Homosexuality and the European Court of Human Rights is the first book length study of the Court s jurisprudence in respect of sexual orientation It offers a socio legal analysis of the substantial number of decisions and judgments of the Strasbourg organs on the wide range of complaints brought by gay men and lesbians under the European Convention on Human Rights Providing a systematic analysis of Strasbourg case law since 1955 and examining decades of decisions that have hitherto remained obscure the book considers the evolution of the Court s interpretation of the Convention and how this has fashioned lesbian and gay rights in Europe Going beyond doctrinal analysis by employing a nuanced sociological consideration of Strasbourg jurisprudence Paul Johnson shows how the Court is a site at which homosexuality is both socially constructed and regulated He argues that although the Convention is conceived as a living instrument to be interpreted in the light of present day conditions the Court s judgments have frequently forged and advanced new social conditions in respect of homosexuality Johnson argues that the Court s jurisprudence has an extra legal importance because it provides an authoritative and powerful discursive resource that can be mobilized by lesbians and gay men to challenge homophobic and heteronormative social relations in contemporary societies As such the book considers how the Court s interpretation of the Convention might be evolved in the future to better protect lesbian and gay rights and lives

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