Clashes between International Human Rights Law and Constitutional Law? LGB Rights as a Case Study Hasselt University
Centre for Government and Law, Ghent University
The rights of LGB people are currently protected under the jurisprudence of international human rights law. However, there are cases in which national constitutions are at odds with it, especially in countries that have enshrined religious or traditional values in their respective constitution. At the same time, the backlash against LGB rights in developing countries could push them to constitutionalize the limitation of the rights of LGB ...