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40 Cornell Int'l L.J. 571 (2007)
Evans v. United Kingdom, 43 E.H.R.R. 21 European Court of Human Rights Case Summary

handle is hein.journals/cintl40 and id is 577 raw text is: Evans v. United Kingdom, 43 E.H.R.R. 21 European Court of Human Rights Case Summary Eric Goodemote1 Introduction ........... ..................................571 A. Legal Background ..................................... 572 B. Facts ... .......................................574 1. Trial C ase ................................................ 575 A . O verview ............................................. 575 B. Article 2 Claim ....................................... 577 C . Article 8 Claim ....................................... 577 D. Article 12 Claim s ..................................... 580 E. Article 14 Claim s ..................................... 580 II. European Court of Human Rights Case ................... 581 A . A ppeal ................................................ 58 1 B. Admissibility and Article 2 Claim ..................... 582 C . Article 8 Claim ....................................... 582 D . Article 8 Dissent ...................................... 583 E. Article 14 Claim ...................................... 584 C onclusion ...................................................... 584 Introduction This case examined whether a British law requiring the consent of both genetic parents to the implantation of embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) is consistent with Articles 2, 8, and 14 of the Euro- pean Convention on Human Rights. This case specifically determined whether a British woman could, over her former boyfriend's objections, use frozen embryos that she had created with him to impregnate herself after losing her ovaries to cancer. The case also determined generally whether state parties to the European Convention on Human Rights could require t J.D. candidate, Cornell Law School, expected 2008; B.A., University of Florida, 2005. 1 would like to thank the ILJ editors for their advice and assistance on matters of style and substance which was invaluable to my production of this work, in particular Joe Carello, Rebecca Mancuso, and Emily Emerson. I would also like to thank my friends and family for their support and encouragement. Lastly, I would like to thank my wife Katie whose patience and perspective were the most useful contributions I could hope to receive. 40 CORNELL INT'L L.J. 571 (2007)

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