Archive - Knowing Ius

For Women Scotland on 'what is a woman?'

The ball is now in the Supreme Court

Dec 6 •

November 2024

Strip-Searching, Gender Identity, and the Law

The Telegraph has today reported that British Transport Police have issued new guidance allowing biologically male police officers to strip-search women…

Nov 23 •

What is a woman? The Scottish Government's case

This post is a part of a series that I am doing on the legal aspects and implications of the appeal in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers that…

Nov 21 •

Can the meaning of "sex" in the Equality Act vary depending on context?

This post is a part of a series that I am doing in the legal aspects and implications of the appeal in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers that…

Nov 18 •

"What is a woman?" in the Supreme Court: Who will win?

This post is a part of a series that I am doing in the legal aspects and implications of the appeal in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers that…

Nov 17 •

UK Supreme Court to decide "what is a woman?"

A detailed look at the arguments

Nov 9 •

October 2024

What side of the 'gender wars' is Equality Law on?

This has been a pretty intense week for me.

Oct 26 •

For Women Scotland and Female-only services

This post is a part of a series that I am doing in the legal aspects and implications of the appeal in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers that…

Oct 19 •

For Women Scotland and Pregnant Men

This post is a part of a series that I am doing in the legal aspects and implications of the appeal in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers that…

Oct 17 •

For Women Scotland and "Legal Lesbians"

This post is a part of a series that I am doing in the legal aspects and implications of the appeal in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers that…

Oct 12 •

For Women Scotland and Lesbian Associations

This is the first post in what will be a series looking at the different aspects of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers due to be heard by the…

Oct 9 •

Putting the GRA in its domestic context

There has been a lot of discussion on social media in the days following my previous post on the legal consequences of repealing the Gender Recognition…

Oct 7 •

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