Hamalainen v Finland: ECHR 16 Jul 2014

Grand Chamber

Citations:

37359/09 – Grand Chamber Judgment, [2014] ECHR 787, [2014] ECHR 974, [2015] 1 FCR 379

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Bailii, Bailii

Statutes:

European Convention on Human Rights

Jurisdiction:

Human Rights

Citing:

Legal SummaryHamalainen v Finland ECHR 16-Jul-2014
ECHR Grand Chamber – Article 8-1
Respect for family life
Respect for private life
Refusal to give applicant female identity number following sex change unless marriage was transformed into civil . .

Cited by:

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The court was asked about the age at which entitlement to a pension began for someone of transgender.
Held: The court was divided, and the issue was referred to the European Court of Justice. . .
CitedHer Majesty’s Attorney General v Akhter and Another CA 14-Feb-2020
Islamic Nikah Ceremony did not create a marriage
The parties had undertaken, in 1998, an Islamic marriage ceremony, a Nikah. They both knew at the time that to be effective in UK law, there would need to be a civil ceremony, and intended but did not achieve one. The parties having settled their . .
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Human Rights

Updated: 16 October 2022; Ref: scu.534435