LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN CASE OF CHANGE OF GENDER IDENTITY IN ROMANIA Cover Image

LA RECONNAISSANCE JURIDIQUE ET LA PROTECTION DE PERSONNES TRANSGENRES EN CAS DE CHANGEMENT D’IDENTITÉ DE GENRE EN ROUMANIE
LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN CASE OF CHANGE OF GENDER IDENTITY IN ROMANIA

Author(s): Ramona Delia Popescu
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Civil Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sociology of Law
Published by: INSTITUT LOUIS FAVOREU
Keywords: Romania; European Court of Human Rights; civil status; change of gender identity; sex;

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the Romanian legislation and case law on gender reassignment from the perspective of civil law in Romania. By first highlighting the distinction between sex and gender in Romanian law, the author then discusses the international regulations on the matter in order to address the consequences and modalities of gender reassignment on Romanian civil status through a judgment rendered by the European Court of Human Rights in 2021 against Romania.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 34-42
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: French
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