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Podcast: Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics
Episode: Womanhood Defined: The UK Supreme Court Puts Biology and Science at the Heart of UK Discrimination and Human Rights Law and Transforms the Approach of UK Politics to Adult Human Females
Description: What does the law say about who counts as a woman - and who gets to decide? Unpacking the UK Supreme Courtâs recent ruling on the definition of âwomanâ under the Equality Act 2010 and Gender Recognition Act is guest Karon Monaghan KC, one of the UKâs leading employment and discrimination law barristers. See here for a link to the judgment. The discussion of this high-profile legal case tackles the legal systemâs treatment of trans rights, womenâs rights, and single-sex spaces, revealing the tensions at the heart of UK politics, human rights and equality  law...