The Legal Effects of Gender Identity Disorder on the Marriage Contract under Jordanian Legislation

Abstract

A human being is naturally born either a fully developed male or a fully developed female. However, certain physical or psychological conditions may lead to ambiguity in sexual identity, prompting medical, surgical, or psychological intervention for the purpose of sex correction or transformation. While sex correction due to physical abnormalities is considered legitimate medical treatment, sex transformation based solely on psychological grounds stands in clear contradiction to the principles of Islamic Sharia and the provisions of Jordanian legislation.

Moreover, some physical conditions may not affect a person’s sex classification directly but may impair marital intimacy, Whether the issue involves sex correction, sex transformation, or physical defects affecting sexual relations, it remains essential to examine the legal implications of such cases on the validity and effects of the marriage contract under Jordanian law.