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41. The Scottish Ministers Case and Trans Rights as Human Rights

41. The Scottish Ministers Case and Trans Rights as Human Rights

Update: 2025-05-23
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This week Dr Tamsin Phillipa Paige is joined by Matteo Bassetti and Manon Beury to examine the UK Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers. In this case the Supreme Court ruled that a gender recognition certificate does not change a person's legal sex for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act. The episode explores both the significant implications this has for the human rights of trans people but also asks - why do human rights courts seem to find trans rights so difficult?
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41. The Scottish Ministers Case and Trans Rights as Human Rights

41. The Scottish Ministers Case and Trans Rights as Human Rights

Douglas Guilfoyle