title: Court says French government's refusal to authorize adoption violates woman's human rights.
abstract: On 22 January 2008, the European Court of Human Rights held that there had been a violation of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention) in the case of E.B. v. France, concerning a refusal by the French authorities to grant E.B.'s request to adopt a child, allegedly on account of her sexual orientation.
authors: Sandra Ka Hon
authors: SK
authors: Chu
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035082:Federal Government; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D014933:Women's Rights