Beyond sexual binaries? the German Federal Constitutional Court and the rights of intersex people

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dc.contributor.authorBotha, Henken_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-30T06:42:12Z
dc.date.available2019-10-30T06:42:12Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionCITATION: Botha, H. 2018. Beyond sexual binaries? the German Federal Constitutional Court and the rights of intersex people. Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 21:1-26, doi:10.17159/1727-3781/2018/v21i0a4747.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/peren_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn a recent judgment, the German Federal Constitutional Court held that it was unconstitutional to require every person's sex to be entered on the birth register, without providing for a third option for intersex persons. This article examines the intersex judgment in view of the Court's earlier jurisprudence on the rights of trans persons. It argues that this judgment was enabled, to a significant extent, by the fluid understanding of sex and gender identity shown in those judgments, and by the elaboration in those cases of the relationship between sexual freedom, human dignity and equality. It also comments on the possible relevance of the intersex judgment for South Africa, in view of some of the parallels and differences between German and South African constitutional jurisprudence.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/per/article/view/4747
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent26 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBotha, H. 2018. Beyond sexual binaries? the German Federal Constitutional Court and the rights of intersex people. Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 21:1-26, doi:10.17159/1727-3781/2018/v21i0a4747en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1727-3781 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.17159/1727-3781/2018/v21i0a4747
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/106747
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherNorth-West University, Faculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectGerman Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht - BVerfG)en_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa -- Constitutional Courten_ZA
dc.subjectIntersex people -- Identityen_ZA
dc.subjectGender identity -- Law and legislation -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectGender identity -- Law and legislation -- Germanyen_ZA
dc.titleBeyond sexual binaries? the German Federal Constitutional Court and the rights of intersex peopleen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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