…l and judicial responses to variations of sex development has disappeared. Aileen Kennedy, ‘Fixed at Birth: Medical and Legal Erasures of Intersex Variations’ (2016) 39(2) University of New South Wales Law Journal 813. More information Download from the UNSW Law Journal website UNSW Law Journal OII Australia’s response to the Norrie case: High Court recognises “non-specific” gender identity, implications for intersex people A summary by OII Austra…
…er for Refugee Legal, Victoria. Alice joined the board at the 2021 AGM. Dr Aileen Kennedy – Co-Chair Articles about Aileen Profile at UTS Dr Aileen Kennedy is a leading scholar on Australian law relating to sex and gender, with particular focus on intersex human rights. Aileen chairs Intersex Human Rights Australia and is a member of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights LGBTIQ Sub-committee. She was recently appointed as a national director of Prid…
…igma, and promote better understanding amongst youth and future parents. — Aileen Kennedy, Lecturer in Health Law, University of New England; Alice de Jonge, Senior Lecturer, International Law; Asian Business Law, Monash University, and Morgan Carpenter, PhD candidate in bioethics, University of Sydney Disclosure statement: Aileen Kennedy Is a director on the board of Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA). Alice de Jonge is a director on the boar…
…of-date theory continues to dominate medical attitudes to intersex people. Aileen Kennedy is a board member of Intersex Human Rights Australia and a lecturer in law at the University of New England (UNE). She spent ten years in legal practice and seven years in legal academia prior to commencing at UNE in 2003. Her research is in the area of health law, currently focusing on the law relating to cosmetic surgery, female genital mutilation, voluntar…
…this matter is Colin Forrest, who sits in Brisbane, Queensland. References Kennedy, Aileen. 2016. ‘Fixed at Birth: Medical and Legal Erasures of Intersex Variations’. UNSW Law Journal 39 (2): 813–42. Australian Senate, Community Affairs References Committee. Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of intersex people in Australia. Canberra: Community Affairs References Committee; 2013. Family Court of Australia. Re: Carla (Medical procedure) [2016] Fa…
…cteristics. IHRA is one of many stakeholders who have been engaged in active discussions with the ACT government on these proposals, which were kicked off by a joint letter by IHRA, IPSA and AGA. In the photo, from left to right you can see Cody Smith, Dr Aileen Kennedy, Morgan Carpenter, Dr Alice de Jonge, Paul Byrne-Moroney, Dr Anita Jacombs, Clare MacDonald, Olympia Balopitos, Dr Agli Zavros-Orr, Councillor Tony Briffa. Thank you to Dr Hannah H…
…turning back and people are beginning to listen. Love Intersex, love IHRA. Aileen Kennedy, lecturer in law at UNE and director of IHRA, comments on our role as a centre of expertise, including for academic researchers: IHRA provides robust advocacy on behalf of the intersex community, including contributing to ground-breaking developments like the Darlington Statement, the Senate Committee Inquiry into Sterilisation of Intersex People, and the Aus…
…he ‘normalising’ of intersex bodies and ‘othering’ of intersex identities. Aileen Kennedy (UNE and IHRA board member) will speak on the role of the Family Court of Australia. Other speakers from our region include Georgia Andrews (Intersex Youth Aotearoa) and Denise Steers (University of Otago). Speakers at the event come from a wide range of countries across Europe, Oceania, North America, Africa and Asia. More information Conference website Read…
…os-Orr (education and pedagogy, Federation University, and DiversityWise), Aileen Kennedy (law, University of New England), and Morgan Carpenter (bioethics PhD candidate, University of Sydney). All three are directors of IHRA. The email list uses Google Groups. Join with any email address Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Institution Field of work Your Message Δ Draft guidelines Welcome to this new intersex studies email list! In recent y…
…ably represented by health law expert, law lecturer and IHRA board member Aileen Kennedy. IHRA warmly congratulates the ACT government for this careful and deliberative approach to law reform. More information Download the IHRA submission ACT government papers Discussion paper (December 2020) Listening report (April 2021) Report on the legal workshop (April 2021) More on the ACT government process (in the “Deferrable medical interventions on inte…
…s undertaking. Within IHRA, this work is being led by Morgan Carpenter and Aileen Kennedy. IHRA is grateful for the generous pro bono assistance of Gilbert + Tobin in advising on the legal aspects of the model bill. In this process, we have identified six key issues and questions that help to define the content and focus of a bill: The potential for any reform to have adverse or beneficial impacts on endosex (non-intersex) populations, and unexpec…
…tention to concerns raised by psychological and psychiatric professionals” Aileen Kennedy, IHRA board member has said to UNE: We’ve seen how destructive intersex surgery decisions can be in families when the child does reach an age of consent, leaving parents feeling guilty and children resentful. The AHRC’s consideration of the processes, health and legal implications has highlighted the importance of parents being better informed and hearing fro…
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