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Critically analyse the extent to which the right to respect for a private life provides protection for a transsexual's ability to gain legal recognition for a change of gender.
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Law of Personal Liberty Assessed Essay 2 January 2003 STUDENT ID: 316553 CRITICALLY ANALYSE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO RESPECT FOR A PRIVATE LIFE PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR A TRANSSEXUAL'S ABILITY TO GAIN LEGAL RECOGNITION FOR A CHANGE OF GENDER. Word Count: 5,035 Introduction: The right to respect for a private life is contained within Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights ("ECHR"), now enshrined in the United Kingdom by the Human Rights Act 1998. For many years transsexuals have argued that their right to respect for a private life provides protection for their ability to gain legal recognition for a change of gender. It is a legal battle which stretches back 33 years, to the case of former merchant seaman April Ashley. She underwent one of the earliest successful sex change operations, but after an unhappy marriage she applied to the High Court for a decree of nullity. It was held that, because her...
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