The farewell conference for Thomas Giegerich, held on 12 and 13 March 2026, explored the protection of sexual and gender minorities across international law, EU law, sports law, and U.S. law. The contributions highlighted both important legal progress and persistent forms of backlash, showing how closely questions of dignity, equality, and identity remain tied to broader struggles over the future of human rights. This contribution provides a brief overview of the conference’s central themes and discussions.
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New ECJ Case Law concerning Women’s Right to Asylum – Case C 646/21 and Joined Cases C-608/22 and C-609/22
This Saar Blueprint critically examines how gender-based persecution is addressed in EU asylum law, revealing persistent normative and jurisprudential gaps. Two recent ECJ rulings illustrate emerging progress towards a gender-sensitive approach. They also show the need to reform the legal approach to the issues.
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