Value Judgments
The Dangers of the “Traditionalist” Rhetoric of the Bulgarian Constitutional Court
Petrova, Teodora
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2021
Verfassungsblog
2021-11-05
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On 26 October 2021, the Bulgarian Constitutional Court issued a binding interpretative decision on the definition of the concept of “sex”. The Court held that “sex” can only have a binary biological meaning. Instead of engaging in a legal debate in relation to the discussed matter, the Constitutional Court chose to interpret the law through “values established in the society” that are derived from “other normative systems, such as religion, morality and custom”. The result is a judgment which not only neglects the rights and freedoms of transgender people, but also relies on a reasoning that could undermine women’s rights.
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Petrova, Teodora
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