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X and Others v. Austria
‘’’’’X and Others v. Austria’’’’’ was a [human rights] case that was decided in 2013 by the [European Court of Human Rights].

The case concerned whether the [Government of Austria] had discriminated against unmarried same-sex couples because the [Austrian Civil Code] (‘’Algermeines Burgerliches Gesetzbuch’’) did not permit unmarried same-sex couples to be legally granted a second-parent [adoption], whereas it was available to unmarried [heterosexual] couples.

A ‘’second-parent adoption’’ is a particular form of adoption that is recognised in various legal [jurisdictions] throughout the world as being where an individual can adopt their partner’s child regardless of the recognized legal relationship between them, without terminating the other original partner’s parental legal status.

‘’X and Others v. Austria’’ is viewed by some commentators as being the first recognition of the right of unmarried same-sex couples to second-parent adoption to States that are a party to the [European Convention on Human Rights]. It is a ruling that builds on the [discrimination protections] that have been established as part of the [LGBT rights in Europe] in addition to [LGBT adoption] laws.