Art. 12 Human Rights

• Bellinger (FC) (Appellant) v. Bellinger [2003] UKHL 21 (10 April 2003)

  10 Apr, 2003 · art. 12 human rights art. 8 human rights house of lords decision  ·

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  Bellinger v. Bellinger (2009) established that the UK was in breach of art. 8 and feeds into the creation of GRA as established by Goodwin v. UK (2002).

  Case number: [2003] UKHL 21

  Cite as: [2003] Fam Law 485, (2003) 72 BMLR 147, [2003] UKHL 21, [2003] ACD 74, [2003] 2 WLR 1174, [2003] 1 FLR 1043, [2003] UKHRR 679, [2003] 2 AC 467, [2003] 2 All ER 593, [2003] 2 FCR 1, [2003] HRLR 22, 14 BHRC 127

  (53) [...] The question is whether non-recognition of gender reassignment for the purposes of marriage is compatible with articles 8 and 12. The answer to this question is clear: it is not compatible. [...]

  
  

  • https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/2003/21.html

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  Added: 10 Apr, 2023

• CHRISTINE GOODWIN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM - 28957/95 [2002] ECHR 588 (11 July 2002)

  11 Jul, 2002 · art. 12 human rights art. 8 human rights echr gender recognition act  ·

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  Goodwin v. UK (2002) established that the UK was in breach of art. 8 and art. 12 of the ECHR, which resulted in the creation of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

  Case number: 28957/95

  Cite as: [2002] 2 FCR 577, (2002) 35 EHRR 447, [2002] 35 EHRR 447, 35 EHRR 18, [2002] Fam Law 738, [2002] 2 FLR 487, 35 EHRR 447, [2002] IRLR 664, [2002] ECHR 588, 13 BHRC 120, [2002] 35 EHRR 18, (2002) 35 EHRR 18, (2002) 67 BMLR 199

  (53) [...] The question is whether non-recognition of gender reassignment for the purposes of marriage is compatible with articles 8 and 12. The answer to this question is clear: it is not compatible. [...]

  
  

  • http://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/ECHR/2002/588.html

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  Added: 10 Apr, 2023