Genital Autonomy, Children’s Rights, and Competing Rights Claims in International Human Rights Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12191807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Debra L Delaet (Drake UniversityUSA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 554-583 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Children s Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0927-5568 • E-ISSN: 1571-8182 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15718182-55680007 |
| OpenAlex | W2008730876 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 7 |
Claims that genital autonomy should be considered a human right call into question medically unnecessary genital alterations, including genital cutting of both boy and girl children, the forced or coerced circumcision of adults, and surgical alterations performed on the genitals of intersex children prior to the age of consent. To date, global norms suggest only a narrow applicability of any right to genital autonomy. International organizations, states, and non-governmental organizations increasingly condemn genital cutting of girls and women but generally tolerate both the genital cutting of boys and men and the surgical alteration of the genitals of intersex children. In examining assertions that genital autonomy should be considered a human right, the article considers competing rights claims, including religious and cultural rights, parental rights, and contending perspectives on health rights. Ultimately, this article highlights the limitations of international human rights law as a tool for promoting a right to genital autonomy
Autonomy · Biology · Bodily integrity · Developmental psychology · Female circumcision · Girl · Gynecology · Human rights · Informed consent · International human rights law · Parental consent · Pathology · Political science · Sex organ · Sociology · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Genital Health and Disease · Law · Medicine · Psychology
Medical necessity and consent for intimate procedures
Protecting Children from Medically Unnecessary Genital Cutting Without Stigmatizing Women’s Bodies
FGM and genital cutting across borders
Intersex Genital Mutilation – A Western Version of fgm
US Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors
Intersexuality and the ‘Right to Bodily Integrity’
Navigating the rights of intersex children in Zimbabwe
The child as a gendered rights holder
Framing Male Circumcision as a Human Rights Issue? Contributions to the Debate Over the Universality of Human Rights
The case against corporal punishment of children
Female Circumcision
The Price to Pay for our Common Good
Ending Footbinding and Infibulation
Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention
Contingency, Context, and Change
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |