L’eteronormatività nell’operato della Corte europea dei diritti umani: luci e ombre in materia di riconoscimento giuridico delle coppie formate da persone dello stesso sesso

Authors

  • Silvia Falcetta Università degli studi di Milano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15167/2279-5057/ag.2015.4.7.217

Abstract

In this article the author reflects upon the relation between heteronormativity and judicial review, with specific regard to the Ecthr’s jurisprudence concerning sexual orientation. Firstly, the author offers a description of the specific declination of heteronormativity in the legal context and argues that judicial interpretation represents a symbolic and legal key to promote a legal culture detached from a heteronormative perception of sexuality and family. Then, the author justifies a peculiar theoretical framework derived from legal antiformalism, gender studies and queer works in order to conceive a useful frame to analyze the Ecthr’s jurisprudence. Next, the author offers a documental analysis of judgments concerning the legal recognition of same-sex couples, among which Vallianatos and Others v Greece represents an example of an innovative legal reasoning, although quite problematic. Lastly, some comments are given about a possible evaluation of Ecthr’s reasoning in disrupting heteronormative judicial outcomes.

 

Keywords: heteronormativity, Ecthr, sexual orientation, judicial review, Vallianatos and others v Greece. 

 

Author Biography

Silvia Falcetta, Università degli studi di Milano

Dottondanda in Sociologia del diritto, ciclo XVIII, presso il Dipartimento di Scienze giuridiche dell'Università degli studi di Milano

Published

2015-04-22