Sophy Baird
Biographic Data
| ID | 3837728 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophy Baird |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophy |
| FAMILY NAME | Baird |
| SIGNATURE | BAIRD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8352-8366 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Digital Masculinities and the Rights of the Child
This article examines the online “manosphere” as an under-theorised site of harm in contemporary childhood, focusing on its influence on boys under 18. While policy debates increasingly acknowledge online misogyny, child law scholarship has largely overlooked its implications for boys’ rights. Drawing on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly General Comment No. 25 (2021), the article argues that algorithmically amplified digital…
From misrecognition to autonomy
Intersex adolescents occupy a critical yet neglected position in international human rights law. While global advocacy has increasingly condemned non-essential surgeries on intersex infants, the unique rights of adolescents, whose evolving autonomy requires direct participation in healthcare decisions, remain under-theorised. This article argues that the Convention on the Rights of the Child, read through Articles 5, 12 and 24 together with Gener…
Primary Healthcare Behind Bars
Should medical aids cover gender-affirming healthcare for children under prescribed minimum benefits
Road Works Ahead
This article examines the intersection of transgender children’s rights and gender-affirming care. The Dutch Protocol, renowned for its comprehensive and patient-centred approach, serves as a pivotal framework for providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth. However, amidst the growing discourse on transgender rights and ethical considerations in health care, questions arise regarding the child’s right to explore their gender identity. T…
"Gaps in the "Rainbow Nation
South Africa has not yet enacted a specific legislative ban on conversion practices. This is despite widespread international consensus that so-called conversion practices-aimed at changing an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression-are harmful, unethical, and violate fundamental human rights. This omission is particularly striking given South Africa's globally lauded Constitution, which enshrines the rights to equa…
Somewhere over the Rainbow
This research pertains to the rights of intersex children in the Global South. Kenya presents an interesting comparison as there has been litigation concerning intersex children. The 2014 case of Baby ‘A’ presents a wealth of knowledge. The jurisprudence developed in this regard touches on some of the provisions in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child i.e. the four important general principles identified therein. These general…
The silence of the ‘I
While often lumped under the umbrella of the initialism LGBTQI+, issues pertaining to intersex individuals are often overlooked. Intersex people are the silent minority within a minority. While South African law, on the face of it, appears to offer infinite protections for those who are intersex, a culture of silence has allowed for a number of human rights abuses to be perpetrated against the intersex community. The impacts of these gross violat…
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The silence of the ‘I
While often lumped under the umbrella of the initialism LGBTQI+, issues pertaining to intersex individuals are often overlooked. Intersex people are the silent minority within a minority. While South African law, on the face of it, appears to offer infinite protections for those who are intersex, a culture of silence has allowed for a number of human rights abuses to be perpetrated against the intersex community. The impacts of these gross violat…
Somewhere over the Rainbow
This research pertains to the rights of intersex children in the Global South. Kenya presents an interesting comparison as there has been litigation concerning intersex children. The 2014 case of Baby ‘A’ presents a wealth of knowledge. The jurisprudence developed in this regard touches on some of the provisions in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child i.e. the four important general principles identified therein. These general…
Should medical aids cover gender-affirming healthcare for children under prescribed minimum benefits
Road Works Ahead
This article examines the intersection of transgender children’s rights and gender-affirming care. The Dutch Protocol, renowned for its comprehensive and patient-centred approach, serves as a pivotal framework for providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth. However, amidst the growing discourse on transgender rights and ethical considerations in health care, questions arise regarding the child’s right to explore their gender identity. T…
"Gaps in the "Rainbow Nation
South Africa has not yet enacted a specific legislative ban on conversion practices. This is despite widespread international consensus that so-called conversion practices-aimed at changing an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression-are harmful, unethical, and violate fundamental human rights. This omission is particularly striking given South Africa's globally lauded Constitution, which enshrines the rights to equa…
Digital Masculinities and the Rights of the Child
This article examines the online “manosphere” as an under-theorised site of harm in contemporary childhood, focusing on its influence on boys under 18. While policy debates increasingly acknowledge online misogyny, child law scholarship has largely overlooked its implications for boys’ rights. Drawing on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly General Comment No. 25 (2021), the article argues that algorithmically amplified digital…
From misrecognition to autonomy
Intersex adolescents occupy a critical yet neglected position in international human rights law. While global advocacy has increasingly condemned non-essential surgeries on intersex infants, the unique rights of adolescents, whose evolving autonomy requires direct participation in healthcare decisions, remain under-theorised. This article argues that the Convention on the Rights of the Child, read through Articles 5, 12 and 24 together with Gener…
Primary Healthcare Behind Bars
Human rights (4 works) · Autonomy (2 works) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Human Rights and Development (2 works) · International Human Rights and Reproductive Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (2 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)