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Born to Polish same-sex parents – a case study. A human rights perspective on birth certificate transcriptions

Autorzy: Karolina Mendecka
Słowa kluczowe: best interest of the child birth certificate transcript European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence same-sex parenthood
Data publikacji całości:2020
Liczba stron:17 (33-49)
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Liczba pobrań ?: 545

Abstrakt

This article is a case study regarding the recent Supreme Administrative Court in Poland (the SAC) resolution. The Court found that a transcription of a foreign birth certificate, in which two people of the same sex are registered as parents, is not allowed under the Polish law and is contrary to ordre public. This paper focuses primarily on two aspects regarding the resolution. First, it is addressed whether the best interest of the child principle was given due consideration. Second, it is analysed whether the possible discriminatory treatment on the grounds of sexual orientation of the parents was adequately examined, with particular reference to the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (the ECtHR). This paper is divided into four parts. The background information pertaining to the issues at stake as well as the case itself are addressed in Part 1. Part 2 briefly summarises the SAC resolution and the verdict. Part 3 concentrates on deconstructing the best interest principle as an international and national standard. In Part 4 the ECtHR case-law is examined in order to provide a human rights perspective on the matter. This article concentrates on providing the perspective of a child and on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, as it is a well-recognised international law-applying body that raises the threshold and quality of respecting human rights in the European continent. The final summarises the paper and presents the conclusions. It is going to be demonstrated that in light of the ECtHR jurisprudence, the SAC failed to adequately analyse that a difference in treatment of same-sex parents in comparison to other unmarried couples is reasonable, pursues a legitimate aim and that the treatment is proportional. Moreover, it will be argued that the SAC unsuccessfully demonstrated why primacy had been granted to the interest of the state and public order, instead of that of a child. The main goal of this paper is to highlight the importance of endorsing the child’s perspective and the compelling need to carefully consider the child’s best interest – in each and every case that involves their fate. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, the research is based on the evaluation of the universal human rights documents relevant to the topic, as well as the analysis of the ECtHR jurisprudence related to the subject.
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