ABSTRACT

The chapter examines how best to progress issues of practical justice within what we describe as the technical, legal and political streams in which organisations and social movements work. Using sexual rights as an example, we demonstrate how these streams move forward independently, while simultaneously overlapping and drawing strength from one another to shape much of the current global landscape around sexual rights. Consideration of the interactions within and between these streams offers a potentially useful approach to working with these institutions, with application beyond sexual rights to a broad range of issues relevant to those engaged in practical justice work.