National Restrictions on Gay, Lesbian and Same-Sex Parentage under Review by the European Court of Human Rights

Bans on single-parent adoption by gay and lesbian individuals, second-parent adoption, and cross-border recognition of the parent-child relationship in same-sex couples raise pressing human rights issues. The book charts these phenomena and related ECtHR complaints and rulings. Applying rigorous methodolo-gy, it scrutinises outcomes to hold them accountable to the ECHR's internal logic, identifying strengths while exposing limits of protection provided by this framework, persistently shaped by concerns of 'communal morality'. The author is a family law and human rights scholar based in Greece and Cyprus.

Product details

• Authors: Nikos Koumoutzis
• Publisher: Nomos
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.12.2025
• EAN: 9783756032815
• ISBN: 978-3-7560-3281-5
• No. of pages: 166
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; National Identity, EU, Europäische Union, Human Rights, Private International Law, ECtHR, Family Law, ECHR, Surrogacy, rainbow families, Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, LGBTQ+ rights, Single-parent adoption, Suspect grounds, Cross-border recognition, Same-sex parentage, Direct &Indirect discrimination, Second-parent adoption