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Stop the Chop! Circumcision of Underage Boys Should be Discouraged
The circumcision of young boys is a culturally accepted practice in Australia, although circumcision rates have dropped dramatically since the 1950s. In an Opinion Piece published in the Adelaidean, Adelaide Law School’s Cornelia Koch argues that underage circumcision should be discouraged because it constitutes an infringement of boys’ personal autonomy. In her view, it should […]
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Reconsidering Male Circumcision
Today, Cornelia Koch and Anne Hewitt from the Adelaide Law School will present a public seminar on the regulation of circumcision in Australia and Germany. The discussion is informed by a recent decision of a German Court that the circumcision of a young Muslim boy constituted a criminal offence. The issue involves delicate questions about the right to […]
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Is Circumcision a Crime? A critique of the legal regulation of genital cutting in Germany and Australia
The Research Unit for the Study of Society, Law and Religion and the South Australian Chapter of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law present “Is Circumcision a Crime? A critique of the legal regulation of genital cutting in Germany and Australia” When: Thursday 13 September 2012 at 1pm-2pm Where: Moot Court Room, Adelaide Law […]
