{"product_id":"9781915590756","title":"Pride and Prejudices : queer lives and the law","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Yoshida, Keio \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/06\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781915590756,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternationally acclaimed human rights lawyer Keio Yoshida uncovers the ongoing battle for LGBTQ+ rights, how far we’ve come, and how much further we have to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe right to life and the right to live life free from discrimination are rights that are codified and legally protected, but — unlike those on women’s rights, disability rights, children’s rights, freedom from torture, and racial discrimination — there is no dedicated and binding treaty or convention in international human rights law with respect to LGBTQ+ rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Pride and Prejudices, Yoshida analyses case law from around the world, including Rosanna Flamer Caldera v Sri Lanka, the first global precedent to call for the decriminalisation of same-sex intimacy between women, in which Yoshida acted as counsel, as well as other timely cases such as the bitter debate over self-ID for trans people in the UK and Florida’s recent ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis pivotal book addresses the legal problems that still persist and contribute to the violence and discrimination that the international LGBTQ+ population experiences on a daily basis, and demonstrates what more needs to be done to protect LGBTQ+ communities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55749916688757,"sku":"9781915590756","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781915590756","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}