| Applicant name | x. |
| Applicant type | natural person |
| Country | Germany |
| Decision no. | 6699/74 |
| Date | 15/12/1977 |
| Judges | – |
| Institution | Commission |
| Type | Decision |
| Outcome Art. 8 | Admissible |
| Reason | – |
| Type of privacy | Private life; bodily privacy |
| Keywords | Transgender; change name; exhaust domestic remedies |
| Facts of the case | Man becomes women after operation and wants her name changed. Authorities refuse. |
| Analysis | The Commission does not give a detailed account of the case, but it is interesting because it accepts that the refusal of the authorities to change a person’s name after gender reassignment operation could amount not only to a violation of Article 8 ECHR, but also of Article 3 ECHR. In addition, given the interest at stake and the lenght of the national proceedings, it feels that the applicant does not need to exhaust all domestic remedies, which were pending for four years. |
| Documents | Decision |