Trans Rights and Wrongs: A Comparative Study of Legal Reform Concerning Trans Persons

This book explores the legal responses to gender mobility across different countries, highlighting the importance of legislation and history in understanding discrimination, exclusion, and violence. It emphasizes the role of governmental authorities and civil society in fostering or impeding the welfare of trans persons and advocates for a model of protection that addresses formal equality and administrative obstacles.

Format: Hardback
Length: 558 pages
Publication date: 24 June 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate landscape of national legal responses to gender mobility, encompassing a wide range of aspects such as sex and name registration, access to gender modification interventions, and the protection (or lack thereof) against discrimination. It emphasizes the significance of understanding the underlying legislation and historical context to comprehend the functions of these laws in addressing discrimination, exclusion, and violence, as well as the complex challenges associated with incorporating biology into the regulation of human relations and using it to justify pain and suffering. The individual chapters shed light on how various governmental authorities, as well as civil society organizations, have played a pivotal role in either fostering or impeding the well-being of trans persons, spanning from judges and legislators to medical commissions and law students.

A collaborative effort by scholars from diverse corners of the world, this book acknowledges the global trend towards self-determination in sex classification and the unwavering commitment to safeguarding the rights of individuals who identify with diverse gender identities. It advocates for the dissemination of a model for the protection of rights that not only focuses on formal equality but also addresses the administrative hurdles that trans persons encounter in their daily lives. Furthermore, it underscores the critical role of courts in either advancing or obstructing the realization of individual rights.

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate landscape of national legal responses to gender mobility, encompassing a wide range of aspects such as sex and name registration, access to gender modification interventions, and the protection (or lack thereof) against discrimination. It emphasizes the significance of understanding the underlying legislation and historical context to comprehend the functions of these laws in addressing discrimination, exclusion, and violence, as well as the complex challenges associated with incorporating biology into the regulation of human relations and using it to justify pain and suffering. The individual chapters shed light on how various governmental authorities, as well as civil society organizations, have played a pivotal role in either fostering or impeding the well-being of trans persons, spanning from judges and legislators to medical commissions and law students.

A collaborative effort by scholars from diverse corners of the world, this book acknowledges the global trend towards self-determination in sex classification and the unwavering commitment to safeguarding the rights of individuals who identify with diverse gender identities. It advocates for the dissemination of a model for the protection of rights that not only focuses on formal equality but also addresses the administrative hurdles that trans persons encounter in their daily lives. Furthermore, it underscores the critical role of courts in either advancing or obstructing the realization of individual rights.

Weight: 1004g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030684938
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021