Goodwin & I v United Kingdom

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 identied as "I" - were accorded the right to have their gender changed on their birth certificates.^[3]

References

↑ "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. OCLC 1753623. Retrieved 16 January 2016 – via JSTOR.
↑ "Transsexual wins right to marry". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 July 2002. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
↑ Clare Dyer (12 July 2002). "Landmark ruling for transsexuals forces Britain to change law". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 16 January 2016.

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