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Germany’s Blank Space Civil Status Law

Desta, Blen LU (2018) RÄSM02 20171
Department of Sociology of Law
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of Germany’s new birth certificate law (Civil Status, § 22 (3) PStG) concerning children born intersex and the intersex people in general. Thus, the research will focus on the interplay between the existing societal norm of the binary gender model and the law that requires a newborn intersex child to be registered as a 'blank' from the perspective of different sociological theories. It will further investigate the best interest of an intersex child in connection to several law articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) with the child’s right to participation and decision making on the medical intervention procedures. Hence, the view of intersex people, the view of several... (More)
This study investigates the impact of Germany’s new birth certificate law (Civil Status, § 22 (3) PStG) concerning children born intersex and the intersex people in general. Thus, the research will focus on the interplay between the existing societal norm of the binary gender model and the law that requires a newborn intersex child to be registered as a 'blank' from the perspective of different sociological theories. It will further investigate the best interest of an intersex child in connection to several law articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) with the child’s right to participation and decision making on the medical intervention procedures. Hence, the view of intersex people, the view of several intersex advocacy groups, and medical practitioners will be depicted in relation to the life experiences of intersex from the perspective of human rights, citizenship rights, bodily integrity, and self-determination. (Less)
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author
Desta, Blen LU
supervisor
organization
course
RÄSM02 20171
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Intersex, Sex/Gender, Body Politics, Sex-assignment surgery, Sex dualism, Social norms
language
English
id
8942447
date added to LUP
2018-06-25 13:44:13
date last changed
2018-06-25 13:44:13
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  abstract     = {{This study investigates the impact of Germany’s new birth certificate law (Civil Status, § 22 (3) PStG) concerning children born intersex and the intersex people in general. Thus, the research will focus on the interplay between the existing societal norm of the binary gender model and the law that requires a newborn intersex child to be registered as a 'blank' from the perspective of different sociological theories. It will further investigate the best interest of an intersex child in connection to several law articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) with the child’s right to participation and decision making on the medical intervention procedures. Hence, the view of intersex people, the view of several intersex advocacy groups, and medical practitioners will be depicted in relation to the life experiences of intersex from the perspective of human rights, citizenship rights, bodily integrity, and self-determination.}},
  author       = {{Desta, Blen}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Germany’s Blank Space Civil Status Law}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}