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31 Mich. J. Int'l L. 821 (2009-2010)
Making Room for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law: An Introduction to the Yogyakarta Principles

handle is hein.journals/mjil31 and id is 829 raw text is: STUDENT NOTE MAKING ROOM FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE YOGYAKARTA PRINCIPLES David Brown* INTRODU CTION ...................................................................................... 822 I. THE ORIGIN OF THE YOGYAKARTA PRINCIPLES ....................... 828 A. Violence and Discrimination on Account of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ....................................... 828 B. A Description of the Yogyakarta Principles ...................... 833 1. The Principles and their Legal Sources ...................... 833 2. The Principles' Introduction, Preamble, and A nnexes ................................................................ 837 3. The Yogyakarta Principles Lack Citations to A uthority ................................................. 838 C. Description of the Drafters and the Drafting Process ....... 839 1. D rafters ....................................................................... 839 2. N G O s .......................................................................... 840 D. The Strategy for the Principles' Global Diffusion ............. 841 1. L aunches ..................................................................... 84 1 2. The Use of Global Language ...................................... 844 II. ASSESSING THE YOGYAKARTA PRINCIPLES' ACCURACY AS A RESTATEMENT OF EXISTING, BINDING INTERNATIONAL LAW .............................................................. 845 A. The Principles Based on Jus Cogens, Customary International Law, and the Principles of Universality and Non-Discrimination Are Accurate Restatements of Existing, Binding International Law .............................................................. 847 1. Two Fundamental Principles: Universality and Non-Discrim ination ............................................. 847 2. Jus Cogens and Customary International Law: Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest ................................... 851 * J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 2009; B.A., International Relations and Latin American Studies, 2002. I am greatly indebted to Professors James Hathaway and Steven Ratner for their shepherding this Note, and its author, through varied difficulties. I would also like to thank Claire Mahon and Philip Dayle for their input. In addition, I would like to thank the editorial board of the Michigan Journal of International Law, especially Louisa Marion, Stephen Rooke, and Hayley Neyholt, for their patience and direction in preparing this Note for publication.

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