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* '''Clare Chambers''' is University Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the {{UNI|University of Cambridge|UCam}}. She works on contemporary political philosophy, with particular focus on feminism, liberalism and theories of social construction. She is the author of numerous chapters and articles on topics such as autonomy, choice and consent; the body, appearance norms and cosmetic surgery; culture, religion and social practices; theories of justice. She is the author of two books: ''Sex, Culture and Justice: The Limits of Choice'' ({{UNI|Penn State University|PSU}} Press, 2008) and, with Phil Parvin, ''Teach Yourself Political Philosophy: A Complete Introduction'' (Hodder, 2012). Her third book, ''Against Marriage: An Egalitarian Defence of the Marriage-Free State'', will be published by {{UNI|Oxford University|Oxon}} Press in early 2017.
* '''[[James Chegwidden]]''' is a barrister at Old Square Chambers, London. Old Square is a Band-1 ranked chambers in the fields of employment/equality law and is highly rated in the fields of clinical negligence and personal injury. James frequently acts for governmental agencies, including the Secretary of State for Health, the Home Office, the Cabinet Office and also for private individuals. In 2010, James worked as a lawyer at the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg and prior to call to the Bar was Associate to Mr Justice Michael Kirby of the High Court of Australia. He was appointed Attorney General’s Counsel to the Crown in 2013. On issues of genital cutting, James was one of the most cited-participants in the State of Tasmania’s consultation on non-therapeutic circumcision of boys (2009); he acted as legal advisor to a delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the subject of genital cutting (2013); and most recently in 2015, James was junior counsel for the mother in the recent High Court (England and Wales) case of ''Re L & B'' on infant circumcision.London, UK.
* '''John Dalton''' is the lead researcher and archivist for [[Genital Autonomy]] and [[15 Square]]. He lives in Cumbria where he was born and was educated at Dundee and St Andrews Universities. He is a semi-retired nuclear safety consultant and a lay member of an NHS research ethics committee. He has a long-standing interest in the subject of genital cutting and has amassed an archive of over 6,000 documents related to the issue. Cumbria, UK.