Review of the status of abortion under international human rights law.
History
Research statement
Background
• Presentation of review article published in Human Rights Quarterly before the Constitutional Court of Chile in the case of Requerimiento de inscontitucionalidad, rol 3729-17 (amicus curiae brief no 41),
Contribution
Translation of Tania Penovic, Review article: ‘Human Rights and the Unborn Child; Rita Joseph (Martinus Nijhoff, 2009)’ (2011) Human Rights Quarterly 33 229-242
Significance
My research presented as an amicus curiae brief and used in oral argument in support of the constitutional validity of legislation decriminalising abortion in certain circumstances which was upheld by the court.