Queering International Law - 9781138289918

Taylor & Francis

Queering International LawPossibilities, Alliances, Complicities, Risks\nAuthor(s): Dianne Otto\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138289918, 978-1138289918\nSynopsis\nThis ground-breaking collection reflects the growing momentum of interest in the international legal community in meshing the insights of queer legal theory with those critical theories that have a much longer genealogy notably postcolonial and feminist analyses. Beyond the push in the human rights field to ensure respect for the rights of people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, queer legal theory provides a means to examine the structural assumptions and conceptual architecture that underpin the normative framework and operation of international law, highlighting bias and blind spots and offering fresh perspectives and practical innovations.\n\nThe contributors to the book use queer legal theory to critically analyse the basi.