LESSONS FROM GERMANY: SHOULD UK LEGISLATION CIRCUMNAVIGATE OR CIRCUMVENT THE ISSUE OF MALE CIRCUMCISION?

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Karen Dyer

Abstract

Recent Court Action in Cologne Germany has seen rapid response from the German Government, with the German Parliament passing new legislation confirming the lawfulness of ritual circumcision. However there are questions as to whether German Parliament has done enough  This case note looks at the background to the case and considers the ethical implications of this case in parallel to current activity in the UK.The author makes recommendations to minimum legal requirements to current English law in this respect.

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Karen Dyer, BA (Warwick), LLM (Kent), Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Buckingham.

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