Equality for same-sex couples : the legal recognition of gay partnerships in Europe and the United States / Yuval Merin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merin, Yuval.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Same-sex marriage.

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

Gay couples.

Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--United States.

Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The Changing Institution of Marriage and the Exclusion of Same-Sex Couples

Chapter 3. Registered Partnerships in the Nordic Countries

Chapter 4. Same-Sex Partnerships in the Netherlands

Chapter 5. Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships in Other European Countries

Chapter 6. The Cohabitation Model

Chapter 7. Same-Sex Partnerships in the United States

Chapter 8. Contrasts between the Models of Recognition and the Status of Same-Sex Partnerships in the United States and Northern Europe

Chapter 9. Domestic Partnership, Registered Partnership, and Marriage

Chapter 10. Alternatives to Marriage and the Doctrine of "Separate but Equal"

Chapter 11. The Feasibility of Opening Up Marriage to Same-Sex Couples

Chapter 12. Conclusion

Appendix A. European Same-Sex Legislation in Translation

Appendix B. Developments in the United Kingdom, Israel, South Africa, and Brazil

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-383) and index.

ISBN:

9786612537394

9781282537392

1282537393

9780226520339

0226520331

OCLC:

593360257