How do courts approach LGBTQ+ rights amid liberal constitutional decline? In his new book, Courts and LGBTQ+ Rights in an Age of Judicial Retrenchment, Professor Rehan Abeyratne examines how courts use LGBTQ+ rights to advance their own institutional objectives, including by preserving a judicial reputation for independence and commitment even amid constitutional backsliding. Professor Abeyratne draws on case studies from the United States, India and Hong Kong to track the complex relationship between courts' rhetorical commitment to liberal and global constitutionalism and their institutional self-preservation.
In this book discussion, the UNSW Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, together with the Greater Sydney Law Schools’ Public Law reading group, hosts Professor Abeyratne, in conversation with Aishwarya Singh (UNSW). The session will be chaired by Associate Professor Harry Hobbs (UNSW).
This hybrid event will be hosted at UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice (Level Two Boardroom) and online via Teams.
The GSPL Series brings together public law academics from across greater Sydney to discuss global books in the field of public law. It is convened by colleagues at UNSW, USyd, UTS, WSU, and Macquarie.