Going to Strasbourg: An Oral History of Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the European Convention on Human Rights

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Going to Strasbourg: An Oral History of Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the European Convention on Human Rights

By Paul Johnson
Oxford University Press September 2016

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ISBN-13
9780198777618
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
September 2016
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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 Rightsprovides 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 that 'going to Strasbourg' has played in eradicating discrimination and establishing legal equality on the grounds of sexual orientation in the UK.

Table of Contents

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

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