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

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Merin, Yuval
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Changing institution of marriage and the exclusion of same-sex couples
  • Registered partnerships in the Nordic countries
  • Same-sex partnerships in the Netherlands
  • Recognition of same-sex partnerships in other European countries
  • Cohabitation model
  • Same-sex partnerships in the United States
  • Contrasts between the models of recognition and the status of same-sex partnerships in the United States and Northern Europe
  • Domestic partnership, registered partnership, and marriage
  • Alternatives to marriage and the doctrine of separate but equal
  • Feasibility of opening up marriage to same-sex couples
  • Conclusion.