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Culture, Dissent, And The State: The Example Of Commonwealth African Marriage Law, Johanna E. Bond
Culture, Dissent, And The State: The Example Of Commonwealth African Marriage Law, Johanna E. Bond
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This is an explosive time for those seeking to define the meaning and parameters of marriage. The subject has generated heated debate worldwide. In June 2010, the European Court of Human Rights declined to extend marriage rights to a gay Austrian couple, but the Court carefully laid the foundation for the recognition of such rights when a European consensus on the issue emerges. In July 2010, Argentina extended to same-sex couples the right to marry, joining nine other countries that legally recognize same-sex couples' right to marry. In August 2010, a United States district judge struck down a California ban …