On Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the Rule of Law : Constitutional Interpretation at the Crossroads PDF
by Strasser Mark Strasser
Part of the Issues on Sexual Diversity and the Law series
Description
The United States Constitution has already been interpreted to provide a variety of family-related protections which, if applied consistently, also protect same-sex couples and their children. Only by radically reformulating and severely undermining existing protections can courts and commentators justify the claim that the Federal Constitution does not offer a wealth of family protections, including the right to marry a same-sex partner.
Discussing the constitutional implications of civil unions with a special focus on how they might be treated in the interstate context, Strasser explains how the courts and commentators have reworked and significantly weakened a variety of constitutional protections in their attempts to establish that same-sex couples are not afforded constitutional protections. He further suggests that the constitutional protections for religion support rather than undermine the constitutional protection of same-sex unions.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing (USA)
- Publication Date:30/10/2002
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- ISBN:9780313014239
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing (USA)
- Publication Date:30/10/2002
- Category:
- ISBN:9780313014239
