Gender, Sexuality & the Law

All societies use law to regulate sexuality and gender relations, protecting and privileging desired practices and seeking to prevent unwanted behavior through legal sanctions. But ‘unwanted’ and ‘desirable’ varies between societies and over time, and legal norms regarding sex and gender relations are fiercely contested, domestically and at the international level. Through a range of projects, the Gender, Sexuality & the Law unit explores the increasing lawfare in this field – the battles over the law; and the use of diverse legal strategies (by progressive and conservative actors alike) in struggles to transform society with regard to gender relations and sexual rights and practices – as well as the effects of the various laws and lawfare struggles. Research Leader: Alicia Ely Yamin. Contact: info@lawtransform.no.