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ECtHR: Russia failed to justify the lack of any opportunity for same-sex couples to have their relationship formally acknowledged
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| 13.07.2021 Judgments of 13 July 2021 The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing 20 judgments. (link) Russia failed to justify the lack of any opportunity for same-sex couples to have their relationship formally acknowledged Fedotova and Others v. Russia |
| The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe Member States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights |
In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Fedotova and Others v. Russia (applications nos. 40792/10, 30538/14 and 43439/14) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been:
a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights
The case concerned the refusal to register the notice of marriage of the applicants, who are samesex couples. The Court found that Russia had an obligation to ensure respect for the applicants’ private and family life by providing a legal framework allowing them to have their relationships acknowledged and protected under domestic law. The lack of any opportunity for same-sex couples to have their relationships formally acknowledged created a conflict between the social reality of the applicants
and the law. The Court dismissed the Government’s argument that the interests of the community as a whole could justify the lack of opportunity for same-sex couples to formalise their relationships. It concluded that, in denying access to formal acknowledgment of their status for same-sex couples,the Russian authorities had gone beyond the discretion (margin of appreciation) enjoyed by them. The Court stated that the choice of the most appropriate form of registration of same-sex unions
remained at the discretion of the respondent State.
| Qualification Type: | PhD |
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| Location: | Manchester |
| Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
| Funding amount: | Not Specified |
| Hours: | Full Time, Part Time |
| Placed On: | 9th July 2021 |
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| Closes: | 30th July 2021 |
Project contact:
Dr Kay Lalor, k.lalor@mmu.ac.uk
Funding info:
This opportunity is open to UK, EU and overseas applicants, and includes funding for the equivalent of UK fees (£4500 for 2021/22), plus a stipend in line with UKRI rates (£15,609 for 2021/2022).
Mode of study:
Full-time (3 years) or part-time (6 years)
Eligibility:
UK / EU / International
Key dates:
30 July 2021 (deadline to apply)
16 August 2021 (shortlisted applicants notified)
w/c 6 September 2021 (interviews)
Advert text:
While the earliest international legal protections for LGBTQI minorities relied heavily on the protection of privacy and autonomy, recent international jurisprudence is much more diverse, encompassing protection from torture, freedom of expression and assembly, immigration rights and even the right to participate in sport. Equally, even modest international legal gains have faced fierce backlash, which is often also framed through the lens of rights protections.
Wider international LGBTQI rights politics is underpinned by affect (emotion, belonging, narratives of self and community) and space (global north/global south, the ongoing effects of colonial laws, access to specific spaces, protest and public expressions of identity). These affective and spatial dimensions also manifest within international legal decisions and judgments.
The project will draw upon legal and socio-legal methods to assess the affective and spatial dimensions of LGBTQI decisions and judgments in international courts and human rights bodies. Through analysis of case law and qualitative empirical research the project aims to reach a holistic understanding of how LGBTQI issues and debates are articulated through international law and within international human rights bodies.
This project draws on the expertise of the Law School and its members of the Sylvia Pankhurst Gender and Diversity Research Centre. It continues the Law School’s extensive research in the field of equalities law and human rights, with a particular focus on the international dimensions of rights protections.
Aim: To develop a theoretical framework supported by empirical evidence to advance understandings of how the mobilization of affect and space within international LGBTQI rights cases affect the material conditions, community relations, identities and activist practices of LGBTQI groups in different locations.
Objectives:
Eligibility:
Applicants should have an honours degree (2:1 or above) and a relevant Master’s degree, or equivalent qualifications or experience.
Eligible disciplines: Law, human rights, LGBT rights
Funding
This opportunity is open to UK, EU and overseas applicants, and includes funding for the equivalent of UK fees (£4500 for 2021/22), plus a stipend in line with UKRI rates (£15,609 for 2021/2022).
How to apply
Further information on this opportunity is available at https://www.mmu.ac.uk/research/research-study/scholarships/detail/gsbl-kl-2021-litigating-lgbtqi-rights.php
For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Kay Lalor at k.lalor@mmu.ac.uk
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China: WeChat deletion of LGBT social media accounts spurs concern about human rights, censorship
Chinese tech giant Tencent deleted dozens of university students’ LGBT social media accounts, citing violations of rules around information on the internet Wednesday.
The students allege that access to their WeChat accounts was blocked on Tuesday, and they discovered all of the content on their accounts had disappeared on Wednesday. In place of these accounts was a notice from WeChat that stated they “had violated regulations on the management of accounts offering public information service on the Chinese internet.”
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price expressed concern that China has censored “accounts of LGBTQI Plus student groups and NGOs that were merely expressing their views, exercising their right to freedom of expression and freedom of speech.” International rights group OutRight Action International asserts the government of the People’s Republic of China “has increasingly clamped down on its citizens’ human rights more broadly, particularly restricting freedom of expression, assembly, and the press.” The group claims that organisations and activists “have also faced intimidation and violence by security services.” The group points to China’s strong emphasis on traditional cultural values and norms around “family units” and freely-operating “conversion clinics” offering sexual orientation and gender identity “conversion therapy” and other treatments.
While LGBTIQ relationships are no longer illegal in China, the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China is silent on the matter human rights based on of sexual orientation. Article 49 frames marriage as a union between “husband and wife,” and details duties and protections of rights within marriage and family in hetero-nomative language. The deletion of these social media accounts animates fears of a government crackdown that potentially violates rights of the Chinese LGBT community.
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