Equality for Same-Sex Couples: The Legal Recognition of Gay Partnerships in Europe and the United StatesUniversity of Chicago Press, 2010 M02 15 - 397 páginas During the past three decades, nations all over the world have been debating whether to allow same-sex couples to marry, or at least grant these couples various rights associated with marriage. In Equality for Same-Sex Couples, Yuval Merin presents the first comparative study of the legal regulation of same-sex partnerships worldwide, as well as a unique survey of the status of same-sex couples in Europe. Merin begins by providing a historical overview of the transformation of marriage from antiquity to the present. He then identifies and critically compares four principal models for the legal regulation and recognition of same-sex partnerships: civil marriage, registered partnership, domestic partnership, and cohabitation. Merin concludes that all of the models except civil marriage discriminate against gays and lesbians just as the "separate but equal" doctrine discriminated against African Americans; thus, so-called alternatives to marriage, even if they provide the same rights and benefits as marriage, are inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional. |
Contenido
1 | |
6 | |
3 Registered Partnerships in the Nordic Countries | 61 |
4 SameSex Partnerships in the Netherlands | 111 |
5 Recognition of SameSex Partnerships in Other European Countries | 130 |
6 The Cohabitation Model | 160 |
7 SameSex Partnerships in the United States | 177 |
8 Contrasts between the Models of Recognition and the Status of SameSex Partnerships in the United States and Northern Europe | 237 |
10 Alternatives to Marriage and the Doctrine of Separate but Equal | 278 |
11 The Feasibility of Opening Up Marriage to SameSex Couples | 308 |
12 Conclusion | 338 |
European SameSex Legislation in Translation | 343 |
Developments in the United Kingdom Israel South Africa and Brazil | 355 |
359 | |
385 | |
9 Domestic Partnership Registered Partnership and Marriage | 263 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Equality for Same-Sex Couples: The Legal Recognition of Gay Partnerships in ... Yuval Merin Vista previa limitada - 2010 |
Equality for Same-Sex Couples: The Legal Recognition of Gay Partnerships in ... Yuval Merin Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |
Equality for Same-Sex Couples: The Legal Recognition of Gay Partnerships in ... Yuval Merin Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |
Términos y frases comunes
according amended apply chap child constitutional Danish decision Defense of Marriage Denmark discrimination divorce DOMA domestic partner domestic partnership Dutch enacted Eskridge Europe exclusion family law federal gay and lesbian gay couples Gay Marriage Gay Rights gender heterosexual heterosexual couples homosexual Iceland ILGA ILGA World Legal ILGA-Europe ILGA-Europe Euroletter institution of marriage Legal Recognition legislation Lesbian and Gay lesbian couples lesbians Marriage Act marriage to same-sex married couples Moreover Netherlands Nordic countries northern European countries opposite-sex couples other’s PaCS parental rights Parliament parties PlanetOut PlanetOut News Staff ples prohibition protection recognition of same-sex regarding registered partners Registered Partnership Act regulation riage same-sex couples same-sex marriage same-sex partners same-sex partnerships same-sex relationship second-parent adoption separate but equal sex couples sexual orientation social sodomy laws spouses status of same-sex Supreme Court Sweden tion United Vermont women World Legal Survey
Pasajes populares
Página vii - There is always need of persons not only to discover new truths, and point out when what were once truths are true no longer, but also to commence new practices, and set the example of more enlightened conduct, and better taste and sense in human life.