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'Public reason', judicial deference and the right to freedom of religion and belief under the Human Rights Act 1998
Get PDFâPublic Reasonâ, Judicial Deference and the Right to Freedom of Religion and Belief under the Human Rights Act 1998
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University law schools and the legal profession: The academic legal profession â academic or legal?
No full textIncluding Religion: Reflections on Legal, Religious, and Social Implications of the Developing Ceremonial Law of Marriage and Civil Partnership
No full textSwallows and Amazons, or the Sporting Exception To the Gender Recognition Act
No full textThe Gender Recognition Act 2004 purports to restrict transgendered personsâ opportunities to participate in sports if their involvement is not conducive to either âcompetitive fairnessâ or âsafetyâ. This article considers the difficulties in founding a prohibition on either ground, through reference to the medical literature and by considering relevant developments in other jurisdictions. It works towards a theoretical framework for consideration of the broader issues concerning sport and sexed/gendered bodies by suggesting that transgender sport may be regarded as a struggle over the legitimate use of the sporting body; and one that both reinforces and challenges the significance of sports as a gendering practice
