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Abstract: Since the second half of the twentieth century and the access of woman to civil and economic rights, feminists have started to advocate for a non-sexist language. In French literature, Monique Wittig’s novel, “The Opoponax” was one of the first book to start a reflection on gender neutral pronoun. Later on, in the 70’s, psycho and socio-linguists started to work on the impact of non-neutral gender language on society, while other disciplines related to gender studies started also to produce knowledge on this topic. Since the late 80’s non-sexist language also became a topic in international law. Yet, where are we now? Can one say that non-sexist language is currently an obligation according to international law? That’s the question this conference will address by bringing together analysis of gender studies and international human rights law.
Bio : Benjamin Moron-Puech is a full Professor of Law at the University Lumière Lyon 2. After a PhD in law of obligation, he started to work in the field of legal gender studies. He published there many articles related to the situation of intersex and transgender minorities and it is through this work that he started to get interested by issues related to gender language. Although most of his he published most of his work in French, the following articles in English are representative of his work, which combine fundamental research and it’s development through strategic litigation or reports to public institution :
– “State normalization of inclusive language. A review of differences between France and Quebec”, with L. Bouvattier and A. Saris, translated by L. Garnier, Cahier du genre, Volume 69, no 2, juill. 2020, p. 151-176
– « From assigning sex to affirming gender, remarks on an ongoing evolution affecting gender identification »,Protecting trans* rights in the age of gender self-determination, E. Brems, T. Moonen et P. Cannoot (dir.), Intersentia, 2020, pp. 55-72
– « The Legal Situation of Intersex Persons in France », J. M. Scherpe et al. (dir.), The Legal Status of Intersex Persons, Intersentia, sept. 2018, pp. 305-317
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