Challenging the Constitutionality of Restrictions on Same-Sex Sexual Relations
Lessons from India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6069322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dominic Mcgoldrick (International Human Rights Law, University of Nottingham, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 173-185 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Rights Law Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-7781 • E-ISSN: 1744-1021 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/hrlr/ngy041 |
| OpenAlex | W2913371416 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
In September 2018, in the Navtej Singh Johar case,1 India’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (1860) (IPC) was unconstitutional and had to be read down insofar as it penalized any consensual sexual activity between two adults, be it homosexuals, heterosexuals or lesbians. The judgment marked the end of almost a quarter of a century of complex legal challenges and campaigning by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organisations.2 Most of the Indian subcontinent was under British rule from 1858 to 1947.3 The IPC was the first codification of criminal law in the British Empire. The model was replicated in a number of other British colonies,4 but never in the United Kingdom (UK) itself. A successful war of independence ended colonial rule and led to the creation of India and Pakistan as sovereign States in August 1947.
Constitutionality · Independence (probability theory) · Lesbian · Political science · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Sociology · Supreme court · Transgender · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · History · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |