Journal article
Executive orders for human rights: The case of Obama's LGBT nondiscrimination order
International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, Vol.16(1), pp.24-36
2016
Abstract
The present article analyzes Executive Order 13672, which extends workplace protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers who are employed or seeking jobs with federal contractors in the United States. The US Constitution gives presidents power to act in the public interest by issuing directives to federal agencies, and these policies have the potential for addressing discrimination, social justice, and human rights issues. Implications for how executive orders may be further used to advance human rights, particularly nondiscrimination efforts, and to advocate for LGBT workers are explored. © The Author(s) 2016 Reprints and permission.
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- Title
- Executive orders for human rights: The case of Obama's LGBT nondiscrimination order
- Authors
- Trevor G Gates (Author) - State University of New York, United StatesMargery C Saunders (Author)
- Publication details
- International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, Vol.16(1), pp.24-36
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.1177/1358229115627726
- ISSN
- 1358-2291
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450926002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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