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

Lucie Cviklova

ISBN 10: 3659444626 / ISBN 13: 9783659444623

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Aug 2013, 2013

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Neuware - 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Advancement of Human Rights of LGBT Minority : Advancement of human rights standards for LGBT people through the perspective of international human rights law
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Aug 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659444626
• ISBN 13: 9783659444623
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 7D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 7 millimeters depth
• Weight: 173 grams

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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.

About the Author

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.