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Reproductive Health Matters
An international journal on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Volume 23, 2015 - Issue 46: Sexuality, sexual rights and sexual politics
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Features: International and regional perspectives

Sexual rights as human rights: a guide to authoritative sources and principles for applying human rights to sexuality and sexual health

Alice M. MillerCo-Director, Global Health Justice Partnership of the Yale Law School and the School of Public Health, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, USACo-Director, Global Health Justice Partnership of the Yale Law School and the School of Public Health Yale Law SchoolNew [email protected]
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Eszter KismödiInternational Human Rights Lawyer on Sexuality, Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Human Rights, Geneva, SwitzerlandInternational Human Rights Lawyer on Sexuality, Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Human RightsGenevaSwitzerland
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Jane CottinghamIndependent Consultant, Geneva, SwitzerlandIndependent ConsultantGenevaSwitzerland
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Sofia GruskinProfessor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine; Professor of Law and Preventive Medicine, Gould School of Law; Director, Program on Global Health and Human Rights, Institute for Global Health, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, USAProfessor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine Professor of Law and Preventive Medicine, Gould School of Law Director, Program on Global Health and Human Rights, Institute for Global Health, University of Southern California (USC)Los AngelesCAUSA
Pages 16-30 | Received 23 Jul 2015, Accepted 19 Nov 2015, Published online: 13 Dec 2015

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