Law: Skills & Insight – Legal Reasoning – How Does Discrimination Law Respond To Gender Critical Beliefs? With Dr Gemma Mitchell From University of East Anglia

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In this interactive session, Dr Gemma Mitchell from the University of East Anglia will examine how UK discrimination law has responded to gender critical belief (those who do not believe in transgenderism). She will explain the leading legislative and case law authorities on protected beliefs, at all stages getting students to use their legal reasoning skills to think about whether or not gender critical beliefs should fall within the relevant legal definitions. Much of the session will be spent examining the leading case of Forstater v CGD Europe and others, which determined whether those with these beliefs should be protected from discrimination. Students will be encouraged to engage with the court’s reasoning, asking whether they find it convincing, or if a different decision should have been reached.

Gemma will address the following areas:

1. Statutory and case law authorities on how beliefs are protected within the UK.
2. The legal reasoning used by courts to determine if gender critical beliefs should fall within this protection.
3. The implications of this for future cases.

Lecturer Profile: Dr Gemma Mitchell

Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. There is no charge to take part.

As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.

Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Law and related disciplines. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.

Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.

The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the speaker via typed comments and questions and/or via a microphone. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.

Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below:

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