Early Marriage: any need for action?
Journal Article
Clucas, R. (2023)
Early Marriage: any need for action?. The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 68(11),
Better information is needed on whether marriage of those aged under 18 is a cause of harm, before any moves to ban the practice in Scotland
Trans People and the Church of England: Disadvantage and microaggressions
Journal Article
Clucas, R. (2017)
Trans People and the Church of England: Disadvantage and microaggressions. Modern Believing, 58(4), 321-342. https://doi.org/10.3828/mb.2017.22
In this article, I discuss the situation of trans people within the Church of England. I outline instances of legal and institutional discrimination in the following situation...
Sexual Orientation Change Efforts, Conservative Christianity and Resistance to Sexual Justice
Journal Article
Clucas, R. (2017)
Sexual Orientation Change Efforts, Conservative Christianity and Resistance to Sexual Justice. Social Sciences, 6(2), https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci6020054
In this article, I situate the practice of sexual orientation conversion efforts (SOCE), sometimes known as conversion or reparative therapy, within historical, cultural, reli...
Women Bishops: Equality, Rights and Disarray
Journal Article
Clucas, R., & Sharpe, K. (2013)
Women Bishops: Equality, Rights and Disarray. Ecclesiastical Law Journal, 15(2), 158-174. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0956618x13000185
In this article we discuss the recent history of the failed draft Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure, situating this within the broader context...
Religion, Sexual Orientation and the Equality Act 2010: Gay Bishops in the Church of England Negotiating Rights Against Discrimination
Journal Article
Clucas, R. (2012)
Religion, Sexual Orientation and the Equality Act 2010: Gay Bishops in the Church of England Negotiating Rights Against Discrimination. Sociology, 46(5), 936-950. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038512451533
A sophisticated understanding of human rights must look at ways in which conflicts between competing rights are negotiated. This article undertakes a case study of the interre...
The Sheffield School and Discourse Theory: Divergences and Similarities in Legal Idealism/Anti-Positivism*
Journal Article
Clucas, R. (2006)
The Sheffield School and Discourse Theory: Divergences and Similarities in Legal Idealism/Anti-Positivism*. Ratio Juris, 19(2), 230-244. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9337.2006.00326.x
When first I began this paper, I envisaged it as a fairly straightforward exercise in comparison between the Sheffield School’s and Discourse Theory’s varieties of legal idea...
COnjoined Twins: the cutting edge
Journal Article
Clucas, R., & O'Donnell, K. (2002)
COnjoined Twins: the cutting edge. Web Journal of Current Legal Issues, 2002(5),
Does medical possibility entail legal and ethical necessity? Continuing advances in medicine prompt this question, which has been brought sharply into focus in the last few ye...
The Human Rights Act 1998 and Determining Paternity: Re O and J (Paternity: Blood Tests)
Journal Article
Clucas, R. (2000)
The Human Rights Act 1998 and Determining Paternity: Re O and J (Paternity: Blood Tests). Nottingham Law Journal, 9(2), 56-68