The trans-formation of Law: The evolution of the international human rights law in order to protect the gender identity of transgender people

Authors

  • Adrián Lengua Parra Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Abogado por la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) y candidato a LLM en Georgetown University. Consultor jurídico de la Secretaria de Peticiones y Casos de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH). Las opiniones vertidas en este artículo son atribuibles únicamente al autor y no representan, necesariamente, una posición de la CIDH. Miembro extraordinario de Ius et Veritas. Contacto: a.lengua@pucp.pe.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/iusetveritas.201902.013

Keywords:

Human Rights, Gender Identity, Trans Persons, Equality and Non-discrimination

Abstract

The present paper seeks to describe the process of recognition of gender identity as a prohibited reason for discrimination in International Human Rights Law (hereafter, IHRL) and show how this has allowed a better protection of the rights of trans people. For it, this document realizes a classification of the speeches that have addressed the situation of these people and their relationship with the law. On this basis, it is postulated that the IHRL have supported a model that seeks the depathologization of trans identities and it is explained which the actual protection standard that States must comply in order to protect the right of identity of that population.

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Published

2019-08-03

How to Cite

Lengua Parra, A. (2019). The trans-formation of Law: The evolution of the international human rights law in order to protect the gender identity of transgender people. IUS ET VERITAS, (59), 208–225. https://doi.org/10.18800/iusetveritas.201902.013

Issue

No. 59 (2019)

Section

Main Section

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