Law, Gender Identity, and the Brain
Exploring Brain-Sex Theories in Judicial Decisions on Trans and Intersex Minors
by Aileen Kennedy
1st Edition
Publisher: Routledge
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781032424378 |
| eText ISBN | 9781003824152 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publishing Year | 2023 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 258 |
Law, Gender Identity, and the Brain: Exploring Brain-Sex Theories in Judicial Decisions on Trans and Intersex Minors, 1st Edition, investigates the legal system's reliance on neurological brain-sex binary models. The text addresses how neurology represents the latest effort in Western culture and law to define an immutable biological marker of true sex.
The book addresses how legal frameworks conceptualize sexed embodiment and evaluate gender identity development. Focusing on Australian case law, the analysis demonstrates how judicial reasoning struggles with coherence when addressing transgender and intersex youth.
This volume is written for researchers and students engaged with law, gender studies, and sexuality. It calls for legal systems to move away from constructing and regulating rigid male and female divisions.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Sex, Gender, and Gender Identity
Chapter 3: Brain-Sex Binary Theories
Chapter 4: Intersex Variations
Chapter 5: Transgender in the Australian Family Court
Chapter 6: Intersex in the Australian Family Court
Chapter 7: Conclusion
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