Legal path dependence and the long arm of the religious state : sodomy provisions and gay rights across nations and over time /

Legal path dependence and the long arm of the religious state : sodomy provisions and gay rights across nations and over time /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Asal, Victor, author.
Imprint:	Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2016.
Description:	xiv, 193 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Gays -- Legal status, laws, etc. Homosexuality -- Law and legislation. Homosexuality -- Religious aspects. Gay rights. Gay rights. Gays -- Legal status, laws, etc. Homosexuality -- Law and legislation. Homosexuality -- Religious aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10907103

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Other authors / contributors:	Sommer, Udi, author.
ISBN:	9781438463230 1438463235
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-189) and index.
Summary:	Bringing together theoretical perspectives from both comparative politics and public law, this book examines the reasons why certain countries criminalize same-sex activities while others have carved into law the requirement that sexual minority communities be protected. The authors break new ground by using cross-national yearly data over decades?focusing on sodomy laws, death penalty provisions for same-sex sexual relations, and sexual discrimination practices - to develop a Gay Rights Index comparing treatment of such groups in various parts of the world. The book includes legal and large-N analyses, historical examples, and case studies underscoring important changes and key trends during the last several decades. Also highlighted are the significant human rights violations still being committed in various parts of the world against sexual minorities, and the continuing role religion plays.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The History of Sodomy Laws and the Theory of Legal Path Dependence
Chapter 3. The Religious State and Death Penalty for Sodomy
Chapter 4. Sodomy Provisions and Their Repeal
Chapter 5. Equalization of Rights
Chapter 6. The Gay Rights Index
Chapter 7. Conclusions
Appendix A. Descriptive Statistics
Appendix B. A Correlation Matrix
Appendix C. Supporting Analyses and Robustness Tests
Appendix D. Supporting Analyses and Robustness Tests
Appendix E. Supporting Analyses and Robustness Tests
Appendix F. Illustrations
Notes
References
Index