Mark Strasser

On Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the Rule of Law (eBook, PDF)

Constitutional Interpretation at the Crossroads

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The United States Constitution has already been interpreted to provide a variety of family-related protections which, if applied consistently, also protect same-sex couples and their children. Only by radically reformulating and severely undermining existing protections can courts and commentators justify the claim that the Federal Constitution does not offer a wealth of family protections, including the right to marry a same-sex partner.

Discussing the constitutional implications of civil unions with a special focus on how they might be treated in the interstate context, Strasser explains how the courts and commentators have reworked and significantly weakened a variety of constitutional protections in their attempts to establish that same-sex couples are not afforded constitutional protections. He further suggests that the constitutional protections for religion support rather than undermine the constitutional protection of same-sex unions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313014239
• Artikelnr.: 54129923

Autorenporträt

MARK STRASSER is Professor of Law at Capital University./e His research interests include constitutional law, jurisprudence, bioethics, and gay and lesbian legal issues. This is his second book on the issues surrounding same-sex marriage.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Vermont's Creation of Civil Unions When Are Benefits Equal
Civil Unions and Parental Status The Right to Travel Retroactivity and the
Hawaii Referendum Toleration and Same-Sex Relationships Marriage, Religion,
and Free Exercise Understanding Loving and Equal Protection Guarantees
Threats to the Right to Privacy Bibliography Index