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Why registered partnerships? A comparative overview
This chapter examines why and how registered partnerships were introduced in many jurisdictions. It finds that the two basic approaches were either to create a functional equivalent for same-sex couples only, or to create an alternative to marriage for mixed-sex couples which also was open to same-sex couples. The chapter then canvasses the impact that
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Registered Partnerships in Scotland
2018An examination of the history and future of registered partnerships as they exist in Scotland.
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This entry in the European Encyclopedia of Private International Law attempts to present the current state of the law in relation to registered partnerships. After an overview of the relevant sources, attention is paid to the issue of characterization. The law applicable to the access to partnerships and effects of such partnerships is also covered.
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This entry in the European Encyclopedia of Private International Law attempts to present the current state of the law in relation to registered partnerships. After an overview of the relevant sources, attention is paid to the issue of characterization. The law applicable to the access to partnerships and effects of such partnerships is also covered.
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Registered Partnerships in Australia
2018HISTORY AND BACKGROUND Australia is a federal jurisdiction and the federal government has legislative power over certain matters pertaining to the recognition of relationships (specifically ‘marriage’), while the States and Territories have jurisdiction over other related matters (relevantly de facto and other non-marital relationships).
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Registered Partnerships in France
2018HISTORY AND BACKGROUND BASIC STRUCTURES OF THE LAW ON ADULT RELATIONSHIPS In France adult relationships are governed by three different legal regimes: marriage, registered partnership ( pacte civil de solidarite , usually named pacs ) and cohabitation.
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FAMILY RIGHTS AND THE ‘REGISTERED PARTNERSHIP’ IN DENMARK
"International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family", 1990In 1989 Denmark took the innovative step of introducing a special legal regime, the ‘registered partnership’, of which only couples of the same sex, whether or not they are living together, may, if they choose, take advantage. The regime is closely modelled on marriage.
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Registered Partnerships in England and Wales
2018HISTORY AND BACKGROUND BASIC STRUCTURES OF THE LAW ON ADULT RELATIONSHIPS Two formalised relationship statuses exist in England and Wales: marriage and civil partnership. Marriage between opposite-sex couples has been celebrated in this jurisdiction for centuries.
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Registered Partnerships in the Republic of Ireland
2018HISTORY AND BACKGROUND BASIC STRUCTURES OF THE LAW ON ADULT RELATIONSHIPS Prior to the enactment of the ground-breaking Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, marriage was the only option available to a couple who wished to formalise their relationship and, until recently, that institution was restricted ...
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Registered Partnerships in Northern Ireland
2018HISTORY AND BACKGROUND BASIC STRUCTURES OF THE LAW ON ADULT RELATIONSHIPS Northern Ireland is a common law jurisdiction within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The island of Ireland was united with rest of the United Kingdom by the Acts of Union of 1800, but the island was subsequently partitioned and the south of Ireland ...
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