http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210720-020232-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/all-eyes-on-lgbtqi-rights/ All Eyes on LGBTQI Rights - From positive obligations to non-retrogression Uitz, Renáta eng 2021-07-19 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 CJEU ECtHR Fedotova LGBT Rights LGBTQI Same Sex Marriage Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In Fedotova v Russia, the ECtHR found that Russia overstepped the boundaries of its otherwise broad margin of appreciation because it had “no legal framework capable of protecting the applicants’ relationships as same-sex couples has been available under domestic law”. The case foreshadows a future wherein the familiar line of cases advancing the protection of same sex couples will need to be complemented by a jurisprudence that engages with the backslash against LGBTQI rights.