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This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.
The European Court of Human Rights (Former Second Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:
Mr J.-P. Costa, President, Mr A.B. Baka, Mr R. Türmen, Mr M. Ugrekhelidze, Mrs E. Fura-Sandström, Ms D. Jočienė, Mr D. Popović, judges, and Mrs S. Dollé, Section Registrar ,
The case originated in an application (no. 27527/03) against the Republic of Lithuania lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by Mr L. The President of the Chamber acceded to the applicant's request not to have his name disclosed (Rule 47 § 3 of the Rules of Court).
The applicant alleged violations of Articles 3, 8, 12, and 14 of the Convention, in respect of the lack of legal regulation regarding transsexuals in Lithuania, and particularly the absence of any lawful possibility to undergo full gender-reassignment surgery, which in turn resulted in other hardships and inconveniences.
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