Travis, M (2014) Non-normative bodies, rationality, and legal personhood. Medical Law Review, 22 (4). pp. 526-547. ISSN 0967-0742
Abstract
This article questions how legal personhood is constructed by law. Elective amputation is used as a way of interrogating the institutional, material and discursive relations that combine in order to suspend legal personhood. Elective amputation is introduced in terms of medical and psychological explanations. Additionally, the perspective of self-identified elective amputees who choose to share their stories through online blogs is utilized to gain a narrative sense of how these individuals understand and engage with law. In particular, the areas of disability, sexuality and rationality are used to exemplify law’s continuing commitment to normative embodiment as grounds for ascribing legal personhood.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author 2014. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Medical Law Review following peer review. The version of record (Travis, M., Non-normative bodies, rationality, and legal personhood, Med Law Rev (Autumn 2014) 22 (4): 526-547) is available online at https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwu015. |
Keywords: | Elective Amputation; rationality; normativity; legal personhood; disability; sexuality |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Law (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2016 14:26 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2018 18:48 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwu015 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/medlaw/fwu015 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:99645 |