Scherpe, Jens2021-06-032021-06-032020-03-02Scherpe, J. M. (2020). "Formal recognition of adult relationships and legal gender in a comparative perspective". In Research Handbook on Gender, Sexuality and the Law. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.9781788111157https://doi-org.ezproxy.uwc.ac.za/10.4337/9781788111157http://hdl.handle.net/10566/6254This innovative and thought-provoking Research Handbook explores not only current debates in the area of gender, sexuality and the law but also points the way for future socio-legal research and scholarship. It presents wide-ranging insights and debates from across the globe, including Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Australia, with contributions from leading scholars and activists alongside exciting emergent voicesenadult relationshipslegal gendersexualitygendersocio-legal researchFormal recognition of adult relationships and legal gender in a comparative perspectiveBook chapter