European Court of Human Rights (Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France)

22/01/2008

European Court of Human Rights says lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals are eligible to adopt children

Today the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgement in a case of E.B. v France and said that exclusion of individuals from the application process for adoption of children simply because of their sexual orientation is discriminatory and is in breach of the European Convention of Human Rights.

Horst SCHALK & Johann KOPF v. Austria, Written Comments of FIDH, ICJ, AIRE Centre and ILGA-Europe, 26 June 2007 (exclusion of same-sex couple from marriage or another form of legal recognition)

E.B. v. France, Written Comments of FIDH, ILGA-Europe, BAAF and APGL, 3 June 2005 (adoption by lesbian woman as an individual)

Siegmund KARNER v. Austria, Court's Judgment, 24 July 2003

Siegmund KARNER v. Austria, Joint Written Comments of ILGA-Europe, Liberty and Stonewall, 12 March 2002 (tenancy for surviving same-sex partner)

Philippe FRETTÉ v. France, Court's Judgment, 26 February 2002

Philippe FRETTÉ v. France, Written Comments of ILGA-Europe, 15 June 2000 (adoption by gay man as an individual)

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