CASE OF HÄMÄLÄINEN v. FINLAND
Hearing: Hamalainen v. Finland (no. 37359/09) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2013-10-16 00:00:00)
Application no.: 37359/09
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2014-07-16 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2014:0716JUD003735909
Respondent state: FIN
Articles of the Convention: 8;8-1;12;14;14+12;14+8
Judges: András Sajó;André Potocki;Dean Spielmann;Erik Møse;George Nicolaou;Guido Raimondi;Helen Keller;Ineta Ziemele;Josep Casadevall;Khanlar Hajiyev;Lech Garlicki;Ledi Bianku;Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos;Luzius Wildhaber;Mark Villiger;Nebojša Vučinić;Päivi Hirvelä;Paul Lemmens;Paul Martens;Vincent A. De Gaetano;Zdravka Kalaydjieva
Represented by: COJOCARIU C.
Issue: Section 2 of the Transsexuals (Confirmation of Gender) Act
Strasbourg case-law cited: A, B and C v. Ireland [GC], no 25579/05, § 245, ECHR 2010;Airey v. Ireland, 9 October 1979, § 33, Series A no 32;B. v. France, 25 March 1992, § 63, Series A no 232-C;Botta v. Italy, 24 February 1998, § 35, Reports 1998-I;Burden v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 13378/05, § 60, ECHR 2008;Christine Goodwin v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 28957/95, ECHR 2002-VI;Dickson v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 44362/04, § 78, ECHR 2007 V;E.B. v. France [GC], no 43546/02, § 47, 22 January 2008;Evans v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 6339/05, § 77, ECHR 2007 I;Fretté v. France, no 36515/97, § 41, ECHR 2002 I;Gaskin v. the United Kingdom, 7 July 1989, § 42, Series A no 160;Glass v. the United Kingdom, no 61827/00, §§ 74-83, ECHR 2004 II;Grant v. the United Kingdom, no 32570/03, §§ 39-44, ECHR 2006 VII;Karner v. Austria, no 40016/98, § 37, ECHR 2003 IX;Konstantin Markin v. Russia [GC], no 30078/06, § 127, ECHR 2012;L. and V. v. Austria, nos. 39392/98 and 39829/98, § 45, ECHR 2003 I;L. v. Lithuania, no 27527/03, ECHR 2007 IV;McGinley and Egan v. the United Kingdom, 9 June 1998, § 101, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998 III;Nitecki v. Poland (dec.), no 65653/01, 21 March 2002;Odièvre v. France [GC], no 42326/98, ECHR 2003 III;Pentiacova and Others v. Moldova (dec.), no 14462/03, ECHR 2005 I;Petrovic v. Austria, 27 March 1998, § 38, Reports 1998 II;Pretty v. the United Kingdom, no 2346/02, § 71, ECHR 2002 III;Rees v. the United Kingdom, 17 October 1986, §§ 43-44, Series A no 106;Roche v. the United Kingdom [GC], no 32555/96, § 162, ECHR 2005 X;S.H. and Others v. Austria [GC], no 57813/00, § 94, ECHR 2011;Schalk and Kopf v. Austria, no 30141/04, ECHR 2010;Sentges v. the Netherlands (dec.), no 27677/02, 8 July 2003;Smith and Grady v. the United Kingdom, nos. 33985/96 and 33986/96, § 90, ECHR 1999 VI;Söderman v. Sweden [GC], no 5786/08, § 78, ECHR 2013;Stec and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 65731/01 and 65900/01, § 52, ECHR 2006 VI;Vallianatos and Others v. Greece [GC], nos. 29381/09 and 32684/09, ECHR 2013;Van Kück v. Germany, no 35968/97, ECHR 2003 VII;X and Others v. Austria [GC], no 19010/07, § 99, ECHR 2013;X and Y v. the Netherlands, 26 March 1985, Series A no 91;X, Y and Z v. the United Kingdom, 22 April 1997, §  44, Reports 1997 II


Conclusion: No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for family life;Respect for private life);No violation of Article 14+8 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 8-1 - Respect for family life;Respect for private life;Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life);No violation of Article 14+12 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 12 - Men and women;Right to marry)
Separate opinion: TRUE