The Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships : Emerging Families in Ireland and Beyond - Brian  Tobin

The Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships

Emerging Families in Ireland and Beyond

By: Brian Tobin

Paperback | 22 August 2024

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $86.99

$68.75

21%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $17.19 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 25 to 30 business days

When will this arrive by?
Enter delivery postcode to estimate

This book analyses the key issues affecting same-sex families in Ireland and beyond today: marriage; formalised and non-formalised same-sex relationships outside of marriage; parental rights for same-sex couples with donor-conceived or surrogate-born children; and the protections afforded to same-sex families under European human rights law.

It critically examines the Irish and Australian citizen-led approaches to achieving marriage equality, which made Ireland and Australia the first and second countries in the world, respectively, to extend the institution of marriage to same-sex couples on foot of a popular vote.

It analyses the pragmatic and symbolic effects of civil partnership, which was the premier means of formalising same-sex unions in Ireland. Ireland's hurried 'divorce' from civil partnership in the aftermath of marriage equality is examined in light of evidence from the U.K. indicating that this mode of relationship recognition remains popular with both same-sex and opposite-sex couples in that jurisdiction.

The book goes on to consider the legal position of same-sex couples who are parenting children born via assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) like donor-assisted human reproduction (DAHR) and surrogacy.

Finally, it looks at the impact (or lack thereof) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as regards the protection of same-sex relationships, marriage and parental rights for same-sex couples. It does this to determine what is required of Ireland and other states party to the ECHR to comply with European human rights obligations when it comes to legally recognising couples, and parents, of the same sex.

Shortlisted for the 2024 SLS Margaret Brazier Prize for Outstanding Mid-Career Scholarship.

More in Human Rights

Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza - Peter Beinart
PATRIOT - Alexei Navalny

Hardcover

RRP $55.00

$39.90

27%
OFF
Pedagogy of the Oppressed : PMC - Paulo Freire

RRP $22.99

$17.75

23%
OFF
Ecoviolence Studies : Human Exploitation and Environmental Crime - Peter Stoett
State Violence and Legal Accountability : The Wait for Justice - Ceylan Begüm Yıldız
The Autobiography of Malcolm X - MALCOLM X
Black and Blue : A Memoir of Racism and Resilience - Veronica Gorrie
King : The Life of Martin Luther King - Jonathan Eig

RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%
OFF
Crimes Against Humanity : The Struggle For Global Justice - Geoffrey Robertson
Looking At Women, Looking At War - Victoria Amelina

RRP $34.99

$31.75

The Nightmare Sequence - Omar Sakr

RRP $29.99

$27.90