Maymulakhin and Markiv v Ukraine: Perspectives on Same-Sex Relations in Ukraine in Light of the European Court of Human Rights’ Decision
Since the publication of our previous blog post about perspectives on same-sex marriage legalization in Ukraine, an online petition about this issue, submitted to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has received...
A Slippery Slide Back to Parliamentary Sovereignty? The Namibian Parliament Looks to Override the Supreme Court’s Decision to Recognise Same Sex Marriages
On 16 May 2023, a day before the International Day Against Homophobia, the Supreme Court of Namibia (SC) ordered government to recognise same-sex marriages validly concluded outside of Namibia. Four...
The Respect for Marriage Act as Both a Gay Rights Victory and Defeat
Image Description: A rainbow coloured heart and at the middle of this heart are two intertwined rings. For the first two years of the Biden presidency, Democrats controlled both Congress...
Same-Sex Marriage, War in Ukraine, Child Brides & Equal Citizenship: Human Rights Round-Up 2022
Image description: a composite image of two women getting married, a protest against war in Ukraine, and a group of children. Every December, the world celebrates Human Rights Day. This...
The Homophobic Cayman Brief: An Ignominious Near-Rebuke to Ms Dinah Rose KC – Part II
Image description: A group of people walking under a rainbow flag. This is Part II of a two-part post. You can access Part I here. ……… But the wheels of...
The Homophobic Cayman Brief: An Ignominious Near-Rebuke to Ms Dinah Rose KC – Part I
Image description: A group of people walking under a rainbow flag. Previously on this site (see here and here), we explained why Ms Dinah Rose KC was duty-bound when she...
Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage Legalisation in Ukraine
Image description: The Mariinskyi Palace, the official residence of the President of Ukraine. Despite the war and the challenging economic situation in Ukraine, the gender rights issues are still actual,...
LGBTQ Liberty After the Fall of Roe v Wade
Image Description: Protests in California for marriage equality. Many people are carrying boards saying “we all deserve the freedom to marry”. The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution...
No Constitutional Right to Same-Sex Marriage in the Cayman Islands
Image description: People at a pride parade. There is a joyous expression on their faces as they walk under a big rainbow flag. In March 2022, the Judicial Committee of...
Marriage For All: Same-Sex Marriage in Japan
Image description: The exterior of the Supreme Court of Japan. Japanese law neither recognises marriage between same-sex couples nor has the system of civil partnership at the national level. As...
Delhi High Court Hears Petitions on Legalisation of Same-Sex Marriage in India
Image description: Wrapped in a gay flag at the Pride Parade, New Delhi. In Navtej Singh Johar v Union of India (2018) the archaic law under Section 377 of the...
Freedom! ’21: Latest Developments in Same-Sex Marriage in Taiwan
In Taiwan, same-sex marriage has been recognized since 24 May 2019 pursuant to the Act for Implementation of Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 748. However, foreign nationals may only enter into...
