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

Going to Strasbourg: An Oral History of Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the European Convention on Human Rights
ISBN-10
0198777612
ISBN-13
9780198777618
Category
Law
Pages
270
Language
English
Published
2016-09-01
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Paul James Johnson

Description

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

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