Transmission of the father's surname constitutes discrimination based on the parent's sex (case Cusan and Fazzo v. Italy, European Court of Human Rights, 7 January 2014) Online publication date: Fri, 13-Mar-2015
by Katerina Sp. Papadopoulou
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies (IJHRCS), Vol. 2, No. 4, 2014
Abstract: The European Court of Human Rights found that the administrative practice of automatically giving a child the father's surname, even when the parents wish to give their child the mother's surname, is a form of sex-based discrimination that is not compatible with the European Convention of Human Rights. The case underlines the importance of the prohibition against discrimination, taken together with the right to family and private life.
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