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The gay rights question in contemporary American law /

The gay rights question is whether the second-class legal status of gay people should be changed. In this book Andrew Koppelman shows the powerful legal and moral case for gay equality, but argues that courts cannot and should not impose it. The Gay Rights Question in Contemporary American Law offer...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koppelman, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The gay rights question is whether the second-class legal status of gay people should be changed. In this book Andrew Koppelman shows the powerful legal and moral case for gay equality, but argues that courts cannot and should not impose it. The Gay Rights Question in Contemporary American Law offers an unusually nuanced analysis of the most pressing gay rights issues. Does antigay discrimination violate the Constitution? Is there any sound moral objection to homosexual conduct? Are such objections the moral and constitutional equivalent of racism? Must state laws recognizing same-sex unions be.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 210 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-197) and index.
ISBN:9780226451039
0226451038
9780226451008
0226451003