Thursday, July 18, 2013

UK legalizes same-sex marriage

[JURIST] Same-sex marriage will be legal in England and Wales after legislation received final approval from Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday. The House of Commons [official website] gave final approval of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill [HC Bill 3] on Tuesday. The original legislation was introduced in January [JURIST report] and will effectively extend the application of the Marriage Act of 1949 [materials] to same-sex as well as opposite-sex couples. The law will allow an exception for any religious...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/07/uk-legalizes-same-sex-marriage.php

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