Legal recognition of same-sex partnerships : a study of national, European, and international law / edited by Robert Wintemute and Mads Andenæs.

Based on a conference on national, European, and international Law held July 1-3, 1999 at University of London.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword /​ Edwin Cameron
Introduction /​ Robert Wintemute. 1. Same-Sex Relationships: An Australian Perspective on a Global Issue /​ Michael Kirby
Pt. I. Theoretical Perspectives
Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives /​ David A. J. Richards. 2. Same-Sex Partnerships and Arguments of Justice /​ Nicholas Bamforth. 3. The Limitations of Liberal Neutrality Arguments in Favour of Same-Sex Marriage /​ Chai R. Feldblum. 4. Like Counting Stars? Re-Structuring Equality and the Socio-Legal Space of Same-Sex Marriage /​ Davina Cooper. 5. Recognition, Rights, Regulation, Normalisation: Rhetorics of Justification in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate /​ Janet Halley. 6. The Ideological Structure of the Same-Sex Marriage Debate (And Some Postmodern Arguments for Same-Sex Marriage) /​ William N. Eskridge, Jr.
Pt. II. National Law. Sect. A. United States. 7. Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partners Under U.S. State or Local Law /​ Arthur S. Leonard. 8. Lesbian and Gay Couples Raising Children: The Law in the United States /​ Nancy D. Polikoff. 9. The Hawaii Marriage Case Launches the U.S. Freedom-to-Marry Movement for Equality /​ Evan Wolfson. 10. The Freedom to Marry for Same-Sex Couples in the United States of America /​ Marly L. Bonauto. Sect. B. Canada. Introduction: Same-Sex Partnerships in Canada /​ Claire L'Heureux-Dube. 11. Any Two Persons in Canada's Lotusland, British Columbia /​ Donald G. Casswell. 12. Becoming "Persons" in Canadian Law: Genuine Equality or "Separate But Equal?" /​ Kathleen A. Lahey. Sect. C. Africa, Australasia and Latin America. 13. Politics, Partnership Rights and the Constitution in South Africa ... (and the Problem of Sexual Identity) /​ Craig Lind. 14. Let Them Eat Cake, and Ice Cream: Wanting Something "More" from the Relationship Recognition Menu /​ Jenni Millbank and Wayne Morgan. 15. The New Zealand Same-Sex Marriage Case: From Aotearoa to the United Nations /​ Nigel Christie. 16. Brazil's Proposed "Civil Unions Between Persons of the Same Sex": Legislative Inaction and Judicial Reactions /​ Marcelo Dealtry Turra. Sect. D. Asia and the Middle East. 17. Towards Legal Protection for Same-Sex Partnerships in Japan: From the Perspective of Gay and Lesbian Identity /​ Akitoshi Yanagihashi. 18. Contextualising the Same-Sex Erotic Relationship: Post-Colonial Tongzhi and Political Discourse on Marriage Law in Hong Kong and Mainland China /​ Chiu Man-Chung. 19. Same-Sex Partnerships and Indian Law: Climate for a Change /​ Poonam Saxena. 20. Challenges to Compulsory Heterosexuality: Recognition and Non-Recognition of Same-Sex Couples in Israeli Law /​ Aeyal M. Gross. Sect. E. Europe. 21. The Danish Registered Partnership Act, 1989: Has the Act Meant a Change in Attitudes? /​ Ingrid Lund-Andersen. 22. "From Society's Point of View, Cohabitation Between Two Persons of the Same Sex is a Perfectly Acceptable Form of Family Life": A Swedish Story of Love and Legislation /​ Hans Ytterberg. 23. Small Change: How the Road to Same-Sex Marriage Got Paved in the Netherlands /​ Kees Waaldijk. 24. "Statutory Cohabitation" Under Belgian Law: A Step Towards Same-Sex Marriage? /​ Olivier De Schutter and Anne Weyembergh. 25. The "Pacte Civil de Solidarite" in France: Midway Between Marriage and Cohabitation /​ Daniel Borrillo. 26. Spain: The Heterosexual State Refuses to Disappear /​ Nicolas Perez Canovas. 27. The Law on Stable Unions of Couples in the Catalonia Autonomous Community of Spain /​ Francesc Jaurena i Salas. 28. Italy Walking a Tightrope Between Stockholm and the Vatican: Will Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships Ever Occur? /​ Gioia Scappucci. 29. At the End of the Fairy Tale, Will Heidi Stay Single? Same-Sex Partnerships in Switzerland /​ Francois E. Baur. 30. The First Will Be The Last: Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships in Austria /​ Helmut Graupner. 31. Nice on Paper: The Aborted Liberalisation of Gay Rights in Hungary /​ Lilla Farkas. 32. The Legal Situation of Same-Sex Partnerships in Germany: An Overview /​ Roland Schimmel, Schimmel Buhlmann and Stefanie Heun. 33. From Individual Protection to Recognition of Relationships? Same-Sex Couples and the Irish Experience of Sexual Orientation Law Reform /​ Leo Flynn. 34. Same-Sex Partnerships in English Family Law /​ Rebecca Bailey-Harris
Pt. III. European Law. Sect. A. European Community Law. 35. The Miscegenation Analogy in Europe, or, Lisa Grant meets Adolf Hitler /​ Andrew Koppelman. 36. Towards the Recognition of Same-Sex Partners in European Union Law: Expectations Based on Trends in National Law /​ Kees Waaldijk. 37. Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Employment: An Evolving Role for the European Union /​ Mark Bell. 38. Free Movement and Same-Sex Relationships: Existing EC Law and Article 13 EC /​ Elspeth Guild. Sect. B. European Convention on Human Rights. 39. Sex: Has It Any Place in Modern Marriage? /​ Stephen Whittle. 40. Strasbourg to the Rescue? Same-Sex Partners and Parents Under the European Convention /​ Robert Wintemute
Pt. IV. International Law. 41. Will the United Nations Human Rights Committee Require Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages? /​ Laurecnce R. Helfer. 42. United Nations Human Rights Law and Same-Sex Relationships: Where to from Here? /​ Kristen L. Walker
Conclusion /​ Robert Wintemute
App. I. Same-Sex Partnerships: National (federal, state, provincial, regional, local) legislation recognising same-sex partnerships
App. II. Sexual Orientation: European treaties and legislation and national constitutions and legislation expressly prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation
App. III. Gender Identity: European treaties and legislation and selected national legislation expressly or implicitly prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity.