The recent case of Valdís Fjölnisdóttir and Others v Iceland adds to the emerging ECtHR jurisprudence on cross-border surrogacy. It reinforces principles established in previous cases and, in doing so, clarifies the scope of the child’s rights under Article 8 ECHR, and hence clarifies the scope of the obligations placed on Member States in cases of cross-border surrogacy. At the same time, consideration of Valdís Fjölnisdóttir reveals significant omissions in the approach adopted by the ECtHR as regards consideration of the rights of the child. In this way, aspects of Valdís Fjölnisdóttir confuse, rather than clarify, the scope of the child’s Article 8 ECHR rights in cases of cross-border surrogacy. This article examines the Valdís Fjölnisdóttir judgment with a view to identifying emerging principles, as well as contradictions, in the developing body of jurisprudence relating to cross-border surrogacy.

最近的Valdís Fjölnisdóttir 和其他人诉冰岛案增加了欧洲人权法院关于跨境代孕的新兴判例。它强化了先前案例中确立的原则，并在此过程中明确了《欧洲人权公约》第 8条规定的儿童权利范围，从而明确了成员国在跨境代孕案件中的义务范围。同时，对Valdís Fjölnisdóttir的审议揭示了欧洲人权法院在考虑儿童权利方面采取的方法存在重大遗漏。通过这种方式，Valdís Fjölnisdóttir的某些方面混淆了，而不是澄清了儿童的《欧洲人权公约》第 8条的范围跨境代孕的权利。本文研究了Valdís Fjölnisdóttir的判决，以期确定与跨境代孕相关的发展中的法学体系中出现的原则和矛盾。