International and Comparative SOGIESC Law – Professor Andreas R Ziegler

This is a blog is related to my academic work in the International Academic Forum on SOGIESC Law but meant to serve anyone who wants to contribute to improve the protection of human rights worldwide. It is intended to keep interested readers informed about legal developments relating to sexual orientation, gender expression and identity and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). Hopefully, it will make it easier to find correct legal information about the developments in all regions of the world and, in particular, with regard to international law.

Closure of Protection Gaps? Persecution on Grounds of Sexual Orientation with the International Criminal Law Reform in Germany

18.06.2024 | by Livia Benschu & Alexandra Lily Kather

On Thursday, June 6, 2024, the German Parliament adopted the Federal Government’s draft bill on the further development of international criminal law as amended by the Committee on Legal Affairs. The ‘Act on the Further Development of International Criminal Law’, which has been analyzed here, also concerns crimes of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence. Notably, sexual orientation was added as a ground of the crime against humanity of persecution.[click here to see full article]

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