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Same-Sex Marriage under the Grundgesetz and the European Convention on Human Rights

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Rushe, A. Same-Sex Marriage under the Grundgesetz and the European Convention on Human Rights. German Yearbook of International Law, 60(1), 711-729. https://doi.org/10.3790/gyil.60.1.711
Rushe, Avril "Same-Sex Marriage under the Grundgesetz and the European Convention on Human Rights" German Yearbook of International Law 60.1, , 711-729. https://doi.org/10.3790/gyil.60.1.711
Rushe, Avril: Same-Sex Marriage under the Grundgesetz and the European Convention on Human Rights, in: German Yearbook of International Law, vol. 60, iss. 1, 711-729, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/gyil.60.1.711

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Same-Sex Marriage under the Grundgesetz and the European Convention on Human Rights

Rushe, Avril

German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 60 (2018), Iss. 1 : pp. 711–729

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Avril Rushe, Pupil Barrister at No. 5 Chambers, London; PhD Candidate at the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law, Kiel.

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Section Title Page Action Price
Avril Rushe: Same-Sex Marriage under the Grundgesetz and the European Convention on Human Rights 1
I. Introduction 1
II. Marriage under German Law 2
A. Registered Life Partnerships 4
B. Jurisprudence of the FCC 4
C. Debate Around Possibility of Same-Sex Marriage 5
D. Is the Law for the Introduction of Same-Sex Marriage Unconstitutional? 5
III. The European Story 8
A. Evolution of LGBTQI Rights Under the ECHR 8
B. Schalk and Kopf and the Protection of Same-Sex Relationships 9
C. The Right to Marry under the ECHR 1
1. Article 12 ECHR 1
a) Hämäläinen v. Finland 1
b) Chapin and Charpentier v. France 1
2. Article 8 ECHR 1
3. Article 14 ECHR 1
IV. The ECHR as a Living Instrument 1
A. The Margin of Appreciation 1
B. Consensus 1
V. Conclusion 1