In conversation with Dr Michael Foran

02/10/25 • 54 min

In the latest of WRN weekly zooms made publicly available, Heather Binning talks with Dr Michael Foran, a Lecturer in Public Law at The University of Glasgow, who specialises in constitutional and discrimination law.

Beginning with how Michael "accidently" entered the sex and gender debate they discuss the complexities of law in this area, including the implications of a judgement in the For Women Scotland vs Scottish Ministers case, heard at the Supreme Court in November last year, before taking questions from a gripped audience of Women's Rights Network members.

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