These interactive maps will facilitate your navigation to search for country-related information and resources.
They aim to facilitate and support judicial cooperation and the circulation of decisions, authentic instruments and agreements.
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Competent Authorities for Divorces and Separations by Mutual Consent (Note: Except for Denmark, all divorces and separations without mutual consent require a court decision)
Light green: Countries with administrative procedures
Green: Countries with notarial procedures
Dark Green: Countries with both administrative and notarial procedures (de-judicialized)
Red: Countries with exclusively judicial procedures
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The color-coding system represents two main aspects of national certificates of succession or of the other instruments with similar function across European countries:
Red: the process for issuing the certificate is jurisdictional (or mainly jurisdictional);
Green: the process for issuing the certificate is non-jurisdictional (otherwise, there are both jurisdictional and non jurisdictional proceedings).
Legal Gender Recognition in Europe: Color-Coding System
The color-coding system represents two main aspects of legal gender recognition across European countries:
- The primary color (Red vs. Green) indicates whether the process is jurisdictional or non-jurisdictional
- The shade variation indicates the level of medical requirements
Non-Jurisdictional Procedures (Green)
- Light Green: Self-determination
- Green: Soft medicalization – requires medical assessment of gender dysphoria or proof of living as transgender
- Dark Green: Strong medicalization – requires both assessment and treatment, typically hormonal
Jurisdictional Procedures (Red)
- Light Red: Self-determination
- Red: Soft medicalization – requires medical assessment of gender dysphoria or proof of living as transgender
- Purple Red: Strong medicalization – requires both assessment and treatment, typically hormonal
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The color-coding system shows if the protective measures of vulnerable adults are de-jurisdictionalised or not:
Red: The protective measures of adults are jurisdictional or mainly jurisdictional;
Green: The protective measures of adults are extra-judicial or both judicial and extra-judicial measures coexist).