This panel focuses on the theme of identity pertaining to sex, gender and sexuality and the challenges related to such in public law in local, international and supranational contexts. Drawing attention to the United Nations, the European Court of Human Rights, and the local Hong Kong jurisdiction, the panel explores the diverse ways in which...
Tag: <span>Kathryn McNeilly</span>
Sex/Gender Rights and Untimely Evolution in International Human Rights Law
In international human rights law (IHRL), women‘s rights have been a staple of UN activity since the 1990s. LGBT* rights have entered the UN stage more recently via focus on non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and developments such as the Yogyakarta Principles. Women‘s and LGBT* rights, however, continue to be perceived as distinct....