Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships under the ECHR: Till Death – or the Lack of European Consensus – Do Us Part

Johan Lievens; Nele Verbrugghe

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Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships under the ECHR: Till Death – or the Lack of European Consensus – Do Us Part

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This chapter examines how the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) accommodates the strongly diverging attitudes towards the protection of LGBTI+ rights within the Council of Europe. Recent ECtHR case-law on access to civil unions and residence permits for same-sex couples is compared with the case-law on access to same-sex marriage – which the Court does not consider to be required by the Convention. The authors analyse and contrast the ECtHR’s use of the ‘European consensus’, ‘margin of appreciation’ and ‘living instrument’ doctrines in both sets of cases. Finally, the specific position of the EU is addressed, as well as the extent to which EU case-law may contribute to the existence of a European consensus.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Can We Still Afford Human Rights?
Subtitle of host publication	Critical Reflections on Universality, Proliferation and Costs
Editors	Jan Wouters, Koen Lemmens, Thomas Van Poecke, Marie Bourguignon
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.
Chapter	5
Pages	85-112
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9781839100321
ISBN (Print)	9781839100314
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100321.00011
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Lievens, J., & Verbrugghe, N. (2020). Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships under the ECHR: Till Death – or the Lack of European Consensus – Do Us Part. In J. Wouters, K. Lemmens, T. Van Poecke, & M. Bourguignon (Eds.), Can We Still Afford Human Rights?: Critical Reflections on Universality, Proliferation and Costs (pp. 85-112). (Leuven Global Governance series). Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100321.00011

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Lievens, J & Verbrugghe, N 2020, Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships under the ECHR: Till Death – or the Lack of European Consensus – Do Us Part. in J Wouters, K Lemmens, T Van Poecke & M Bourguignon (eds), Can We Still Afford Human Rights?: Critical Reflections on Universality, Proliferation and Costs. Leuven Global Governance series, Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., pp. 85-112. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100321.00011

Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships under the ECHR: Till Death – or the Lack of European Consensus – Do Us Part. / Lievens, Johan; Verbrugghe, Nele.
Can We Still Afford Human Rights?: Critical Reflections on Universality, Proliferation and Costs. ed. / Jan Wouters; Koen Lemmens; Thomas Van Poecke; Marie Bourguignon. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., 2020. p. 85-112 (Leuven Global Governance series).

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Lievens J, Verbrugghe N. Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships under the ECHR: Till Death – or the Lack of European Consensus – Do Us Part. In Wouters J, Lemmens K, Van Poecke T, Bourguignon M, editors, Can We Still Afford Human Rights?: Critical Reflections on Universality, Proliferation and Costs. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. 2020. p. 85-112. (Leuven Global Governance series). Epub 2020 Oct 13. doi: 10.4337/9781839100321.00011

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