Abstract
This article analyses intersectionality in the area of international human rights law. Moving attention away from the field of anti-discrimination law, it examines how an intersectional approach to international human rights law can offer stronger human rights protection to people who share a number of characteristics associated with distinct marginalised groups of people. In order to illustrate the application of this approach the article provides a case study addressing three groups of disabled people who possess such characteristics: first, disabled women; second, disabled people who belong to racial or ethnic minorities; and third, disabled children. It concludes by arguing for the adoption of 'intersectional mainstreaming' in international human rights law. Providing a novel scholarship analysis of intersectionality, it proposes an intersectional perspective as an effective tool for accommodating intersectionality. The article thereby aims to close a gap in research on intersectionality in the field of human rights.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 633-663 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | Human Rights Law Review |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 25 Oct 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |