Same-sex relationships in Europe: trends toward tolerance?

<p>In 1990, who would have thought that there would come a time when a generation of law students starting university would not even question if same-sex couples should be entitled to marry? And yet, that time has arrived. The majority of students embarking upon a legal education at a...

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Autor principal:	Ian Curry-Sumner
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Publicado:	Amsterdam Law Forum 2011
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5cdc119df1b94cb3899e78e1c8cf91482021-12-02T00:34:54ZSame-sex relationships in Europe: trends toward tolerance?1876-8156https://doaj.org/article/5cdc119df1b94cb3899e78e1c8cf91482011-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ojs.ubvu.vu.nl/alf/article/view/215https://doaj.org/toc/1876-8156<p>In 1990, who would have thought that there would come a time when a generation of law students starting university would not even question if same-sex couples should be entitled to marry? And yet, that time has arrived. The majority of students embarking upon a legal education at a Dutch university in September 2011 were 8 years old when Job Cohen, the Mayor of Amsterdam, celebrated the first-ever State endorsed same-sex marriage in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For these students, the existence of same-sex marriage is as much a given, as the need to criminalize murderers or the need for a National Parliament. Yet, the road to this point in time has not been one without its trials and tribulations</p> <p> </p> <p>In this article, an attempt will be made to briefly outline the current state of the law with regards the legal recognition of same-sex relationships in Europe. In doing so, attention will be paid to the formalized forms of relationship recognition currently available across the European continent, namely same-sex marriage and forms of registered partnership. Attention will then shift to an analysis of the developments within European Union legislation and trends at the European Court of Human Rights, before drawing some general conclusions with regards the future.</p>Ian Curry-SumnerAmsterdam Law ForumarticleLawKENAmsterdam Law Forum, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 43-61 (2011)
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description	<p>In 1990, who would have thought that there would come a time when a generation of law students starting university would not even question if same-sex couples should be entitled to marry? And yet, that time has arrived. The majority of students embarking upon a legal education at a Dutch university in September 2011 were 8 years old when Job Cohen, the Mayor of Amsterdam, celebrated the first-ever State endorsed same-sex marriage in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For these students, the existence of same-sex marriage is as much a given, as the need to criminalize murderers or the need for a National Parliament. Yet, the road to this point in time has not been one without its trials and tribulations</p> <p> </p> <p>In this article, an attempt will be made to briefly outline the current state of the law with regards the legal recognition of same-sex relationships in Europe. In doing so, attention will be paid to the formalized forms of relationship recognition currently available across the European continent, namely same-sex marriage and forms of registered partnership. Attention will then shift to an analysis of the developments within European Union legislation and trends at the European Court of Human Rights, before drawing some general conclusions with regards the future.</p>
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Same-sex relationships in Europe: trends toward tolerance?

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