Equality for same-sex couples : the legal recognition of gay partnerships in Europe and the United States /

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Author / Creator:Merin, Yuval.
Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2002.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 397 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11206559
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ISBN:9780226520339
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-383) and index.
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Summary:During the past three decades, nations all over the world have been debating whether to allow same-sex couples to marry, or at least grant these couples various rights associated with marriage. In Equality for Same-Sex Couples, Yuval Merin presents the first comparative study of the legal regulation of same-sex partnerships worldwide, as well as a unique survey of the status of same-sex couples in Europe. Merin begins by providing a historical overview of the transformation of marriage from antiquity to the present. He then identifies and critically compares four principal models for the legal.
Other form:Print version: Merin, Yuval. Equality for same-sex couples. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2002 9780226520322
Standard no.:9780226520315