Y v. FRANCE - 76888/17 (Judgment : No Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life : Fifth Section) French Text [2023] ECHR 101 (31 January 2023)

Y v. FRANCE - 76888/17 (Judgment : No Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life : Fifth Section) French Text [2023] ECHR 101 (31 January 2023)

The Court found no violation of Article 8, holding that the refusal to register 'neutral' or 'intersex' as sex on the birth certificate falls within France's margin of appreciation, given the absence of European consensus and the importance of general interest issues. The discordance between biological and legal...

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Citation
[2023] ECHR 101
Parties
Applicant: Y; Respondent: France
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Application to European Court of Human Rights / Final Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Legal Recognition of Intersex Status, State Obligations Under Article 8, Civil Status and Gender Identity
Human Rights Civil Law Family Law Right to Respect for Private and Family Life Legal Recognition of Intersex Status State Obligations Under Article 8 Civil Status and Gender Identity

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Parties

Y

Applicant

France

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to European Court of Human Rights / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether refusal to register 'neutral' or 'intersex' as sex on birth certificate violates Article 8
  2. 2 State's margin of appreciation in civil status matters
  3. 3 Impact of discordance between biological and legal identity

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found no violation of Article 8, holding that the refusal to register 'neutral' or 'intersex' as sex on the birth certificate falls within France's margin of appreciation, given the absence of European consensus and the importance of general interest issues. The discordance between biological and legal identity, while a source of suffering, does not impose a positive obligation on the State to create a third category or modify civil status law at this time.

Court Disposition

application dismissed