Comparative Law Review

Comparative Law Review

The Legal Effects of Sex Change on Marriage based on the Islamic Jurisprudence and Common Law

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohsen Safari 1
Seyed Mehrdad Amir Shahkarami 2
1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Political Sciences,University of Tehran, Tehran,Iran
2 MSc. in Private law, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/jcl.2017.137260.633267
Abstract
Soon after the acceptance and legalization of transsexual surgery، transsexuals' stability of marriage turns into a concern for both jurists and judges. Whether their marriage remains stable after surgery is a question which is still left unanswered. In cases when only one of the couples undergoes the surgery, marriage is generally believed to be abrogated, but in other cases when both partners do the surgery simultaneously, there are disagreements in verdicts. Based on the British common law system the transsexual partner is obliged to abrogate the marriage for six months until his or her gender is identified. In the United States however, no ban is imposed on marriage in such cases. The present paper aims to discuss the current ideas in this regard and survey the fact in common law and Islamic perspective.
Keywords
Transsexual
Hermaphrodite
Gender Identity
Gender Recognition Act
Gender Recognition Certificate
Subjects

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Comparative Law Review
Volume 9, Issue 1
Spring & Summer
April 2018
Pages 285-308