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Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts
Friday, October 18, 2019
Hong Kong Court: No Protection For Same-Sex Marriage or Civil Unions
In MK v. Government of HKSAR, (HKCFI, Oct. 18, 2019), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ruled that Article 37 of Hong Kong's Basic Law providing protection for the freedom of marriage applies only to heterosexual marriage. It also held that the government does not have a duty to provide a legal framework, such as civil unions, as an alternative to protect same-sex couples. JURIST reports on the decision.
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Civil Unions,
Hong Kong,
Same-sex marriage
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