Same-Sex Couples before National, Supranational and International Jurisdictions

The present volume focuses on the jurisprudence of national, supranational and international jurisdictions (and quasi-juridictions) as regards the legal status of same-sex couples. Its aim is to explore the content, rationale, functioning and potential of the different jurisdictions’ reasonings and...

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Other Authors: Gallo, Daniele (Editor), Paladini, Luca (Editor), Pustorino, Pietro (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Subjects:
Sex
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Judicial Restraintand Political Responsibility: A Review of the Jurisprudence of the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese High Courts on Same-Sex Couples
  • The Legal Situation of Same-Sex Couples in Greece and Cyprus
  • The Law Applicable to the Formation of Same-Sex Partnerships and Marriages
  • Recognition of Foreign Same-Sex Partnerships and Marriages
  • Same-Sex Families Across Borders
  • Same-Sex Couples before the ECtHR: The Right to Marriage
  • Same-Sex Couples’ Rights (Other than the Right to Marry) before the ECtHR
  • Same-Sex Couples before the Inter-American System of Human Rights
  • Free Movement Rights for Same-Sex Couples under EU law: What Role to Play for the CJEU?
  • Employment Benefits for Same-Sex Couples: The Case-Law of the CJEU
  • International Administrative Tribunals and Their Non-Originalist Jurisprudence on Same-Sex Couples: ‘Spouse’ and ‘Marriage’ in Context, between Social Changes and the Doctrine of Renvoi
  • Same-Sex Couples, Legislators and Judges. An Introduction to the Book
  • The Recognition of Same-Sex Couples’ rights in the US between Counter-Majoritarian Principle and Ideological Approaches: A State Level Perspective
  • From Gay Rights to Same-Sex Marriage: A Brief Story through US Federal Courts Jurisprudence
  • Different Approaches, Similar Outcomes: Same-Sex Marriage in Canada and South Africa
  • Same-sex Couples before Courts in Mexico, Central and South America
  • Following the Legislative Leaders: Judicial Recognition of Same Sex Couples in Australia and New Zealand
  • The Nordic Model: Same-Sex Families in Love and Law
  • A Glorious Revolution? UK Courts and Same-Sex Couples
  • Between Recognition and Homophobia: Same-Sex Couples in Eastern Europe
  • Same-Sex Couples in France and Belgium: The Resilient Practice of Judicial Deference
  • At the Crossroads between Privacy and Community: The Legal Status of Same-Sex Couples in German, Austrian and Swiss law
  • Same-Sex couples before Quasi-Jurisdictional Bodies: The Case of the UN Human Rights Committee