The Future of Registered Partnerships: Family Recognition Beyond Marriage?
a cura di
Jens M. Scherpe,
Andy Hayward - Intersentia, 2017
A book series dedicated to the harmonisation and unification of family
and succession law in Europe. The series includes comparative legal
studies and materials as well as studies on the effects of international
and European law making within the national legal systems in Europe.
The books are published in English, French or German under the auspices
of the Organising Committee of the Commission on European Family Law
(CEFL). In many jurisdictions registered partnerships were introduced
either as a functional equivalent to marriage for same-sex couples or as
an alternative to marriage open to all couples. But now that marriage
is opened up to same-sex couples in an increasing number of
jurisdictions, is there a role and a need for another form of formalised
adult relationship besides marriage? In this book, leading family law
experts from 15 European and non-European countries explore the history
and function of registered partnership in their own jurisdictions.
Further chapters look at the impact of the European Convention on Human
Rights and European Union Law on the regulation of registered
partnerships. In the concluding chapters the different approaches are
analysed and compared. This book provides the foundation for an informed
discussion not only on changes to the implementation of registered
partnership schemes, but also more generally for reviewing the law
concerning the recognition of adult relationships. About the editors: Dr
Dr Jens M. Scherpe is a Reader at the University of Cambridge and Cheng
Yu Tung Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong Dr Andy
Hayward is a Lecturer in Family Law at Durham Law School, Durham
University (Series: European Family Law, Vol. 44) [Subject: Family Law,
European Law]
