A Preliminary Inquiry into Queer Theories and Sexual Citizenship Theories in Anglo-American Law Scholarship

• Main Authors: Ting-Wei Wan, 萬庭威
• Other Authors: Miao-Fen Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2hayeg

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 科際整合法律學研究所 === 103 === This thesis serves as a preliminary introduction to queer theory and sexual citizenship theories in Anglo-American legal scholarship. In this thesis, I combine the use of queer legal theory and sexual citizenship scholarships in my reading of the landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges delivered by the Supreme Court of the United States in 2015. With theoretical tools from jurists Janet Halley, Katherine Franke, Carl Stychin and Brenda Cossman, I argue that the Obergefell ruling set forth an interesting coupledom between the Constitutional rights of liberty and the discourse of freedom in American politics. I also argue that the transplantation of queer theory from America to Taiwan produces some ethical wrongs which need to be addressed and critiqued.