Legal Categorization of 'Transgender' - Kimberly Tao

Legal Categorization of 'Transgender'

An Analysis of Statutory Interpretation of 'Sex', 'Man', and 'Woman' in Transgender Jurisprudence

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Buch | Softcover
70 Seiten
2024
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-22120-7 (ISBN)
21,20 inkl. MwSt
This Element analyzes the foundational frame of legal reasoning when courts interpret the 'plain language' and 'ordinary meaning' of terms such as 'sex', 'man' and 'woman'. It analyses nine decisions related to transgender people in United States, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong.
This Element analyzes the foundational frame of legal reasoning when courts interpret the 'plain language' and 'ordinary meaning' of terms such as 'sex', 'man' and 'woman'. There is a rich and complicated line of cases on how to define these terms and how to legally categorize transgender people. When dealing with different legal issues, judges need to give a clear 'yes' or 'no', determinate answer to a legal question. Marginal categorizations could be problematic even for experts. It analyses nine decisions that relate to transgender people's workplace protection under Title VII in United States and the right to marry in United Kingdom and Hong Kong. It brings in a historical discussion of the development of interpretative practices of law and legal categorization of transgender individuals across past decades, drawing on the intricate relationship between time and statutory interpretation.

1. Introduction; 2. Intellectual Background; 3. Legal Categorization and Definition of the Term 'Sex' in Title VII; 4. Statutory Interpretations of 'Man' and 'Woman' in Marriage Law; 5. Conclusion; References.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Elements in Language, Gender and Sexuality
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
Recht / Steuern Allgemeines / Lexika
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
ISBN-10 1-009-22120-5 / 1009221205
ISBN-13 978-1-009-22120-7 / 9781009221207
Zustand Neuware
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