Legal recognition of same-sex partnerships : a study of national, European and international law / edited by Robert Wintemute and Mads Andenæs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wintemute, Robert.

Andenæs, Mads Tønnesson, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--Congresses.

Same-sex marriage.

Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc--Congresses.

Gay couples.

Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 790 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2001.

Contents:

1. Same-Sex Relationships: An Australian Perspective on a Global Issue / The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG 7

Part I Theoretical Perspectives

Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives / David AJ Richards 25

2. Same-Sex Partnerships and Arguments of Justice / Nicholas Bamforth 31

3. The Limitations of Liberal Neutrality Arguments in Favour of Same-Sex Marriage / Chai R Feldblum 55

4. Like Counting Stars? Re-Structuring Equality and the Socio-Legal Space of Same-Sex Marriage / Davina Cooper 75

5. Recognition, Rights, Regulation, Normalisation: Rhetorics of Justification in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate / Janet Halley 97

6. The Ideological Structure of the Same-Sex Marriage Debate (And Some Postmodern Arguments for Same-Sex Marriage) / William N Eskridge, Jr. 113

Part II National Law

Section A United States

7. Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partners Under US State or Local Law / Arthur S Leonard 133

8. Lesbian and Gay Couples Raising Children: The Law in the United States / Nancy D Polikoff 153

9. The Hawaii Marriage Case Launches the US Freedom-to-Marry Movement for Equality / Evan Wolfson 169

10. The Freedom to Marry for Same-Sex Couples in the United States of America / Mary L Bonauto 177

Section B Canada

Introduction: Same-Sex Partnerships in Canada / The Hon. Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dube 211

11. Any Two Persons in Canada's Lotusland, British Columbia / Donald G Casswell 215

12. Becoming "Persons" in Canadian Law: Genuine Equality or "Separate But Equal?" / Kathleen A Lahey 237

Section C Africa, Australasia and Latin America

13. Politics, Partnership Rights and the Constitution in South Africa ... (and the Problem of Sexual Identity) / Craig Lind 279

14. Let Them Eat Cake, and Ice Cream: Wanting Something "More" from the Relationship Recognition Menu / Jenni Millbank, Wayne Morgan 295

15. The New Zealand Same-Sex Marriage Case: From Aotearoa to the United Nations / Nigel Christie 317

16. Brazil's Proposed "Civil Unions Between Persons of the Same Sex": Legislative Inaction and Judicial Reactions / Marcelo Dealtry Turra 337

Section D Asia and the Middle East

17. Towards Legal Protection for Same-Sex Partnerships in Japan: From the Perspective of Gay and Lesbian Identity / Akitoshi Yanagihashi 349

18. Contextualising the Same-Sex Erotic Relationship: Post-Colonial Tongzhi and Political Discourse on Marriage Law in Hong Kong and Mainland China / Chiu Man-Chung (Andy Chiu) 357

19. Same-Sex Partnerships and Indian Law: Climate for a Change / Poonam Saxena 375

20. Challenges to Compulsory Heterosexuality: Recognition and Non-Recognition of Same-Sex Couples in Israeli Law / Aeyal M. Gross 391

Section E Europe

21. The Danish Registered Partnership Act, 1989: Has the Act Meant a Change in Attitudes? / Ingrid Lund-Andersen 417

22. "From Society's Point of View, Cohabitation Between Two Persons of the Same Sex is a Perfectly Acceptable Form of Family Life": A Swedish Story of Love and Legislation / Hans Ytterberg 427

23. Small Change: How the Road to Same-Sex Marriage Got Paved in the Netherlands / Kees Waaldijk 437

24. "Statutory Cohabitation" Under Belgian Law: A Step Towards Same-Sex Marriage? / Olivier De Schutter, Anne Weyembergh 465

25. The "Pacte Civil de Solidarite" in France: Midway Between Marriage and Cohabitation / Daniel Borrillo 475

26. Spain: The Heterosexual State Refuses to Disappear / Nicolas Perez Canovas 493

27. The Law on Stable Unions of Couples in the Catalonia Autonomous Community of Spain / Francesc Jaurena i Salas 505

28. Italy Walking a Tightrope Between Stockholm and the Vatican: Will Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships Ever Occur? / Gioia Scappucci 519

29. At the End of the Fairy Tale, Will Heidi Stay Single? Same-Sex Partnerships in Switzerland / Francois E Baur 531

30. The First Will Be The Last: Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships in Austria / Helmut Graupner 549

31. Nice on Paper: The Aborted Liberalisation of Gay Rights in Hungary / Lilla Farkas 563

32. The Legal Situation of Same-Sex Partnerships in Germany: An Overview / Roland Schimmel 575

33. From Individual Protection to Recognition of Relationships? Same-Sex Couples and the Irish Experience of Sexual Orientation Law Reform / Leo Flynn 591

34. Same-Sex Partnerships in English Family Law / Rebecca Bailey-Harris 605

Part III European Law

Section A European Community Law

35. The Miscegenation Analogy in Europe, or, Lisa Grant meets Adolf Hitler / Andrew Koppelman 623

36. Towards the Recognition of Same-Sex Partners in European Union Law: Expectations Based on Trends in National Law / Kees Waaldijk 635

37. Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Employment: An Evolving Role for the European Union / Mark Bell 653

38. Free Movement and Same-Sex Relationships: Existing EC Law and Article 13 EC / Elspeth Guild 677

Section B European Convention on Human Rights

39. Sex: Has It Any Place in Modern Marriage? / Stephen Whittle 693

40. Strasbourg to the Rescue? Same-Sex Partners and Parents Under the European Convention / Robert Wintemute 713

Part IV International Law

41. Will the United Nations Human Rights Committee Require Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages? / Laurence R Helfer 733

42. United Nations Human Rights Law and Same-Sex Relationships: Where to from Here? / Kristen L Walker 743

Appendix I Same-Sex Partnerships 775

Appendix II Sexual Orientation 781

Appendix III Gender Identity 789.

Notes:

"Based on 'Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships: a Conference on National, European and International Law', Centre of European Law, School of Law, King's College, University of London, 1-3 July, 1999"--Acknowledgments.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1841131385

OCLC:

50205748