The European Union's International Promotion of LGBTI Rights: Promises and Pitfalls

by Markus Thiel

Book Overview

This book critically analyzes the European Union's promotion of LGBTI rights in the international arena. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex rights are heavily contested across the globe, with over 70 countries criminalizing same-sex relations and at least 10 imposing the death penalty.

The book details how the EU, based on different member state positions, attempts to jointly formulate and implement guidelines for the external...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367516187
• ISBN13: 9780367516185
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"