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Summary:

This book addresses intersex rights violations and analyses intersex people's legal demands as expressed by intersex activists themselves and delivered through statements and reports issued by intersex rights organisations, the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that do not fit typical notions of male or female bodies, as a result of which they are stigmatised, marginalised and denied the recognition of their fundamental rights. Often, they are subjected to involuntary and harmful sex "normalising" surgeries at birth, which violate their bodily integrity, self-determination and informed consent, so as to comply with societal and legal norms. Moreover, binary legal frameworks prevent them from enjoying the rights to access identification documents, start a family, or be free from discrimination in all areas including employment and sports. To elaborate on intersex violations that emanate from binary laws, this book examines the situation of intersex rights in regional jurisdictions worldwide and within the European Union in particular. In the process, it identifies current legal barriers and suggests how intersex people could be accommodated under legal frameworks and achieve sex/gender equality beyond binary definitions

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction : Trapped in the binary
• 2. Eliminating the "abnormal"
• 3. Towards intersex legal protection beyond Europe
• 4. Intersex in Europe
• 5. The future : Intersex shaping inclusive laws.

Author/Creator:

Pikramenou, Nikoletta , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Intersex rights: living between sexes [by Pikramenou, N.]

Subjects:

Intersex people — Legal status, laws, etc.

Intersex people

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 2, 2019).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 285 pages) : color illustrations

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

K3242.3 .P55 2019eb

ISBNs:

9783030275549 (electronic bk.)
303027554X (electronic bk.)
3030275531
9783030275532
9783030275556 (print) [Invalid]
3030275558
9783030275563 (print) [Invalid]
3030275566

OCLC Numbers:

1121478088