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The time is ripe for the full recognition and protection by the law of same-sex marriages : blasphemy or benediction?

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dc.contributor.advisor Heaton, J.
dc.contributor.author Chaitram, Arvin en
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-23T04:24:27Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-23T04:24:27Z
dc.date.issued 1998-01 en
dc.identifier.citation Chaitram, Arvin (1998) The time is ripe for the full recognition and protection by the law of same-sex marriages : blasphemy or benediction?, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16379> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16379
dc.description.abstract This short dissertation is an appraisal of same-sex marriages. The traditional arguments against same-sex unions are examined and rejected as being circular, unconvincing and baseless. Some of the international developments on the subject of same-sex unions are examined and it is noted that a slow but distinct change in attitude towards same-sex marriages is beginning to emerge from international judiciaries. The legal position of people with same-sex orientation in the South African legal system is examined with special reference to our Constitution. It is submitted that our Constitution is the foremost vehicle for legal change in this regard and that the equality clause of our Constitution is authority for the recognition by the law of same-sex marriages. This dissertation concludes that same-sex marriages ought to be fully accepted and recognised by the law for reasons, inter alia, of fairness and equality for people of same-sex orientation.
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (v, 72 leaves) en
dc.language.iso en
dc.subject Same-sex marriage
dc.subject Sexual orientation
dc.subject Homosexuality
dc.subject Lesbianism
dc.subject Legal recognition of same-sex unions
dc.subject Constitutional protection
dc.subject Homophobia
dc.subject Legal protection of gays
dc.subject Equality
dc.subject Discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation
dc.subject.ddc 346.13068 en
dc.subject.lcsh Gay couples -- Legal status, laws, etc -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Lesbian couples -- Legal status en
dc.title The time is ripe for the full recognition and protection by the law of same-sex marriages : blasphemy or benediction? en
dc.type Dissertation
dc.description.department Constitutional, International and Indigenous Law
dc.description.degree LL. M. en


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