Cross-Border Surrogacy Arrangements andthe Right to Know One’s Origins: Towards an International Legal Framework for theProtection of Children’s Rights?
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[1] Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, España
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- Localización: The Age of Human Rights Journal, ISSN-e 2340-9592, ISSN-e 2340-9592, Nº. 27, 2026
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Surrogacy raises complex international legal challenges, particularly regarding the right of individuals born through such arrangements to know their origins and the conditions required to ensure its effective realization in practice. This article adopts a doctrinal and jurisprudential approach, conceptualizing this right as a core element of identity and human dignity. It examines recent developments within the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the International Social Service (ISS), including the Verona Principles. It argues that existing frameworks remain insufficient and calls for coherent international standards ensuring effective access to origin-related information as a necessary precondition for exercising this right.
