While legislation and cultural change have shaped recognition and rights of same-sex marriage in some countries, others like China and Indonesia are yet to recognise such unions.
Through court hearings, an insight into LGBTQ+ community’s struggle for equal rights. Petitions challenge provisions of Special Marriage Act, Hindu Marriage Act & Foreign Marriage Act.
Govt had argued that only Parliament should debate matter of same-sex marriage, claiming issues like 'psychology' of child raised by homosexual couple would have to be considered.
While South Korea does not legally recognise same-sex marriage, the court's verdict is the 'first recognition of the legal status of a same-sex couple', the plaintiff's lawyer said.
The ruling called the ban constitutional, but said the lack of legal protection for same-sex families violated their human rights. Japan is the only G7 nation to not allow same-sex marriage.
The Respect for Marriage Act requires the US federal government to recognise a marriage between two individuals if the marriage was valid in the state where it was performed.
A notice was issued by a two judge bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli to the central government and the Attorney General for India.
Project Syndicate Deputy Managing Editor Rachel Danna sat down with Martin Baron, former executive editor of the Washington Post, to discuss the state – and fate – of journalism today.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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