The Right to Legal Personhood of Marginalized Groups: Achieving Equal Recognition Before the Law for All, 11/13/2024

<div><div><div>Book Talk The Right to Legal Personhood of Marginalised Groups: Achieving Equal Recognition Before the Law for All (Oxford University Press, 2024) Professor Anna Arstein-Kerslake University of Melbourne Law School University of Galway—School of Law, College of Business The right to legal personhood has been enshrined in human rights law since its inception with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. However, it has been largely overlooked. This book explores the marginalization occurring because of barriers to the right to legal personhood—and how this right can be rectified and realized for these groups. It presents a legal argument for the protection of the right and a normative analysis of the importance of the right in maintaining equality in socio-legal systems. In this webinar, the author Dr. Anna Arstein-Kerslake, an internationally recognized legal academic in the fields of human rights, disability rights, and gender justice will provide an overview of the book. Professor Rashmi Goel and Professor Seth Packrone from the Sturm College of Law will comment from U.S. multiculturalism and disability law perspectives. Anna Arstein-Kerslake is an Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, a Professor in Research in the College of Law and Vice Dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Business, Public Policy, and Law at the University of Galway. She has published widely in the fields of human rights, disability rights, and gender justice, including her books, Restoring Voice to People (CUP 2017) and Legal Capacity and Gender (Springer 2020). She developed, and leads, the Disability Human Rights Clinic (DHRC) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Disability Benefits Clinic at Melbourne Law School. The link to the book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-right-to-legal-personhood-of-marginalised-groups-9780192843944?q=The%20Right%20to%20Legal%20Personhood%20of%20Marginalised%20Groups:%20Achieving%20Equal%20Recognition%20Before%20the%20Law%20for%20All&amp;cc=us&amp;lang=en The link to the Speaker &amp; Commentator bio doc: https://www.law.du.edu/sites/default/files/2024-10/Nov-13_Speaker_Bios_oct17.pdf</div></div></div>