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Going to Strasbourg: An Oral History of Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the European Convention on Human Rights
Paul Johnson
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Description for Going to Strasbourg: An Oral History of Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the European Convention on Human Rights
Hardcover. A unique study of the role of the European Convention on Human Rights in eradicating discrimination and establishing legal equality on the grounds of sexual orientation in the United Kingdom, containing nineteen oral history accounts of applicants, legal professionals and campaigners. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFJ; JFSK; LAQ; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Since its inception, the European Convention on Human Rights has been a beacon of hope to gay men and lesbians in Europe. Going to Strasbourg: An Oral History of Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the European Convention on Human Rights provides a comprehensive account of how individuals in the United Kingdom have utilized the Convention, by way of making applications to its organs in Strasbourg in order to challenge sexual orientation discrimination. Combining an exhaustive analysis of Strasbourg case law with nineteen unique oral histories of applicants, legal professionals, and campaigners, this book is the definitive history of the role ... Read more
Since its inception, the European Convention on Human Rights has been a beacon of hope to gay men and lesbians in Europe. Going to Strasbourg: An Oral History of Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the European Convention on Human Rights provides a comprehensive account of how individuals in the United Kingdom have utilized the Convention, by way of making applications to its organs in Strasbourg in order to challenge sexual orientation discrimination. Combining an exhaustive analysis of Strasbourg case law with nineteen unique oral histories of applicants, legal professionals, and campaigners, this book is the definitive history of the role ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198777618
SKU
V9780198777618
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99-10
About Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson is Professor of Sociology at the University of York. His research focuses on the relationship between law and sexual orientation, and his recent publications include Law, Religion and Homosexuality (with Robert M. Vanderbeck) and Homosexuality and the European Court of Human Rights.
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