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Christine Goodwin v. the United Kingdom

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European Court of Human Rights

Decided 11 July 2002
ECLI:CE:ECHR:2002:0711JUD002895795
Nationality of partiesBritish

Goodwin & I v United Kingdom is a 2002 decision of the European Court of Human Rights.[1][2]
In the decision, two transgender women - Christine Goodwin and a person who chose to be identified as "I" – were accorded the right to have their gender changed on their birth certificates.[3]



See also


  • Transgender rights in the United Kingdom


References




  1. ^ "EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (ECHR): CASE OF CHRISTINE GOODWIN V. THE UNITED KINGDOM (U.K.)". International Legal Materials. American Society of International Law. 41 (6). November 2002. ISSN 0020-7829. JSTOR 20694308. OCLC 1753623..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Transsexual wins right to marry". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 19 January 2016.


  3. ^ Clare Dyer (12 July 2002). "Landmark ruling for transsexuals forces Britain to change law". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 16 January 2016.




External links


  • Judgement on ECHR website

  • Judgement on BAILII








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