Sexuality and Empire 150 Years On: the Delhi High Court and Macaulay's sodomy offence

06/11/2009 1h 19min
Sexuality and Empire 150 Years On: the Delhi High Court and Macaulay's sodomy offence

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Contributor(s): Michael Kirby | In 2009, the Delhi High Court in India upheld a challenge to the constitutional validity of s377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalized homosexuality. Michael Kirby will explain why UK lawyers should be engaged in the reform movement as a matter of basic human rights.