Hamzić, Vanja (2011) 'The Case of “Queer Muslims”: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law and Muslim Legal and Social Ethos.' Human Rights Law Review, 11 (2). pp. 237-274.
Abstract
This article analyses the past and present positions of the concepts of sexual orientation and gender identity in international human rights law and Islamic legal tradition in order to establish a rationale for the protection and empowerment of the millions of members of various Muslim communities who suffer from discrimination and prejudice solely because of their perceived or actual gender and/or sexual diversity. It argues that the systemic oppression of ‘queer Muslims’ runs against the fundamental principles of both analysed global(ised) legal systems, and that the notions of gender identity and sexual orientation, as pronounced in the Yogyakarta Principles, should be considered in framing the related legal, religious, social and human rights claims.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Keywords: | Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Discrimination, Islamic Law, Muslim, Liwat, Hudud, Yogyakarta Principles, Human Rights |
SOAS Departments & Centres: | Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences > School of Law School Research Centres > Centre for the Study of Colonialism, Empire and International Law School Research Centres > Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law Departments and Subunits > School of Law |
Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KB Religious Law in General > KBP Islamic Law |
ISSN: | 14617781 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngr010 |
Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2013 15:55 |
URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/16972 |
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