TY - BOOK ID - 78270998 TI - Constitutional courts, gay rights and sexual orientation equality PY - 2017 SN - 1782256458 178225644X 1782256431 9781782256434 9781782256441 9781782256458 9781782256427 1782256423 9781782256427 PB - Oxford Portland, Oregon DB - UniCat KW - Gays KW - Sexual orientation KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Law and legislation KW - Constitutional courts. KW - Courts, Constitutional KW - Courts, Supreme KW - Supreme courts KW - Courts of special jurisdiction KW - Courts of last resort KW - Homosexuels KW - Homosexuality KW - Homosexualité KW - Cours constitutionnelles KW - Comparative law KW - Droit comparé KW - Droit KW - Gay people UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78270998 AB - In the last fifteen years constitutional issues regarding the rights of gays, lesbians and same-sex couples have emerged on a global scale. The pace of recognition of their fundamental rights, both at judicial and legislative level, has dramatically increased across different jurisdictions, reflecting a growing consensus toward sexual orientation equality. This book considers a wide-range of decisions by constitutional and international courts, from the decriminalization of sexual acts to the recognition of same-sex marriage and parental rights for same-sex couples. It discusses analogies and differences in judicial arguments and rationales in such cases, focusing in particular on human dignity, privacy, liberty, equality and non-discrimination. It argues that courts operate as major exporters of models and principles and that judicial cross-fertilization also helps courts in increasing the acceptability of gays' and lesbians' rights in public opinions and politics. Courts discuss changes in the social perception of marriage and family at national and international levels and at the same time confirm and reinforce them, forging the legal debate over sexual orientation equality. Furthermore, by promoting the political reception of the achievements of foreign gay movements in their own jurisdictions, courts play an essential role in breaking the political stalemate ER -