Beyond the Gender Recognition Act 2004: Towards a Right of Self-Determination
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1. Understanding the Gender Recognition Act 2004 1.1 The starting point for gender recognition: Corbett v. Corbett 1.2 Claims to the European Court of Human Rights through the 1980’s and 1990’s 1.3 Christine Goodwin v. the UK 1.4 The aftermath of Goodwin: UK constitutional law 1.5 The Gender Recognition Act 2004 1.6 Constructing the Gender Recognition Act 2. Two decades since the Gender Recognition Act 2004: the case for reform 2.1 Depathologisation and the development of a new “international best practice” 2.2 Development of ECtHR case law: narrowing the margin of appreciation 2.3 The Women and Equalities Committee’s attempts at reform 2.4 Self-determination and the rights of women 2.5 Do...