Equality, dignity, and same-sex marriage : a rights disagreement in democratic societies / by Man Yee Karen Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Man Yee Karen.

Series:

Nijhoff eBook titles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation.

Same-sex marriage.

Civil unions--Law and legislation.

Civil unions.

Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Gay couples.

Gay rights.

Equality before the law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book studies the concepts of equality and dignity, and reveals their inadequacies as grounds for same-sex marriage. It argues that the moral disagreement involved entails finding common ground for deliberation between parties who share fundamental values as fellow rights-holders.

Contents:

Same-sex marriage : history, law, and disagreements

The classic concept of equality and the case for same-sex marriage

Human dignity and same-sex marriage

Human dignity and its role in the equality jurisprudence.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-78644-X

9786612786440

90-474-4161-3

OCLC:

667296165

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004179264.i-263 DOI