Michael Kirby – ‘Sodomy Revived: The Supreme Court of India Reverses Naz’
On Tuesday, 22 April 2014, the Hon Michael Kirby, Former Justice of the High Court of Australia gave a lecture for the Oxford Human Rights Hub on the topic of ‘Sodomy Revived: The Supreme Court of India Reverses Naz’.
In this lecture Justice Kirby gave a nuanced critique of the recent Indian Supreme Court decision in Naz Foundation. He presented 15 points that he saw as ‘unsatisfactory’ in the Supreme Court’s published reasons. He also responded to a number of engaging questions posed by an enthusiastic audience.
This seminar was based on the Tagore Lectures delivered at the University of Calcutta, December 2013.
You can listen to the full lecture here:
Photo of the event:
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- Prof Sandra Fredman and the Hon Michael Kirby
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- Audience listens to the Hon Michael Kirby presents for the OxHRH at the Oxford Faculty of Law
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- The Hon Michael Kirby presents for the OxHRH at the Oxford Faculty of Law
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- The Hon Michael Kirby presents for the OxHRH at the Oxford Faculty of Law
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- The Hon Michael Kirby presents for the OxHRH at the Oxford Faculty of Law
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- Liora Lazarus and Murray Hunt
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- The Hon Michael Kirby presents for the OxHRH at the Oxford Faculty of Law
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- The Hon Michael Kirby presents for the OxHRH at the Oxford Faculty of Law
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- The Hon Michael Kirby presents for the OxHRH at the Oxford Faculty of Law
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- Arushi Garg
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- Prof Sandra Fredman and the Hon Michael Kirby
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- Prof Sandra Fredman and the Hon Michael Kirby in conversation