Incremental but Significant
<p>On 6 February 2023, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled in favor of two transgender applicants seeking to change the gender marker on their identification cards. The Court held that the Hong Kong government’s policy unconstitutionally infringed upon their right to privacy. This is doc...
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| description | <p>On 6 February 2023, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled in favor of two transgender applicants seeking to change the gender marker on their identification cards. The Court held that the Hong Kong government’s policy unconstitutionally infringed upon their right to privacy. This is doctrinally and strategically consistent with the Court’s LGBTQ jurisprudence, which proceeds incrementally and is highly attuned to the (ever-shrinking) political space in which Hong Kong courts operate.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e674cb91aaf44f2be9d1cc5f6fbfdc92023-02-17T11:50:12ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442023-02-012366-7044Incremental but SignificantRehan Abeyratne<p>On 6 February 2023, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled in favor of two transgender applicants seeking to change the gender marker on their identification cards. The Court held that the Hong Kong government’s policy unconstitutionally infringed upon their right to privacy. This is doctrinally and strategically consistent with the Court’s LGBTQ jurisprudence, which proceeds incrementally and is highly attuned to the (ever-shrinking) political space in which Hong Kong courts operate.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/incremental-but-significant/fundamental rights, Hong Kong, LGBTQI, Trans rights, transgender rights |
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