Equality for same-sex couples : the legal recognition of gay partnerships in Europe and the United States /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Merin, Yuval
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
Subjects:	Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > Europe. Gay couples > Legal status, laws, etc. > Europe. Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > United States. Gay couples > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Changing institution of marriage and the exclusion of same-sex couples
Registered partnerships in the Nordic countries
Same-sex partnerships in the Netherlands
Recognition of same-sex partnerships in other European countries
Cohabitation model
Same-sex partnerships in the United States
Contrasts between the models of recognition and the status of same-sex partnerships in the United States and Northern Europe
Domestic partnership, registered partnership, and marriage
Alternatives to marriage and the doctrine of separate but equal
Feasibility of opening up marriage to same-sex couples
Conclusion.