Abstract
Marriage and divorce in Israel is regulated by religious laws. Same-sex marriage, therefore, has no formal place in Israel. The legal system, however, has shown flexibility mainly through Supreme Court decisions recognizing obligations and benefits to same-sex couples. The lack of a religion in Israel that would accept same-sex marriage, and the lack of a secular marriage to fill the void of religious marriage systems has not meant a total invisibility of same-sex couples. On the contrary, in addition to Supreme Court decisions expressly granting rights to same-sex couples, foreign same-sex marriage can be registered as valid marriages performed abroad. More importantly, same-sex parenting has become a possibility through progressive decisions of Israeli courts.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ius Gentium |
Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media B.V. |
Pages | 131-161 |
Number of pages | 31 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
Name | Ius Gentium |
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Volume | 42 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2214-9902 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Keywords
- Cohabitation
- Religious marriage laws
- Same-sex marriage
- Same-sex parenting