Legal path dependence and the long arm of the religious state : sodomy provisions and gay rights across nations and over time / Victor Asal and Udi Sommer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asal, Victor, author.

Sommer, Udi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc.

Gay people.

Homosexuality--Law and legislation.

Homosexuality.

Homosexuality--Religious aspects.

Gay rights.

Physical Description:

xiv, 193 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2016]

Summary:

Bringing together theoretical perspectives from both comparative politics and public law, this book examines the reasons why certain countries criminalize same-sex activities while others have carved into law the requirement that sexual minority communities be protected. The authors break new ground by using cross-national yearly data over decades?focusing on sodomy laws, death penalty provisions for same-sex sexual relations, and sexual discrimination practices - to develop a Gay Rights Index comparing treatment of such groups in various parts of the world. The book includes legal and large-N analyses, historical examples, and case studies underscoring important changes and key trends during the last several decades. Also highlighted are the significant human rights violations still being committed in various parts of the world against sexual minorities, and the continuing role religion plays.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 The History of Sodomy Laws and the Theory of Legal Path Dependence 33

Chapter 3 The Religious State and Death Penalty for Sodomy 63

Chapter 4 Sodomy Provisions and Their Repeal 79

Chapter 5 Equalization of Rights 107

Chapter 6 The Gay Rights Index 123

Chapter 7 Conclusions 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Asal, Victor, author. Legal path dependence and the long arm of the religious state.

ISBN:

9781438463230

1438463235

OCLC:

939597254