homosexuality and criminal law in Scandinavia, 1842-1999
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Rydström, Jens > (ed.)
- Creator
- Mustola, Kati > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Thorvaldsdóttir, Thorgerdur
- Publish Year
- 2007
- Shelfmark
- SCA 8 2007
- Thesaurus
- homoseksualiteit, strafrecht, wetgeving, historisch, Noord-Europa, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw, bundel
- Description
- The contributors describe how same-sex desire has been regulated in Scandinavian countries from 1842 till 1999. They discusses same-sex sexuality between women before the law in modern society. They also analyze the tendency to include lesbian women in the criminal discourse as an effect of the medicalization of homosexuality and the growing influence of medical discourse on the law.