Same-Sex Spouses Should Have E.U. Residency Rights, Court Is Told
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Same-Sex Spouses Should Have E.U. Residency Rights, Court Is Told
In his opinion to the court, Mr. Wathelet pointed to the general evolution of views on same-sex marriage in member states over the last decade, adding
that according to the definition generally accepted by the member states, the idea that marriage means a union between two persons of the opposite sex "can no longer be followed." The role of the 11 advocates general is to propose independent solutions for cases the Court of Justice is deliberating on.
11, 2018
BUCHAREST, Romania — Same-sex spouses should be afforded the same rights to live
and work across the European Union as married heterosexual couples, regardless of individual member countries’ stance on same-sex marriage, a senior legal adviser to the European Union’s top court said on Thursday.
A few years later, Romania denied Mr. Hamilton spousal residency rights, however, arguing
that he could not be considered the spouse of a European Union citizen given that Romania does not recognize same-sex marriage.
Florin Buhuceanu, president of the Romanian advocacy group Accept, said
that "such an inclusive definition of what family is in the 21st century will send a very clear sign to Romanian politicians." Thirteen countries in the European Union allow same-sex marriage, while a further nine have civil unions or something similar.
European Union laws guarantee citizens of member states
and their family members the right to move and freely reside in any country in the bloc, subject to certain conditions, raising questions about the legal rights of same-sex spouses in countries where such unions are not legal.
" ILGA-Europe, a Brussels-based advocacy group for gay and transgender rights, said in a statement on their website.
that The points raised by the advocate general’s opinion are very encouraging,
In his opinion to the court, Mr. Wathelet pointed to the general evolution of views on same-sex marriage in member states over the last decade, adding
that according to the definition generally accepted by the member states, the idea that marriage means a union between two persons of the opposite sex "can no longer be followed." The role of the 11 advocates general is to propose independent solutions for cases the Court of Justice is deliberating on.
11, 2018
BUCHAREST, Romania — Same-sex spouses should be afforded the same rights to live
and work across the European Union as married heterosexual couples, regardless of individual member countries’ stance on same-sex marriage, a senior legal adviser to the European Union’s top court said on Thursday.
A few years later, Romania denied Mr. Hamilton spousal residency rights, however, arguing
that he could not be considered the spouse of a European Union citizen given that Romania does not recognize same-sex marriage.
Florin Buhuceanu, president of the Romanian advocacy group Accept, said
that "such an inclusive definition of what family is in the 21st century will send a very clear sign to Romanian politicians." Thirteen countries in the European Union allow same-sex marriage, while a further nine have civil unions or something similar.
European Union laws guarantee citizens of member states
and their family members the right to move and freely reside in any country in the bloc, subject to certain conditions, raising questions about the legal rights of same-sex spouses in countries where such unions are not legal.
" ILGA-Europe, a Brussels-based advocacy group for gay and transgender rights, said in a statement on their website.
that The points raised by the advocate general’s opinion are very encouraging,