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Goodwin v. United Kingdom
European Court of Human Rights
22 EHRR 123, App. No. 28975/95, 2002-VI Eur. Ct. H.R. (2002)
Facts
Christine Goodwin (plaintiff) was a transsexual whose reassigned gender was female. Goodwin lived as a woman. Goodwin was in a romantic relationship with a man and only desired to marry a man, but this was not possible in the United Kingdom (defendant). Goodwin submitted an application to the European Court of Human Rights (the court).
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
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