The challenge of same-sex marriage : federalist principles and constitutional protections /

This text examines the constitutional dimensions of the same-sex marriage referenda in Hawaii and Alaska, and discusses the limited conditions under which the US constitution allows states to refuse recognition of same-sex marriages validly celebrated in a sister state.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Strasser, Mark Philip, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.
Subjects:
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > United States.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation.
Mariage > Droit > Etats-Unis.
Homosexualité > Droit > Etats-Unis.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Marriage Rights; 2 Equal Protection; 3 The Referenda; 4 Retroactive Legislation; 5 Full Faith and Credit; 6 Subsequent Domiciles and Full Faith and Credit; 7 Natural Law and Same Sex Marriage; 8 The Defense of Marriage Act; Selected Bibliography; Index.

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