The Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law by Andreas R. Ziegler | 2025

The Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law by Andreas R. Ziegler | 2025

The legal rights and protections of the LGBTI community have been debated in courts and academic circles globally for many years, with increasing focus since the 1990s. Much of the existing legal literature is centered on specific domestic legal systems and their rulings, especially in the United States and Europe.

The Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law, however, offers a groundbreaking international perspective on laws related to sexual orientation and gender identity. It explores the rulings of international courts on LGBTI issues and examines regions often overlooked in mainstream discussions, such as Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The book also addresses key topics like LGBTI migration and legal protections or the lack thereof—in areas such as marriage, parenting, sports, the workplace, and broader community participation free from discrimination. Additionally, several chapters focus on challenges faced by transgender individuals and other gender minorities.

This Handbook is a thorough yet concise collection of articles written by leading global experts, offering readers valuable insights into the common legal challenges LGBTI individuals face worldwide. It provides a well-rounded view of how these issues have evolved over the decades, serving both as an academic reference and a practical resource for advocates and policymakers. It ensures that readers are well-prepared to understand and engage with the complex legal matters surrounding gender identity and sexual orientation.

Table of Contents of The Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law by Andreas R. Ziegler:

Part I: Theoretical Aspects
1:A Historic Overview, Andreas R. Ziegler and Raphaël Bagi
2:Sexuality, Gender and the Law: Perspectives on Queer Legal Studies, Elisabeth Holzleithner
3:An Intersectionality Perspective on LGBTI Law, Christina Binder
4:Economic inclusion of LGBTI+ persons, Adem Agko

Part II: Global Institutions and Players
5:The Role of International Organisations and Courts, as well as International NGOs, Andreas R. Ziegler and Raphaël Bagi
6:The Yogyakarta Principles and the Yogyakarta Principles plus 10: Their relevance to the LGBTI struggle, Pooja Patel and Arvind Narrain

Part III: Regional Institutions
7:LGBT People, the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights, Paul Johnson
8:Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law in the European Union and Its Court of Justice, Lina Papadoupoulou
9:Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation in the Context of the Inter-American Human Rights System: The Role of the Commission and the Inter-American Court, Victor Luis Gutiérrez Castillo
10:The Promotion and Protection of Sexual and Gender Minorities under the African Regional Human Rights System, Frans Viljoen and Ayodele Sogunro
11:Haba na Haba Hujaza Kibaba: Three decades later, an analysis of queer legal mobilization in Africa, Waruguru Gaitho and Achieng Akena
12:Sexual and Gender Diversity in the Middle Eastern Contexts, Suhail Abualsameed
13:An Asian Perspective, Holning Lau and Michelle Yesudas

Part IV: Specific Issues
14:Criminalization and Decriminalization of Same-Sex Sexuality, Aristotle Constantinides
15:Equality and Non-Discrimination, Robert Wintemute
16:Gender Recognition: The European Fight for Trans-Autonomy, Stephen Whittle
17:Bodily Diversity and the Right to Bodily Integrity, Wendy O'Brien
18:Freedom of Association and Expression, Education, Information, Dmitri Bartenev
19:Religion: Rites vs. Rights- An Awakened Approach to Resolving Tensions Between LGBT Equality and Religious Liberty, Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol
20:LGBTI Discrimination at the Workplace, Pilar Rivas-Vallejo and Carlos Villagrasa-Alcaide
21:Specific Issues Relating to Sports, Andreas R. Ziegler and Raphaël Bagi
22:Same-Sex Couples under the International Right to Marry: Some Recognition of their Right but More Recognition for their Exclusion from it and for their Existing Marriages, Kees Waaldijk
23:Civil Unions, Katia Fiorenza and Roberto Virzo
24:Parenthood, Alexander Schuster
25:Recognition of Foreign Decisions concerning Civil Status of LGBTI Persons and Private International Law, Michel Montini
26:Migration and Asylum, Michael Lysander Fremuth
27:LGBTI Populations and the Right to Health, Fergus Ryan
28:Queering the Law of Armed Conflict, Matteo M. Winkler
29:Queering International Criminal Law: Prosecuting Crimes against Sexual and Gender Minorities on International Level, Andreas Sauermoser

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