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UKM v Attorney-General

[2019] 3 SLR 874
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2019
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Singapore Court of Appeal held that refusal to amend identity documents for a transgender person did not violate Article 12 equal protection under the Constitution.

Key Principle

Art 12; transgender person; gender reassignment; whether refusal to amend identity documents discriminatory

Area of Law

constitutional

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