and cultural identities. More concretely, it tries to explain, how concrete societies and legislations deal with claims of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transsexuals (LGBT) that demand broader recognition. It elucidates differences among Western provisions and policies of the relevant legal bodies such as the General Assembly of the United Nations, the European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court concerning these issues. It also points to the nature and real impact of international civil society forces such as Yogyakarta principles that forumulate extension of rights concerning lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transsexuals. On the basis of comparison of various legal and religious discourses it explains current practices of direct and indirect discrimination and in some non-European national systems even extra-judicial killings, torture, ill-treatment, etc. Swedish standards have been introduced in order to emphasize existing progressive attitudes to LGBT people.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The study addresses the issue how various religious and legal systems cope with current developments that undermine binary opposition of man and woman including definition of their sexual and cultural identities. More concretely, it tries to explain, how concrete societies and legislations deal with claims of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transsexuals (LGBT) that demand broader recognition. It elucidates differences among Western provisions and policies of the relevant legal bodies such as the General Assembly of the United Nations, the European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court concerning these issues. It also points to the nature and real impact of international civil society forces such as Yogyakarta principles that forumulate extension of rights concerning lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transsexuals. On the basis of comparison of various legal and religious discourses it explains current practices of direct and indirect discrimination and in some non-European national systems even extra-judicial killings, torture, ill-treatment, etc. Swedish standards have been introduced in order to emphasize existing progressive attitudes to LGBT people.

Biographie de l'auteur

Lucie Cviklová has lectured at Charles University for more than ten years. She has a M.A. from Charles University (Prague), a M.A. from New School for Social Research (New York) and PhD in political science from University Paris X - Nanterre. Her main areas of interest are Critical Theory, globalization issues and evolution of human rights.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659444626
ISBN 13 
9783659444623
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
104
Coordonnées du fabricant
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