The Yogyakarta Principles at Ten

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ID12965301
AuthorsMichael O’flaherty (Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume33
Issue4
Pages280-298
Publication date2015-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNordic Journal of Human Rights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1891-814X • E-ISSN: 1891-8131
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/18918131.2015.1127009
OpenAlexW2344600241
LanguageEN
Citations received13

From 6 to 9 November, 2006, a group of experts finalised the text of the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of international Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. The Principles have garnered praise for enshrining the rights of persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Yet, they have also attracted critique as to their improvement beyond what some have described as radial and aspiration vision. The present article assesses the Principles in the light of almost a decade of experience. It seeks to determine the extent of the Principles impact, legal rigour, and engagement with actual lived experience. The article discusses the backdrop of the Principles, recalls their purpose and contents before moving on to a reflection on, inter alia, their influence at the national and regional levels in addition to that within the UN system. It concludes that a substantial revision of the text is not yet required, but rather, a better appreciation of the application of the Principles is needed

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