Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in The Commonwealth (Paperback, New)

Human rights in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity are at last reaching the heart of global debates. Yet 78 states worldwide continue to criminalise same-sex sexual behaviour, and due to the legal legacies of the British Empire, 42 of these - more than half - are in The Commonwealth of Nations. In recent years many states have seen the emergence of new sexual nationalisms, leading to increased enforcement of colonial sodomy laws against men, new criminalisations of sex between women and discrimination against transgender people. Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Commonwealth: Struggles for Decriminalisation and Change challenges these developments as the first book to focus on experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) and all non-heterosexual people in the Commonwealth. The volume offers the most internationally extensive analysis to date of the global struggle for decriminalisation of same-sex sexual behaviour and relationships.

General

Imprint:	Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Open access titles
Release date:	May 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Corinne Lennox • Matthew Waites
Dimensions:	229 x 161 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	572
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-9573548-8-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	0-9573548-8-6
Barcode:	9780957354883

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