Abstract
The legal regulation of gender identity seems to be in a state of flux. This paper
compares the German and Dutch legal systems with regard to the registration of a
person's sex, focusing on the possibility in both countries not to register a baby's sex
until it can be clearly determined. In both systems, it has thus become possible that
a person has no specified gender for a considerable period of time. These persons
may encounter various kinds of legal problems, since the two jurisdictions have not
been adapted to accommodate them. In addition, two potential problems regarding
private international law issues are discussed.
compares the German and Dutch legal systems with regard to the registration of a
person's sex, focusing on the possibility in both countries not to register a baby's sex
until it can be clearly determined. In both systems, it has thus become possible that
a person has no specified gender for a considerable period of time. These persons
may encounter various kinds of legal problems, since the two jurisdictions have not
been adapted to accommodate them. In addition, two potential problems regarding
private international law issues are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 283-293 |
| Journal | European Journal of Law Reform |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- gender identity
- sex registration
- intersex
- transgender
- private international law