Gay Marriage in UK Law
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Islington London Borough Council v Ladele (Liberty Intervening)
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However, even assuming that argument could be run here, it appears to me that the fact that Ms Ladele's refusal to perform civil partnerships was based on her religious view of marriage could not justify the conclusion that Islington should not be allowed to implement its aim to the full, namely that all registrars should perform civil partnerships as part of its Dignity for All policy.
This appears to me to support the view that Ms Ladele's proper and genuine desire to have her religious views relating to marriage respected should not be permitted to override Islington's concern to ensure that all its registrars manifest equal respect for the homosexual community as for the heterosexual community. This assessment of the assistance to be obtained from article 9 in the present case is reinforced if one looks a little more closely at decisions of the Strasbourg court.
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McFarlane v Relate Avon Ltd
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But the conferment of any legal protection or preference upon a particular substantive moral position on the ground only that it is espoused by the adherents of a particular faith, however long its tradition, however rich its culture, is deeply unprincipled; it imposes compulsory law not to advance the general good on objective grounds, but to give effect to the force of subjective opinion.
So it is that the law must firmly safeguard the right to hold and express religious beliefs. Equally firmly, it must eschew any protection of such a belief's content in the name only of its religious credentials. Both principles are necessary conditions of a free and rational regime.
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Oo (Gay Men: Risk)
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He referred to many people not referring to themselves as gay because of the extreme taboo in society — people who are homosexual do not consider themselves homosexual; they might have a sexual relationship with another man but will not say they are gay.
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R Cornerstone (North East) Adoption and Fostering Service Ltd v The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
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In considering this issue, I have had full regard to Cornerstone's right to religious freedom. For example, Cornerstone relies on Moscow Branch of the Salvation Army v Russia (2007) 44 EHRR [58]–[61] (‘… the autonomous existence of religious communities is indispensable for pluralism in a democratic society …’).
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Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and Others
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The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal is a superior court, but the underlying question of construction remains, whether the legislature has by article 61(7) of the 1980 Order, set out in para 62 above, excluded any right of appeal in circumstances such as the present. The finality provision in article 61(7) is therefore focused on the decision on the point of law, not on the regularity of the proceedings leading to it.
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The Census (England and Wales) Order 2020
... ... Demographic particulars Demographic particulars ... 8 Date of birth and sex. SCH-2.9 ... 9 Current legal status as to marriage or civil partnership and whether the marriage or civil partnership is or was to a person of the same or opposite sex. SCH-2.10 ... 10 Whether or ... ...
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From gay liberation to marriage equality: A political lesson to be learnt
This article deals with the issue of resignification to advance a hypothesis on the way in which social practices are transformed with recourse to the language of institutions. It first discusses t...
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The hidden cost of direct democracy: How ballot initiatives affect politicians’ selection and incentives
Citizen initiatives and referendums play an important role in modern democracies, from treaty ratifications in the European Union to gay marriage in California, to the control of foreign workers in...... ... Citizen initiatives and referendums play an important role in modern democracies, from treaty ratifications in the European Union to gay marriage in California, to the control of foreign workers in Switzerland. Departing from the classic opposition between direct and representative democ- racy, ... ...
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Discrimination based on political beliefs: A field experiment on the freedom of assembly
Public officials have been shown to discriminate against citizens based on race and gender. We suggest that bureaucrats also discriminate based on political beliefs that citizens reveal to them. We...... ... We support this argument with evidence from the applicationof freedom of assembly rights in the context of gay marriage. We confront German cityadministrations with requests about the organization of a political rally and randomizethe underlying political belief and ... ...
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Habermas on rationality: Means, ends and communication
This is a constructive critique of Habermas’s account of rationality, which is central to his political theory and has sparked theoretical and empirical research across academia. Habermas and many ...... ... Moreover , means-ends rationality will be present in discourse ethics, as I show with the example of moral discourse about gay marriage. My article thus challenges decades of what Habermas and critical theorists have written on means-ends and communicative rationality, but I stay ... ...
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"Gay marriage" cake: refusal to supply was not discriminatory
In Lee v. Ashers Baking Company Limited and Others, the Supreme Court considered whether a bakery's refusal to supply a cake with a slogan supporting gay marriage was discriminatory on the grounds ...
- Gay Marriage... Gay Divorce... Gay Prenups...
- 'Gay Marriage' Cake: Refusal To Supply Was Not Discriminatory
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Freedom of Speech in Social Media – UK Employee Unlawfully Demoted for Christian Gay Marriage Facebook Posts
In the recent UK case of Smith v. Trafford, the Claimant was awarded just £98 (approx. $150) by the English High Court for a successful breach of contract claim against his housing trust employer (...
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Make a claim with others to an employment tribunal
Includes the refund form for claimants.... ... I was discriminated against on the grounds of: ... gender reassignment ... disability ... pregnancy or maternity ... marriage or civil partnership ... sexual orientation ... sex (including equal pay) ... religion or belief ... I am claiming a redundancy payment ... notice ... ...
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Form PA1A
Forms and guidance on probate including fees, where to send your probate forms (PA1A and PA1P) and supplementary forms to support your application.... ... a same-sex relationship that has ... been registered in accordance ... with the Civil Partnership Act ... 2004. A marriage is a legal ... ceremony conducted in UK ... under the Marriage Acts 1949, ... 1994 and The Marriage (Same ... Sex Marriage) Act 2013 or under ... ...
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Apply for probate by post if there is a will
Forms and guidance on probate including fees, where to send your probate forms (PA1A and PA1P) and supplementary forms to support your application.... ... is a same-sex relationship ... that has been registered in ... accordance with the Civil ... Partnership Act 2004. A ... marriage is a legal ceremony ... conducted in UK under the ... Marriage Acts 1949, 1994 ... and The Marriage (Same ... Sex Marriage) Act 2013 or ... under ... ...