Annotation

The opinion is expressed regarding the absence of a clear legal definition of the term "family" in the Constitution of the Russian Federation and Family Code of the Russian Federation. The theoretical aspects of the absence of a legal definition of the family as the union of a man and a woman, exclusively without prior medical intervention for gender reassignment, are argued. The adoption of such a law was necessary, however, individuals having previously undergone gender reassignment and wishing to revert to their original gender should be granted the right to "gender restitution" as a "certain exception to the general rule". We believe it is necessary to give retroactive effect to Article 45.1 of the Federal Law No. 323 regarding individuals who have previously changed their sex and have not passed public verification at Registrar office authorities, and to establish a transitional period of up to three years during which "gender amnesty" will be legalized, since the absence of retroactive effect of the law might violate the rights of this small number of citizens of the Russian Federation.