A failure by the Court to maintain a dynamic and evolutive approach would indeed risk rendering it a bar to reform or improvement. While the Court had previously examined several complaints about the position of transsexuals in the UK without finding the State in violation of its obligations, in this case the Court found it was necessary to look at the situation “in the light of present-day conditions” in order to determine "what is now the appropriate interpretation and application of the Convention" (para 75).See also see E.B.v. Yet, the European Court tends to use this'evolutive'approach when it perceives a convergence of standards among member States. Thus, a still controversial family-related issue is same-sex marriage. The European Court has refused to recognize the denial of same-sex marriage as being in violation of the Convention (art. States enjoy a wid e margin of a ppreciation.