4th Japan High Court Finds Same-Sex Marriage Denial Unconstitutional
Nagoya, March 7 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese high court ruled Friday that law provisions that do not allow same-sax marriage violate Paragraph 1 of Article 14 of the Constitution, which stipulates equality under the law. The provisions of the Civil Code and family registration law provide a discriminatory legal treatment based on sexual orientation that lacks a rational basis, Nobuhiro Katada, ...
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Nagoya, March 7 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese high court ruled Friday that law provisions that do not allow same-sax marriage violate Paragraph 1 of Article 14 of the Constitution, which stipulates equality under the law. The provisions of the Civil Code and family registration law provide a discriminatory legal treatment based on sexual orientation that lacks a rational basis, Nobuhiro Katada, ...
