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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459543103321

Autore

Lee Man Yee Karen

Titolo

Equality, dignity, and same-sex marriage [[electronic resource] ] : a rights disagreement in democratic societies / / by Man Yee Karen Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010

ISBN

1-282-78644-X

9786612786440

90-474-4161-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Nijhoff eBook titles

Disciplina

346.01/68

Soggetti

Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation

Civil unions - Law and legislation

Gay couples - Legal status, laws, etc

Gay rights

Equality before the law

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Same-sex marriage : history, law, and disagreements -- The classic concept of equality and the case for same-sex marriage -- Human dignity and same-sex marriage -- Human dignity and its role in the equality jurisprudence.

Sommario/riassunto

This book studies the concepts of equality and dignity, and reveals their inadequacies as grounds for same-sex marriage. It argues that the moral disagreement involved entails finding common ground for deliberation between parties who share fundamental values as fellow rights-holders.