Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in The Commonwealth

Human rights in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity are at last reaching the heart of global debates. Yet 78 states worldwide continue to criminalise same-sex sexual behaviour, and due to the legal legacies of the British Empire, 42 of these - more than half - are in the Commonwealth...

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Other Authors: Lennox, Corinne (Editor), Waites, Matthew (Editor)
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Published: London University of London Press 2013
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