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Conference Paper: Definition and classification in law: Transgender identities and marriage
Title | Definition and classification in law: Transgender identities and marriage |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Trangender Monstrousness Categorization Definition |
Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology. |
Citation | The 2012 International Conference on Law and Society, Honolulu, HI., 5-8 June 2012. In International Science Index, 2012, v. 6 n. 12, paper no. 31, p. 3403-3407 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This paper looks at transgender identities and the law in the context of marriage. It particularly focuses on the role of language and definition in classifying transgendered individuals into a legal category. Two lines of cases in transgender jurisprudence are examined. The former cases decided the definition of 'man' and 'woman' on the basis of biological criteria while the latter cases held that biological factors should not be the sole criterion for defining a man or a woman. Three categories were found to classify transgender people, namely male, female and 'monstrous'. Since transgender people challenge the core gender distinction that the law stresses, they are often regarded as problematic and monstrous which caused them to be subjected to severe legal consequences. This paper discusses these issues by analyzing and comparing different cases in transgender jurisprudence as well as examining how these issues play out in contemporary Hong Kong. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/218032 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Tao, KWY | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-18T06:21:18Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-18T06:21:18Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 2012 International Conference on Law and Society, Honolulu, HI., 5-8 June 2012. In International Science Index, 2012, v. 6 n. 12, paper no. 31, p. 3403-3407 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/218032 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper looks at transgender identities and the law in the context of marriage. It particularly focuses on the role of language and definition in classifying transgendered individuals into a legal category. Two lines of cases in transgender jurisprudence are examined. The former cases decided the definition of 'man' and 'woman' on the basis of biological criteria while the latter cases held that biological factors should not be the sole criterion for defining a man or a woman. Three categories were found to classify transgender people, namely male, female and 'monstrous'. Since transgender people challenge the core gender distinction that the law stresses, they are often regarded as problematic and monstrous which caused them to be subjected to severe legal consequences. This paper discusses these issues by analyzing and comparing different cases in transgender jurisprudence as well as examining how these issues play out in contemporary Hong Kong. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Science Index | - |
dc.subject | Trangender | - |
dc.subject | Monstrousness | - |
dc.subject | Categorization | - |
dc.subject | Definition | - |
dc.title | Definition and classification in law: Transgender identities and marriage | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 254644 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 6 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 12 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 3403 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 3407 | - |