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Safeguarding the Rights of Sexual Minorities: The Incremental and Legal Approaches to Enforcing International Human Rights Obligations
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Chicago Journal of International Law
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July 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright University of Chicago Law School Summer 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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I. INTRODUCTION
The stark contrast between the aspirational, lofty language of international human rights treaties and the domestic laws of their signatories-not to mention official statements made by those signatory nations' leaders-is truly astounding. To note just one example of this disparity, Zimbabwe signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ("ICCPR"), pledging that its own "law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and effective protection against discrimination."1 But in 2006, Zimbabwe passed legislation that makes it a crime for two people of the same sex to kiss, hug, or hold hands2-and Zimbabwe's current leader, President ...
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