Explores the ECtHR's understanding of what it means to be a 'father' and the role of doctrines of interpretation.

Alice Margaria is a Research Fellow in the Law and Anthropology Department of the Max-Planck-Institut für ethnologische Forschung. She holds a Ph.D. in Law from the European University Institute, Florence. Her previous book Nuove forme di filiazione e genitorialità: leggi e giudici di fronte alle nuove realtà (2018) explores the role of national judges in bridging the gap between the social and the legal realities of families created via assisted reproduction, from a comparative perspective. She was invited as a visiting scholar at various institutions, such as Emory University, Atlanta, and Lunds universitet. She also worked with international organisations, including the UNICEF Office of Research.

Introduction; 1. Fatherhood and the law in Europe; 2. The ECtHR and fatherhood: limits and potential; 3. Fatherhood and assisted reproduction; 4. Post-separation and unmarried fatherhood; 5. Fatherhood and family-work reconciliation; 6. Fatherhood and homosexuality; 7. Fatherhood at the ECtHR.