Paul Johnson

Going to Strasbourg

An Oral History of Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the European Convention on Human Rights

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780198777618
• ISBN-10: 0198777612
• Artikelnr.: 47869008

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* Part I: Legal History
* 1: Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the European Convention on
Human Rights; a Socio-legal Analysis of Applications against the
United Kingdon
* Part II: Oral History
* 2: The Criminal Law
* 3: The Armed Forces
* 4: Family Life
* 5: Legal Professionals and Campaigners
* Part III: Sociological Aspects
* 6: Expectations, Motivations, and Outcomes: a Thematic Analysis of
the Oral Histories