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Criminal Boundaries of Being and Turkey’s Future in Europe: Penalization of Gender and “Immoral” Sexuality under Turkey’s 11th Judicial “Reform” Draft

October 29, 2025

The 11th Judicial “Reform” Draft marks a decisive turn in Turkey’s authoritarian transformation (see here, here and here), recasting criminal law as a moral device of identity governance by penalizing all who deviate from state-prescribed heteronormativity. Framed as necessary to “protect the family”, “raise physically and mentally healthy generations”, and “combat gender-neutrality movements”, the draft extends criminal liability to identity itself by targeting those who “act against their biological sex”. Its reach extends beyond LGBT+ communities to women’s emancipation and broader gender non-conformity. Women who defy traditional gender roles, gender-nonconforming men, or anyone whose appearance, conduct, attitude, or sexuality is deemed “immoral” can now fall within the scope of Turkish criminal law. This development renders Turkey’s position within the European legal order even more fragile.

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Inadmissibility Decisions after KlimaSeniorinnen: Hope Remains for Müllner v. Austria as the Next Successful Climate Case before the ECtHR

September 26, 2025

In the shadows of the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion, Strasbourg has been busy with climate cases too – busy, mostly saying no. Published on 28 August 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) declared Engels and Others v. Germany, a follow-up to Germany’s Neubauer litigation, inadmissible. The decision leans heavily on the demanding victim-status test…

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R. F. and Others v. Germany – A Missed Opportunity for Rainbow Families?

February 12, 2025

On 12 November 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decided the case of R.F. and Others v. Germany (no. 46808/16). The case concerned a rainbow family consisting of the first applicant as the genetic mother, the second applicant as her registered partner and birth mother, and the applicant as their joint child. They had complained…

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Lithuania’s Constitutional Court Rules Seeing Same-Sex Relationships Won’t Turn Kids Gay

January 8, 2025

On 18 December 2024, the Lithuanian Constitutional Court held that the law, prohibiting the dissemination of public information depicting same-sex relationships is unconstitutional as it violates the freedom of thought of children and the right to found a family under the Constitution of Lithuania. The decision follows the rationale of the European Court of Human…

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Palliative Care and Assisted Suicide at the ECtHR: Dániel Karsai v. Hungary

July 12, 2024

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has reviewed several cases related to euthanasia (Gard v. UK, Lambert v. France, and Mortier v. Belgium), and assisted suicide for terminally ill persons (Pretty v. UK), incurable diseases (Koch v. Germany), psychiatric disorders (Haas v. Switzerland), and the case of a physician that disseminated…

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